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 06 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 134,282,596 4.00% 1,282,088 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 301,386 0.01% 22,523 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 33,203 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 134,617,185 4.01% 1,330,811 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 360 30.0930 AUD
Purchase 60,348 29.7930 AUD
Purchase 15,574 30.2536 AUD
Purchase 60,708 29.7948 AUD
Purchase 41,976 30.4377 AUD
Purchase 600 29.7900 AUD
Purchase 31,152 29.7898 AUD
Purchase 3,018 29.7900 AUD
Purchase 86,032 29.7900 AUD
Purchase 17,234 29.7900 AUD
Purchase 159,260 29.7900 AUD
Purchase 257 30.4200 AUD
Purchase 2,696 29.7900 AUD
Sale 600 29.7900 AUD
Sale 31,152 29.7898 AUD
Sale 41,976 30.4377 AUD
Sale 12,500 30.2671 AUD
Sale 73,128 30.1617 AUD
Sale 360 30.0930 AUD
Sale 33,759 29.7900 AUD
Sale 60,348 29.7930 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 12500 30.267
CFD Short 15574 30.2535
(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 07 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 251 15.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 7 55.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 64 23.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 6 20.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 587 60.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 57 42.5000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 53 22.5000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 44 9.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 42 45.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 36 125.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 12 35.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 3 20.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased -26,200 39.4820 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased 22 15.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 2 90.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 174 195.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 17 30.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 16 12.5000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 16 12.5000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 15 67.5000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 15 67.5000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 130 70.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 121 60.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 35 90.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 117 10.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 75.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 75.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 75.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 75.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 11 75.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 379 80.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 375 67.5000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 78 22.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 75 50.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 5 25.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 70 40.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 12 35.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 26,200 34.2000 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased 10 10.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 300 115.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,380.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 1,250 72.5000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 7.5000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 7.5000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 94 61.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 9 60.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 80 900.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 114 22.5000 AMER 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 5 25.0000 AMER 03/10/2008
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