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 22 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 146,600,261 4.37% 1,203,303 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 142,742 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,769,203 4.37% 1,229,503 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 7,947 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 2,333 40.2136 AUD
Purchase 1,866 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 47,065 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 12,087 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 2,964 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 789 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 4,455 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 3,196 40.2136 AUD
Purchase 3,936 40.2136 AUD
Purchase 536 40.1500 AUD
Purchase 1,602 40.2136 AUD
Purchase 210 40.2136 AUD
Purchase 5,207 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 5,404 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 6,898 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 848 40.2136 AUD
Purchase 400 40.3025 AUD
Purchase 712,237 40.2256 AUD
Purchase 712,237 40.2256 AUD
Purchase 469 40.0080 AUD
Purchase 45,822 39.9960 AUD
Purchase 2,021 40.0994 AUD
Purchase 360 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 5,984 40.1443 AUD
Purchase 3,164 40.2135 AUD
Purchase 55,152 40.1453 AUD
Purchase 2,000 40.1460 AUD
Purchase 16,640 40.1540 AUD
Purchase 156,134 40.1342 AUD
Purchase 4,108 40.1281 AUD
Purchase 1,865 40.1460 AUD
Purchase 1,865 40.1460 AUD
Purchase 16,640 40.1540 AUD
Purchase 5,984 40.1563 AUD
Purchase 5,356 40.1500 AUD
Purchase 6,358 40.1130 AUD
Sale 12,000 40.1500 AUD
Sale 34,199 40.0000 AUD
Sale 96,296 40.1500 AUD
Sale 45,822 39.9960 AUD
Sale 2,200 40.1418 AUD
Sale 10,688 40.1500 AUD
Sale 4,101 40.2010 AUD
Sale 180,600 40.1611 AUD
Sale 3,920 40.1325 AUD
Sale 712,237 40.2256 AUD
Sale 1,865 40.1460 AUD
Sale 5,984 40.1563 AUD
Sale 16,640 40.1540 AUD
Sale 5,984 40.1563 AUD
Sale 156,134 40.1342 AUD
Sale 4,600 40.0187 AUD
Sale 45,822 39.9960 AUD
Sale 1,564 40.1314 AUD
Sale 159,999 40.1345 AUD
Sale 677 40.1500 AUD
Sale 30,000 40.1402 AUD
Sale 2,000 40.1460 AUD
Sale 1,865 40.1460 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 4600 40.0186
CFD Long 3920 40.1324
CFD Long 2200 40.1418
CFD Long 180600 40.161
CFD Long 4101 40.2009
CFD Short 469 40.0079
CFD Short 2021 40.0993
CFD Short 6358 40.1129
CFD Short 4108 40.1281
CFD Short 55152 40.1452
CFD Short 400 40.3025
(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 26 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