Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON LTD
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BHP BILLITON LIMITED
Class of relevant security NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 21 November 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 147,834,288 4.40% 1,069,285 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 29,829 0.00% 21,734 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 10,952 0.00% 8,569 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 147,875,069 4.41% 1,099,588 0.03%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 4,387 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 567 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 94,709 20.1574 AUD
Purchase 18 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 5 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 569 20.6870 AUD
Purchase 382 20.6870 AUD
Purchase 3 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 3,096 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 332,547 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 1,114 20.6870 AUD
Purchase 10 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 53,728 20.3113 AUD
Purchase 16,304 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 5 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 40 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 56 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 6,041 20.6870 AUD
Purchase 286 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 30,915 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 28,490 20.4178 AUD
Purchase 38,358 21.9000 AUD
Purchase 51,600 20.7078 AUD
Purchase 283,656 20.7444 AUD
Purchase 1,000 20.3620 AUD
Purchase 282,656 20.7458 AUD
Purchase 151 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 3,298 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 24,959 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 231 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 4,539 21.9000 AUD
Purchase 12,160 21.9000 AUD
Purchase 874 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 8 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 1,227 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 11 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 1,087 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 1,945 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 30 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 31 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 58 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 3,359 20.6870 AUD
Purchase 53 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 5,719 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 48 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 10 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 5,190 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 3,531 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 6,298 20.6870 AUD
Purchase 193 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 20,875 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 48,236 20.6869 AUD
Purchase 447 20.3000 AUD
Purchase 32 20.3000 AUD
Sale 282,656 20.7458 AUD
Sale 29,200 21.5964 AUD
Sale 4,822 20.3000 AUD
Sale 8,400 20.9300 AUD
Sale 1,000 20.3620 AUD
Sale 85,036 23.2000 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8400 20.9299
CFD Long 29200 21.5963
CFD Short 94709 20.1574
CFD Short 51600 20.7078
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
Call Purchased 1 25 AMER 20/12/2008 4.8000
Call Purchased 1 35 AMER 16/05/2009 3.7000
Call Purchased 1 45 AMER 16/05/2009 1.9000
Call Purchased 1 80 AMER 16/01/2010 0.5500
Call Purchased 2 30 AMER 20/12/2008 2.2000
Call Purchased 3 35 AMER 21/02/2009 2.5500
Call Purchased 3 40 AMER 16/01/2010 4.2000
Call Purchased 8 30 AMER 17/01/2009 3.4000
Call Purchased 15 35 AMER 20/12/2008 0.9500
Call Purchased 24 20 AMER 22/11/2008 0.0721
Call Selling 1 55 AMER 16/05/2009 1.2000
Call Selling 4 20 AMER 22/11/2008 0.0000
Call Selling 10 30 AMER 20/12/2008 2.4000
Put Purchased 1 25 AMER 22/11/2008 0.0995
Put Purchased 1 25 AMER 22/11/2008 1.1750
Put Purchased 2 20 AMER 20/12/2008 0.6500
Put Purchased 2 20 AMER 20/12/2008 0.7000
Put Purchased 2 25 AMER 22/11/2008 0.0500
Put Purchased 2 25 AMER 20/12/2008 3.5000
Put Purchased 2 40 AMER 21/02/2009 14.0822
Put Purchased 2 40 AMER 21/02/2009 16.3500
Put Purchased 2 40 AMER 22/01/2011 19.0000
Put Purchased 3 40 AMER 21/02/2009 14.0822
Put Purchased 4 20 AMER 17/01/2009 1.3000
Put Purchased 5 20 AMER 20/12/2008 0.9000
Put Purchased 7 22.5 AMER 20/12/2008 1.4000
Put Purchased 14 25 AMER 22/11/2008 0.0849
Put Purchased 18 30 AMER 22/11/2008 3.0000
Put Selling 1 20 AMER 20/12/2008 0.9100
Put Selling 2 30 AMER 21/02/2009 12.2500
Put Selling 2 30 AMER 21/02/2009 16.3500
Put Selling 3 30 AMER 16/05/2009 2.3298
Put Selling 8 30 AMER 21/02/2009 10.1518
Put Selling 10 30 AMER 22/11/2008 2.7500
Put Selling 17 30 AMER 22/11/2008 5.3000
Put Selling 216 30 AMER 22/11/2008 2.5164
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 24 November 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 80 95.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 47 60.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 174 65.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 126 65.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 120 90.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 70.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 114 90.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 109 55.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 99 35.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 97 37.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 95 45.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 190 70.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 91 80.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 215 30.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 75 75.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 75 100.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 70 95.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 64 100.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 54 32.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 53 55.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 52 65.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 51 40.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 50 47.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -250 45.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 94 30.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 95.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 7 55.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -277 20.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -288 40.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -367 70.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -389 60.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -450 65.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -500 35.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -507 60.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -815 90.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -1,600 65.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 180 45.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 1,250 75.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 46 55.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 603 75.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 527 45.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 450 50.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 440 35.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 375 67.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 300 80.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 261 50.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 250 90.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 250 55.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 223 40.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 1,379 80.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 11 140.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 50 40.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 16 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 16 40.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 16 25.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 16 105.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 15 55.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 12 37.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 12 110.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 12 105.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 11 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 16 70.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 25.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 17 130.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 10 85.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 10 37.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 180.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 10 115.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 9 95.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 9 20.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 9 115.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 70.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 8 45.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 20.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 11 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 25 45.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 44 100.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 43 100.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 41 75.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 38 30.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 35 62.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 35 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 33 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 32 25.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 31 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 30 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 16 65.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 26 60.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -238 95.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 24 50.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 23 60.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 23 45.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 22 50.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 22 40.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 20 80.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 20 40.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 19 55.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 19 42.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 18 35.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 28 40.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -3 30.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -8 75.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -1 90.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -1 90.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -1 85.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -1 50.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -1 135.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -2 95.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -2 85.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -2 140.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -3 90.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 1 30.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -3 47.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 1 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -3 20.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -3 20.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -4 67.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -4 25.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -5 80.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -6 125.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -6 115.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -7 70.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -7 65.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -258 30.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -3 65.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 4 20.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 7 45.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 22.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 6 40.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 6 20.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 6 110.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 85.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 5 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 125.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 4 40.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 1 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 4 25.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -8 45.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 4 110.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 2 85.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 2 55.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 2 45.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 2 37.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 55.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 1 47.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 1 45.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 30.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 1 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 4 30.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -95 85.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -7 35.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -34 60.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -34 45.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -36 105.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -51 25.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -56 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -57 60.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -62 55.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -64 45.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -79 65.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -28 35.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -83 110.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -27 80.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -101 35.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -102 55.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -105 80.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -110 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -117 75.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -155 50.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -162 80.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -171 60.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -180 85.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -183 37.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -80 30.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -14 35.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -8 40.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -8 25.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -8 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -9 60.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -9 37.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -10 160.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -10 100.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -11 130.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -12 80.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -12 70.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -33 90.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -14 35.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 7 50.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -15 50.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -17 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -17 130.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -19 50.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -19 40.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -19 120.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -20 70.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -20 60.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -24 37.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -25 50.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -14 75.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk