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 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 149,455,550 4.45% 1,133,235 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 62,674 0.00% 3,447 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 149,544,424 4.46% 1,162,882 0.03%
(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 184,834 36.0536 AUD
Purchase 326 37.0000 AUD
Purchase 71 37.0000 AUD
Purchase 6,723 37.8500 AUD
Purchase 16,216 36.0500 AUD
Purchase 13,143 37.6000 AUD
Purchase 184,834 36.0536 AUD
Purchase 742,322 36.6177 AUD
Purchase 20,759 36.6383 AUD
Purchase 13,932 36.0500 AUD
Purchase 5,744 37.6000 AUD
Purchase 296,271 36.6177 AUD
Purchase 446,051 36.6177 AUD
Purchase 472 37.6000 AUD
Purchase 1,065 36.0500 AUD
Purchase 37,165 37.6000 AUD
Sale 40,684 37.6000 AUD
Sale 718 37.8500 AUD
Sale 772 37.8500 AUD
Sale 2,784 37.5505 AUD
Sale 13,143 37.6000 AUD
Sale 11,974 37.6000 AUD
Sale 170,584 36.0500 AUD
Sale 20,759 36.6383 AUD
Sale 78 37.8500 AUD
Sale 20,759 36.6383 AUD
Sale 446,051 36.6177 AUD
Sale 2,800 36.6221 AUD
Sale 184,834 36.0536 AUD
Sale 296,271 36.6177 AUD
Sale 219 37.8500 AUD
Sale 2,021 37.8500 AUD
Sale 49 37.8500 AUD
Sale 190 37.5506 AUD
Sale 14,397 36.3062 AUD
Sale 7,132 36.3062 AUD
Sale 2,021 37.5505 AUD
Sale 521 37.8500 AUD
Sale 3,339 37.5505 AUD
Sale 3,832 37.5506 AUD
Sale 850 37.5505 AUD
Sale 2,991 37.5506 AUD
Sale 279 37.8500 AUD
Sale 1,081 37.5505 AUD
Sale 71 37.8500 AUD
Sale 277 37.5506 AUD
Sale 568 37.5505 AUD
Sale 146 37.8500 AUD
Sale 7,804 37.5505 AUD
Sale 306 37.5505 AUD
Sale 988 37.8500 AUD
Sale 861 37.8500 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 2800 36.622
(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 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 39.4820 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased 26,200 34.2000 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