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 02 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 133,598,284 3.98% 1,292,085 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 294,890 0.01% 33,423 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 33,203 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 133,926,377 3.99% 1,351,708 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 21,100 32.7200 AUD
Purchase 182,472 31.7380 AUD
Purchase 900 32.6185 AUD
Purchase 2,302 31.6700 AUD
Purchase 86,405 32.2156 AUD
Purchase 86,405 32.2156 AUD
Purchase 958 31.6700 AUD
Purchase 29,736 32.7200 AUD
Purchase 36,615 31.6700 AUD
Purchase 5,214 31.6700 AUD
Purchase 29,250 31.6700 AUD
Purchase 17,882 31.6700 AUD
Purchase 895 32.7200 AUD
Purchase 55,000 32.7200 AUD
Purchase 328 32.7200 AUD
Sale 182,472 31.7380 AUD
Sale 86,405 32.2156 AUD
Sale 2,889 32.5745 AUD
Sale 5 32.6740 AUD
Sale 182,472 31.7380 AUD
Sale 86,032 31.6700 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 2889 32.5744
CFD Long 5 32.674
CFD Short 900 32.6185
(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 03 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 1,250 37.5000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 15 780.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 130 15.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 121 55.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 12 700.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 114 85.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 850.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 850.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 850.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 850.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 57 140.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 250 22.5000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 16 750.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 65.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 65.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 94 52.5000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 9 690.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 80 17.5000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 70 90.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 7 830.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 64 245.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 6 65.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 587 75.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 850.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 44 205.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 26,200 34.2000 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased 379 80.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 375 1,900.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 78 65.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 75 740.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 5 690.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 5 690.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 12 700.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 117 12.5000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 10 140.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 15 780.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 53 182.5000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 16 750.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 42 165.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 36 740.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 35 800.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 3 2,000.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 251 125.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 22 202.5000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 2 2,300.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 174 65.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased 17 12.5000 AMER 02/10/2008
Option Purchased -26,200 39.4820 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased 300 70.0000 AMER 02/10/2008
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