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 11 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 149,745,679 4.46% 1,143,407 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 72,846 0.00% 1,932 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 149,844,725 4.46% 1,171,539 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 1,616 34.4300 AUD
Purchase 69,232 35.4332 AUD
Purchase 11,300 36.0500 AUD
Purchase 1,470 34.4700 AUD
Purchase 490,208 34.4986 AUD
Purchase 2,220 34.4734 AUD
Purchase 2,600 35.3580 AUD
Purchase 130 35.2571 AUD
Purchase 490,208 34.4986 AUD
Purchase 20,005 34.4700 AUD
Purchase 6,062 35.6000 AUD
Purchase 47,220 35.5870 AUD
Purchase 82,088 35.5870 AUD
Purchase 664 34.5700 AUD
Purchase 498 34.4700 AUD
Purchase 129,308 35.5870 AUD
Purchase 846 34.5700 AUD
Sale 4,135 34.8311 AUD
Sale 204 34.4300 AUD
Sale 490,208 34.4986 AUD
Sale 51 34.4300 AUD
Sale 1,043 34.8312 AUD
Sale 12,702 34.4700 AUD
Sale 293,100 34.8342 AUD
Sale 2,220 34.4838 AUD
Sale 82,088 35.5870 AUD
Sale 187 34.4300 AUD
Sale 137 34.4300 AUD
Sale 69,232 35.4332 AUD
Sale 68 34.8331 AUD
Sale 47,220 35.5870 AUD
Sale 69,232 35.4332 AUD
Sale 1,707 34.8312 AUD
Sale 31,780 34.4700 AUD
Sale 32 34.4300 AUD
Sale 662 34.8312 AUD
Sale 68 34.4300 AUD
Sale 1,381 34.8312 AUD
Sale 2,706 34.8312 AUD
Sale 133 34.4300 AUD
Sale 4,261 34.8312 AUD
Sale 210 34.4300 AUD
Sale 14 34.4300 AUD
Sale 6,049 34.8311 AUD
Sale 3,798 34.8312 AUD
Sale 84 34.4300 AUD
Sale 1,582 34.8311 AUD
Sale 78 34.4300 AUD
Sale 1,425 34.8312 AUD
Sale 70 34.4300 AUD
Sale 2,779 34.8312 AUD
Sale 290 34.8312 AUD
Sale 44 34.4300 AUD
Sale 902 34.8311 AUD
Sale 304 34.4300 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 68 34.833
CFD Long 293100 34.8341
CFD Short 130 35.257
CFD Short 2600 35.3579
(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 12 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