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 27 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 146,640,321 4.37% 1,453,765 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 372,495 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 147,039,016 4.38% 1,479,965 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 8,949 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 678 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 6,766 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 592 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 160,531 40.9397 AUD
Purchase 51 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 262 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 3,027 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 318 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 3,674 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 7,077 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 18 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 774 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 58 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 7,317 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 633 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 3,651 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 316 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 1,900 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 164 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 1,960 40.8900 AUD
Purchase 28,050 40.7883 AUD
Purchase 160,531 40.9397 AUD
Purchase 6,305 40.6726 AUD
Purchase 612 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 7,656 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 585 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 1,510 40.8900 AUD
Purchase 254 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 2,945 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 338 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 3,908 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 3,516 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 213 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 663 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 12,808 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 1,120 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 1,358 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 2,761 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 239 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 2,888 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 250 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 575 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 228 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 2,645 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 117 40.6500 AUD
Purchase 6,652 40.7403 AUD
Purchase 304 40.6500 AUD
Sale 160,531 40.9397 AUD
Sale 2,000 40.8317 AUD
Sale 6,857 40.7178 AUD
Sale 267,200 40.7005 AUD
Sale 527 40.6695 AUD
Sale 12,224 40.8900 AUD
Sale 182 40.6500 AUD
Sale 7,329 40.6500 AUD
Sale 368 40.6500 AUD
Sale 108,879 40.8900 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 267200 40.7004
CFD Long 6857 40.7178
CFD Long 2000 40.8316
CFD Short 6305 40.6725
CFD Short 28050 40.7882
(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 28 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