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 09 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 143,639,805 4.28% 1,178,402 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 197,700 0.01% 5,734 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 33,203 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 143,870,708 4.29% 1,210,336 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 257,376 29.8430 AUD
Purchase 38,202 30.1722 AUD
Purchase 4,429 29.7554 AUD
Purchase 257,376 29.8430 AUD
Purchase 20,407 29.8400 AUD
Purchase 108,819 30.0228 AUD
Purchase 6,930 30.2200 AUD
Purchase 37,901 30.0228 AUD
Purchase 14,772 30.2200 AUD
Purchase 7,729 29.8400 AUD
Purchase 38,830 30.1700 AUD
Purchase 1,148 29.8400 AUD
Sale 4,429 29.7554 AUD
Sale 4,429 29.7554 AUD
Sale 188,085 29.9000 AUD
Sale 257,376 29.8430 AUD
Sale 188,085 29.9000 AUD
Sale 151,305 29.8400 AUD
Sale 36,702 29.8400 AUD
Sale 12,702 29.8400 AUD
Sale 7,910 29.9634 AUD
Sale 71,116 29.9634 AUD
Sale 29,156 29.9634 AUD
Sale 3,919 29.8400 AUD
Sale 47,370 29.8400 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 38202 30.1722
(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 10 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 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