Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON PLC
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 PLC
Class of relevant security USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 23 November 2007
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 106,369,156 4.78% 5,967,007 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 15,291,932 0.69% 12,168,617 0.55%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,289,750 0.06% 1,757,675 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 122,950,838 5.53% 19,893,299 0.89%
(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 2,436 15.2551
Purchase 3,396 15.5775
Purchase 2,031 15.2500
Purchase 700 15.2775
Purchase 42,037 15.2705
Purchase 17,000 15.2076
Purchase 65 15.5277
Purchase 2,436 15.2551
Purchase 2,239 15.6800
Purchase 117,920 15.4231
Purchase 912 15.6800
Purchase 156,755 15.2745
Purchase 93,575 15.0534
Purchase 580 15.4700
Purchase 17,433 15.3192
Purchase 44,442 15.7001
Purchase 200 14.9231
Purchase 17,000 15.2047
Purchase 250 15.4588
Purchase 10,631 15.3449
Purchase 1,300 15.6874
Purchase 1,148 15.6000
Purchase 864 15.4600
Sale 1,097 15.6038
Sale 35,141 15.5914
Sale 176,311 15.4010
Sale 864 15.3000
Sale 17,000 15.2047
Sale 125,161 15.5437
Sale 1,300 15.6874
Sale 260 15.2715
Sale 7,816 15.6770
Sale 330,000 14.9300
Sale 42,037 15.2676
Sale 1,300 15.6874
Sale 2,436 15.2551
Sale 12,688 15.4874
Sale 406 15.7123
Sale 19,282 15.4630
Sale 1,000 15.4477
Sale 55,906 15.3491
Sale 43 15.6323
Sale 1,008 15.6800
Sale 350,193 15.4791
Sale 725 15.6137
Sale 1,148 15.6000
Sale 1,881 15.4523
Sale 16 15.4781
Sale 8,229 15.4630
Sale 106 15.3846
Sale 79 14.8123
Sale 4,710 15.4100
Sale 12,332 15.6800
Sale 1,148 15.6100
Sale 23,527 15.2951
Sale 42,037 15.2705
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 93575 15.0534
CFD Short 17000 15.2075
CFD Short 2436 15.255
CFD Short 3699 15.2578
CFD Short 156755 15.2744
CFD Short 13734 15.3357
CFD Short 10631 15.3448
CFD Short 117920 15.4231
CFD Short 3396 15.5774
CFD Short 44442 15.7
CFD Long 42037 15.2675
CFD Long 55906 15.349
CFD Long 176311 15.4009
CFD Long 4710 15.4099
CFD Long 1000 15.4476
CFD Long 16 15.4781
CFD Long 350193 15.4791
CFD Long 12688 15.4874
CFD Long 125161 15.5436
CFD Long 1097 15.6038
CFD Long 7816 15.677
CFD Long 1300 15.6874
(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 26 November 2007
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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -1,250 1,200.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,000 1,100.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,000 1,500.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -650 1,900.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,550.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,300.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 2,000.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 1,000 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 285,000 15.9000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 1,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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