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 30 September 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 143,028,120 4.26% 1,290,613 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 293,418 0.01% 26,323 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 33,203 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 143,354,741 4.27% 1,343,136 0.04%
(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 13,898 31.7628 AUD
Purchase 1,412 34.8500 AUD
Purchase 25,213 34.9794 AUD
Purchase 16 34.8500 AUD
Purchase 297 34.9794 AUD
Purchase 2,744 34.9794 AUD
Purchase 2,000 32.0200 AUD
Purchase 2,375 34.9795 AUD
Purchase 4,692 31.7628 AUD
Purchase 2,000 32.0200 AUD
Purchase 23,436 31.5677 AUD
Purchase 159,281 31.5229 AUD
Purchase 14,835 31.5677 AUD
Purchase 48,639 31.6110 AUD
Purchase 6,000 31.0031 AUD
Purchase 141,581 31.5878 AUD
Purchase 17,700 31.0031 AUD
Purchase 11,700 31.0031 AUD
Purchase 2,566 34.9794 AUD
Purchase 153 34.8500 AUD
Purchase 10,328 31.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,965 31.2000 AUD
Purchase 8,400 31.4798 AUD
Purchase 2,002 31.0000 AUD
Purchase 6,514 31.0000 AUD
Purchase 175,429 31.5534 AUD
Purchase 947 34.9794 AUD
Purchase 133 34.8500 AUD
Purchase 143 34.8500 AUD
Purchase 4,881 34.8500 AUD
Purchase 87,057 34.9794 AUD
Purchase 30,416 34.9794 AUD
Purchase 1,703 34.8500 AUD
Purchase 2,872 34.9795 AUD
Purchase 160 34.8500 AUD
Purchase 52 34.8500 AUD
Sale 6,000 31.0031 AUD
Sale 38 31.0329 AUD
Sale 141,581 31.5878 AUD
Sale 11,700 31.0031 AUD
Sale 48,639 31.6110 AUD
Sale 1,954 34.8500 AUD
Sale 702 31.6456 AUD
Sale 17,700 31.0031 AUD
Sale 175,429 31.5534 AUD
Sale 175,429 31.5534 AUD
Sale 7,085 31.0000 AUD
Sale 46,048 31.0000 AUD
Sale 53,565 31.0000 AUD
Sale 3,952 31.0000 AUD
Sale 4,756 34.8500 AUD
Sale 235 34.8500 AUD
Sale 1,418 34.8500 AUD
Sale 290 34.8500 AUD
Sale 48,639 31.6110 AUD
Sale 6,351 31.0000 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 38 31.0328
CFD Long 702 31.6456
CFD Short 8400 31.4798
(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)
(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 01 October 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 121 90.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 36 65.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 35 62.5000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 3 85.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 251 70.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 22 80.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 2 55.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 16 105.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 16 105.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 15 40.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 300 80.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 130 60.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 53 50.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 12 110.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 12 110.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 117 70.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 114 90.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 11 60.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 11 60.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 11 60.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 11 60.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 11 60.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 10 115.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 15 40.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 80.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 26,200 34.2000 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased 70 95.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 7 62.5000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 44 100.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 42 75.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 174 65.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 17 130.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 379 80.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 375 67.5000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 250 90.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 5 125.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 80.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 5 125.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 94 80.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 9 115.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 80 95.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 78 75.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 75 100.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 64 100.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 6 110.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 587 75.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased 57 80.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Option Purchased -26,200 39.4820 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased 1,250 75.0000 AMER 30/09/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), 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