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 10 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 149,522,190 4.46% 1,145,562 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 75,001 0.00% 294,525 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 149,623,391 4.46% 1,466,287 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 389 34.0000 AUD
Purchase 2,207 Transfer
Purchase 2,716 Transfer
Purchase 167 34.1368 AUD
Purchase 477,196 34.8000 AUD
Purchase 1,400 Transfer
Purchase 83,003 34.8035 AUD
Purchase 3,020 34.8000 AUD
Purchase 1,726 34.0068 AUD
Purchase 401,700 34.1851 AUD
Purchase 83,003 34.8035 AUD
Sale 23,222 34.8554 AUD
Sale 4,380 34.8554 AUD
Sale 2,320 34.8555 AUD
Sale 1,014 Transfer
Sale 12,192 34.8554 AUD
Sale 523 Transfer
Sale 109,267 34.7420 AUD
Sale 13,135 34.8554 AUD
Sale 2,766 34.8555 AUD
Sale 20,723 34.8554 AUD
Sale 3,248 34.8717 AUD
Sale 83,003 34.8035 AUD
Sale 1,748 34.8554 AUD
Sale 477,196 34.8000 AUD
Sale 21,323 34.8000 AUD
Sale 9,527 34.1173 AUD
Sale 10,312 34.8554 AUD
Sale 4,106 34.8554 AUD
Sale 1,016 Transfer
Sale 1,552 34.8554 AUD
Sale 108 Transfer
Sale 1,657 34.8555 AUD
Sale 91 Transfer
Sale 3,708 34.8554 AUD
Sale 362 Transfer
Sale 600 Transfer
Sale 14,051 34.8554 AUD
Sale 4,392 34.8555 AUD
Sale 1,693 34.8554 AUD
Sale 18,675 34.8554 AUD
Sale 722 34.8555 AUD
Sale 2,603 34.8555 AUD
Sale 2,206 Transfer
Sale 16,682 34.8554 AUD
Sale 4,381 34.8555 AUD
Sale 9,687 34.8554 AUD
Sale 403 Transfer
Sale 9,648 34.8554 AUD
Sale 5,047 34.8554 AUD
Sale 74,447 34.8554 AUD
Sale 5,489 34.8554 AUD
Sale 10,662 34.8554 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 9527 34.1173
CFD Long 109267 34.742
CFD Long 3248 34.8717
CFD Short 1726 34.0068
CFD Short 167 34.1368
CFD Short 401700 34.185
(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 11 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