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 01 October 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 143,058,963 4.26% 1,289,196 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 292,001 0.01% 32,528 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 33,203 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 143,384,167 4.27% 1,347,924 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 299,639 32.6138 AUD
Purchase 299,639 32.6138 AUD
Purchase 6,205 32.2803 AUD
Purchase 41,866 32.1300 AUD
Purchase 1,417 32.5124 AUD
Purchase 239,165 32.7283 AUD
Purchase 2,000 32.0200 AUD
Purchase 41,866 32.1300 AUD
Purchase 2,607 32.7500 AUD
Purchase 28,594 32.7500 AUD
Purchase 4,074 32.7500 AUD
Purchase 1,108 32.5300 AUD
Purchase 1,865 32.7500 AUD
Sale 7,613 32.5774 AUD
Sale 41,866 32.1300 AUD
Sale 400 32.1300 AUD
Sale 239,165 32.7283 AUD
Sale 513 32.1300 AUD
Sale 23,209 31.0000 AUD
Sale 239,165 32.7283 AUD
Sale 299,639 32.6138 AUD
Sale 85,632 32.7500 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6205 32.2802
CFD Short 1417 32.5124
(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 02 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 587 75.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 250 90.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 1,250 75.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 80.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 80.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 94 80.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 9 115.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 80 95.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 78 75.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 75 100.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 16 105.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 6 110.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 300 80.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 57 80.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 53 50.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 5 125.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 5 125.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 36 65.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 35 62.5000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 3 85.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 251 70.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 22 80.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 2 55.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 64 100.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 12 110.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 26,200 34.2000 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased 70 95.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 7 62.5000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 44 100.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 42 75.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 174 65.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 17 130.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 16 105.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 15 40.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 15 40.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 375 67.5000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 121 90.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 379 80.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 12 110.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 117 70.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 114 90.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 60.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 60.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 60.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 60.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 60.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased 10 115.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
Option Purchased -26,200 39.4820 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased 130 60.0000 AMER 01/10/2008
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