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 15 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 146,252,588 4.36% 1,173,855 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 52,064 0.00% 819 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,330,852 4.36% 1,200,874 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 60,564 37.9800 AUD
Purchase 11,210 38.2769 AUD
Purchase 700 38.1100 AUD
Purchase 66,070 37.9993 AUD
Purchase 12 37.9975 AUD
Purchase 11,210 38.2769 AUD
Purchase 338 37.9800 AUD
Purchase 644 37.9800 AUD
Purchase 11,254 37.9800 AUD
Purchase 15,927 37.9800 AUD
Purchase 5,952 38.1972 AUD
Purchase 50,761 37.9900 AUD
Sale 13,361 38.1028 AUD
Sale 9 38.0867 AUD
Sale 600 37.7100 AUD
Sale 11,210 38.2769 AUD
Sale 71,281 38.1155 AUD
Sale 50,761 37.9900 AUD
Sale 4,400 38.0654 AUD
Sale 4,057 38.1028 AUD
Sale 66,070 37.9993 AUD
Sale 42,806 37.9800 AUD
Sale 9,848 37.9800 AUD
Sale 57,159 37.9800 AUD
Sale 60,564 37.9800 AUD
Sale 627 38.1028 AUD
Sale 31,755 37.9800 AUD
Sale 38,106 37.9800 AUD
Sale 66,070 37.9993 AUD
Sale 1,771 38.1028 AUD
Sale 713 38.1028 AUD
Sale 2,980 38.1028 AUD
Sale 24,551 38.1028 AUD
Sale 13,597 38.1028 AUD
Sale 2,036 37.9800 AUD
Sale 453 38.1028 AUD
Sale 13,951 38.1028 AUD
Sale 5,691 38.1028 AUD
Sale 12,886 38.1028 AUD
Sale 338 37.9800 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 600 37.71
CFD Long 4400 38.0653
CFD Long 9 38.0866
CFD Short 12 37.9975
CFD Short 700 38.11
(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 18 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