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 31 October 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 146,044,379 4.35% 1,233,641 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 248,509 0.01% 5,734 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 9,572 0.00% 7,069 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,302,460 4.36% 1,246,444 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 17,579 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 15,945 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 242 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 37 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 2,498 27.5922 AUD
Purchase 90 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 5,917 27.5922 AUD
Purchase 56 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 83 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 447 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 4,793 27.6660 AUD
Purchase 18 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 4,053 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 61 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 1,266 27.5922 AUD
Purchase 19 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 3,721 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 5,466 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 9,655 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 38,683 27.9872 AUD
Purchase 38,683 27.9872 AUD
Purchase 132,453 27.7716 AUD
Purchase 4,376 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 169,780 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 48,066 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 1,239 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 14,506 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 22,662 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 220 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 590 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 22,896 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 1,889 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 73,292 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 490 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 17,361 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 1,194 27.5922 AUD
Purchase 3,978 28.0500 AUD
Purchase 186,700 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 1,207 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 14,012 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 12,786 27.6660 AUD
Purchase 6,118 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 18 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 8,134 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 14 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 205,619 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 213 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 22,172 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 192,575 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 3,243 27.6660 AUD
Purchase 2,851 27.6660 AUD
Purchase 1,289 27.9900 AUD
Purchase 3,152 27.6660 AUD
Purchase 10,648 27.6660 AUD
Purchase 267 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 123 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 4,135 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 16,513 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 251 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 152 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 93 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 91 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 983 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 62 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 10,025 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 697 27.6660 AUD
Purchase 5,867 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 3,138 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 89 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 666 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 43,788 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 257 27.3600 AUD
Purchase 16,949 27.5921 AUD
Purchase 5,998 27.5922 AUD
Sale 43,210 27.9900 AUD
Sale 3,072 27.9900 AUD
Sale 171,136 27.8203 AUD
Sale 35,520 27.7822 AUD
Sale 38,683 27.9872 AUD
Sale 38,683 27.9872 AUD
Sale 358 27.6322 AUD
Sale 2,920 27.9900 AUD
Sale 590 27.9900 AUD
Sale 1,239 27.9900 AUD
Sale 4,376 27.9900 AUD
Sale 447 27.9900 AUD
Sale 301 27.9900 AUD
Sale 6,260 27.3600 AUD
Sale 132,453 27.7716 AUD
Sale 1,889 27.9900 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 35520 27.7822
(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)
Call Purchase 1 20 AMER 22/01/2011 20.9
Call Purchase 1 35 AMER 20/12/2008 7.1
Call Purchase 1 40 AMER 22/11/2008 2.2
Call Purchase 1 40 AMER 22/11/2008 2.4
Call Purchase 2 35 AMER 22/11/2008 5.5
Call Purchase 2 45 AMER 17/01/2009 3.2
Call Purchase 2 50 AMER 17/01/2009 2
Call Purchase 3 47.5 AMER 22/11/2008 0.6
Call Purchase 9 47.5 AMER 22/11/2008 0.6
Call Purchase 10 37.5 AMER 17/01/2009 6.63
Call Purchase 10 70 AMER 17/01/2009 0.25
Call Purchase 30 70 AMER 17/01/2009 0.25
Call Selling 1 40 AMER 22/11/2008 2.5
Call Selling 2 40 AMER 16/05/2009 7.36
Call Selling 2 60 AMER 16/01/2010 4.6
Call Selling 2 70 AMER 16/01/2010 2.85
Call Selling 2 95 AMER 17/01/2009 0.15
Call Selling 6 35 AMER 21/02/2009 8.2
Call Selling 7 35 AMER 21/02/2009 8.2
Call Selling 10 35 AMER 17/01/2009 8.08
Call Selling 11 40 AMER 22/11/2008 2.3
Call Selling 15 65 AMER 21/02/2009 0.95
Put Purchase 1 30 AMER 20/12/2008 1.55
Put Purchase 1 50 AMER 22/01/2011 19.8
Put Purchase 3 30 AMER 22/11/2008 0.6
Put Purchase 5 30 AMER 22/11/2008 0.7
Put Purchase 11 30 AMER 22/11/2008 0.6
Put Selling 1 40 AMER 22/01/2011 15.4
Put Selling 10 45 AMER 17/01/2009 8.9
(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 03 November 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 -4 30.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -2 85.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -2 45.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -2 40.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 35.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -2 20.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -2 140.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -3 90.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -3 65.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 3 55.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -4 67.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -1 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -5 80.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -5 40.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -5 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -5 30.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -6 95.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -6 67.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -6 40.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -6 125.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -3 20.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 1 40.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -507 60.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 3 25.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 2 85.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 2 45.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 2 45.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 2 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 2 30.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 1 50.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -2 95.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 1 40.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -1 135.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 1 35.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 25.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -1 90.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -1 85.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -1 37.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -1 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -1 25.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -7 65.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 47.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -117 75.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -6 115.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -33 90.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -36 105.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -42 60.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -62 55.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -79 65.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -80 60.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -83 110.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -22 20.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -104 35.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -21 37.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -139 55.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -158 50.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -162 80.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -171 60.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -180 85.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -237 95.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -311 40.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -378 70.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -389 60.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -95 85.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -14 75.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 4 110.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -7 40.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -9 60.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -9 30.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -10 80.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -10 160.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -10 100.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -11 80.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -31 50.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -12 70.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -7 70.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -15 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -15 20.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -16 35.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -16 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -17 130.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -19 50.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -19 120.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -20 70.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -20 60.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -11 130.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 63 35.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 119 70.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 114 90.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 109 55.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 95 40.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 93 80.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 80 95.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 76 75.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 75 100.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 3 50.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 64 100.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 132 45.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 52 65.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 49 100.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 48 55.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 48 40.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 46 55.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 44 100.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 41 75.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 35 62.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 70 95.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 250 55.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 450 50.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 180 45.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -450 65.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 1,379 80.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 1,250 75.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 1,000 95.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 375 67.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 300 80.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 120 90.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 250 90.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 126 65.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -155 80.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -815 90.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -1,600 65.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 602 75.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 322 30.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 240 50.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 190 70.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 174 65.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 29 40.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 300 75.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 7 50.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 35 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 10 35.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 10 180.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 10 115.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 9 95.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 9 115.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 70.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 8 65.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 10 85.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 8 40.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 11 140.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 7 45.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 6 60.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 6 37.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 6 20.0000 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 6 110.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 85.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 5 25.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 5 125.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 4 45.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 8 45.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 16 105.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -250 45.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 26 60.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 24 50.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 23 60.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 20 80.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 20 30.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 19 55.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 19 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 55.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 16 70.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 30 47.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 15 55.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 15 45.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 14 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 13 35.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 13 35.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 13 25.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 12 45.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 12 110.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 12 105.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 17 130.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
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