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 14 August 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 146,625,597 4.37% 1,079,391 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 47,764 0.00% 816 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,699,561 4.37% 1,106,407 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 15,083 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 1,974 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 2,900 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 279,569 38.7331 AUD
Purchase 23 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,044 38.6505 AUD
Purchase 56 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,543 38.6505 AUD
Purchase 1,073 38.6505 AUD
Purchase 24 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 243 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 10,874 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 121 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,286 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 337 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 44 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 3,260 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 72 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 25,429 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 569 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 386 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 17,275 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 736 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 16 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 602 38.5481 AUD
Purchase 19,787 38.5481 AUD
Purchase 4,000 38.4977 AUD
Purchase 16,334 38.1817 AUD
Purchase 279,569 38.7331 AUD
Purchase 5,430 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 102 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 87 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 3,901 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 85,129 38.7000 AUD
Purchase 14,871 38.7000 AUD
Purchase 7,224 38.7000 AUD
Purchase 53 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,382 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 20 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 64 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 4,562 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 28 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,530 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 34 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 6,300 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 84 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 914 38.6505 AUD
Purchase 38,579 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 5,137 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 114 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 3,317 38.6505 AUD
Purchase 140 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 22,467 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 502 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 3,760 38.6504 AUD
Purchase 875 38.5000 AUD
Purchase 74 38.5000 AUD
Sale 7,730 38.0200 AUD
Sale 938 38.0124 AUD
Sale 2,000 39.0422 AUD
Sale 279,569 38.7331 AUD
Sale 14,871 38.7000 AUD
Sale 38,106 38.7000 AUD
Sale 1,870 38.0200 AUD
Sale 4,512 38.0200 AUD
Sale 2,813 38.5000 AUD
Sale 1,255 38.5000 AUD
Sale 1,252 38.0200 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 938 38.0123
CFD Long 2000 39.0421
CFD Short 16334 38.1817
CFD Short 4000 38.4976
(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 15 August 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 26,200 34.2000 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased -26,200 39.4820 EURO 27/10/2008
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