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 29 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 147,408,083 4.39% 1,756,482 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 282,872 0.01% 361 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 147,717,155 4.40% 1,783,043 0.05%
(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 3,042 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 30,947 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 9,414 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 5,056 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 42,484 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 1,158 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 39,866 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 31,300 41.7836 AUD
Purchase 253,561 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 24,764 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 3,320 41.5958 AUD
Purchase 346,535 41.7291 AUD
Purchase 482 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 140,223 41.7483 AUD
Purchase 713 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 3,320 41.5834 AUD
Purchase 839 41.4394 AUD
Purchase 3,663 41.4394 AUD
Purchase 2,850 41.4394 AUD
Purchase 469 41.4083 AUD
Purchase 16,542 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 346,535 41.7291 AUD
Purchase 17,039 41.3959 AUD
Purchase 24,764 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 20,584 41.4000 AUD
Purchase 55,321 41.4000 AUD
Sale 346,535 41.7291 AUD
Sale 1,500 41.6273 AUD
Sale 17,039 41.3959 AUD
Sale 17,039 41.3959 AUD
Sale 24,764 41.4000 AUD
Sale 16,542 41.4000 AUD
Sale 7,119 41.7622 AUD
Sale 3,320 41.5958 AUD
Sale 9,414 41.4000 AUD
Sale 25,000 41.7500 AUD
Sale 25,010 41.6819 AUD
Sale 30,947 41.4000 AUD
Sale 25,491 41.7500 AUD
Sale 42,484 41.4000 AUD
Sale 3,042 41.4000 AUD
Sale 1,075 41.7500 AUD
Sale 39,866 41.4000 AUD
Sale 253,561 41.4000 AUD
Sale 55,321 41.4000 AUD
Sale 713 41.4000 AUD
Sale 5,056 41.4000 AUD
Sale 287 41.4364 AUD
Sale 3,400 41.4000 AUD
Sale 3,320 41.5958 AUD
Sale 482 41.4000 AUD
Sale 20,584 41.4000 AUD
Sale 24,764 41.4000 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 1500 41.6273
CFD Long 7119 41.7621
CFD Short 469 41.4082
CFD Short 31300 41.7836
(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 01 September 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