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 04 September 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 148,419,805 4.42% 1,480,222 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 64,189 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 148,510,194 4.43% 1,506,422 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 189 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 1,480 38.3627 AUD
Purchase 6,528 38.3626 AUD
Purchase 585 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 1,114 37.4200 AUD
Purchase 279 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 3,121 38.3626 AUD
Purchase 641 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 7,157 38.3626 AUD
Purchase 796 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 1,389 37.4200 AUD
Purchase 8,888 38.3627 AUD
Purchase 132 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 581 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 2,166 37.4200 AUD
Purchase 2,117 38.3626 AUD
Purchase 634 37.5000 AUD
Purchase 3,419 37.5000 AUD
Purchase 10,771 37.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,513 37.5000 AUD
Purchase 338,711 37.3442 AUD
Purchase 338,711 37.3442 AUD
Purchase 20,000 37.3763 AUD
Purchase 2,570 37.2863 AUD
Purchase 2,042 37.5161 AUD
Purchase 2,570 37.2751 AUD
Purchase 6,489 38.3626 AUD
Purchase 26,326 38.3626 AUD
Purchase 2,307 38.3626 AUD
Purchase 296 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 3,306 38.3626 AUD
Purchase 371 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 1,215 38.3627 AUD
Purchase 118,557 37.9500 AUD
Purchase 206 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 6,973 38.3627 AUD
Purchase 11,475 37.1100 AUD
Purchase 624 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 2,369 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 12,875 38.3626 AUD
Purchase 1,153 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 2,476 38.3627 AUD
Purchase 221 38.4700 AUD
Purchase 4,142 38.3626 AUD
Purchase 108 38.4700 AUD
Sale 44 37.4200 AUD
Sale 1,200 37.4438 AUD
Sale 519 37.3844 AUD
Sale 3,597 37.9500 AUD
Sale 3,262 37.5108 AUD
Sale 338,711 37.3442 AUD
Sale 2,570 37.2863 AUD
Sale 4,484 37.6107 AUD
Sale 2,570 37.2863 AUD
Sale 20,000 37.3763 AUD
Sale 9,955 37.4395 AUD
Sale 2,221 38.4700 AUD
Sale 3,825 37.4396 AUD
Sale 860 37.4200 AUD
Sale 132 37.4200 AUD
Sale 2,246 37.4200 AUD
Sale 20,000 37.3763 AUD
Sale 6,330 38.4700 AUD
Sale 638 37.4200 AUD
Sale 156 37.4395 AUD
Sale 196 37.4395 AUD
Sale 666 37.4200 AUD
Sale 2,963 37.4396 AUD
Sale 2,835 37.4395 AUD
Sale 589 37.4396 AUD
Sale 221 37.4396 AUD
Sale 49 37.4200 AUD
Sale 980 37.1100 AUD
Sale 34 37.4200 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 3262 37.5108
CFD Long 4484 37.6106
CFD Short 2042 37.516
(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 05 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