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 20 February 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 106,423,111 4.82% 3,870,930 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,879,569 0.18% 4,256,867 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,250 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,305,930 5.04% 8,880,572 0.40%
(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 1,700 16.1943
Purchase 8,883 16.1328
Purchase 3,507 16.2024
Purchase 589 16.1800
Purchase 128,475 16.1535
Purchase 46 16.1800
Purchase 590 15.9730
Purchase 47,000 16.1300
Purchase 8,126 16.1900
Purchase 25,000 16.2131
Purchase 64,904 16.1499
Purchase 25,000 16.2100
Purchase 1,718 16.1800
Purchase 4,944 16.1900
Purchase 1,319 16.1800
Purchase 435 16.1800
Purchase 2,061 16.1500
Purchase 4,000 16.1600
Purchase 100 16.2431
Purchase 107,86 16.1631
Purchase 63,482 16.1484
Purchase 441 16.1800
Purchase 49,898 16.0665
Purchase 669 16.1800
Purchase 1,954 16.1800
Purchase 1,565 16.1800
Purchase 1,825 16.1800
Purchase 264 16.0065
Purchase 10,000 16.0900
Purchase 3,032 16.1602
Purchase 702 16.1900
Purchase 8,266 16.1300
Purchase 467 16.1331
Purchase 30,839 16.0864
Purchase 68,000 16.3828
Purchase 267 16.1800
Purchase 1,000 16.1427
Purchase 559 16.1800
Purchase 939 16.1500
Purchase 2,121 16.1900
Sale 225 16.1512
Sale 112,269 16.1374
Sale 349,886 16.2039
Sale 225 16.1512
Sale 104,610 16.2354
Sale 200 16.1512
Sale 25,000 16.2100
Sale 104,802 16.1300
Sale 200 16.1512
Sale 31,860 16.1300
Sale 2,810 16.2422
Sale 97,361 16.1299
Sale 900 16.1912
Sale 250 16.1512
Sale 250 16.1912
Sale 1,160 16.1300
Sale 20,552 16.0014
Sale 1,038 Transfer
Sale 10,000 16.0900
Sale 34,280 16.1878
Sale 510 16.2525
Sale 271 16.1235
Sale 11,559 16.1300
Sale 1,000 16.1625
Sale 389,094 16.1692
Sale 230 16.1912
Sale 200 16.1512
Sale 2,200 16.2889
Sale 5,192 16.1713
Sale 5,046 16.1300
Sale 10,000 16.0869
Sale 260 16.1512
Sale 19,300 16.0136
Sale 39,825 16.1300
Sale 300 16.1512
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)=
CFD Short 49898 16.0665
CFD Short 30839 16.0863
CFD Short 52335 16.1136
CFD Short 8883 16.1328
CFD Short 467 16.133
CFD Short 83065 16.1419
CFD Short 1000 16.1427
CFD Short 63482 16.1483
CFD Short 64904 16.1498
CFD Short 3032 16.1601
CFD Short 107863 16.163
CFD Short 5000 16.1711
CFD Short 40410 16.1748
CFD Short 1700 16.1943
CFD Short 3507 16.2024
CFD Short 25000 16.213
CFD Short 100 16.2431
CFD Long 20552 16.0014
CFD Long 19300 16.0135
CFD Long 10000 16.0869
CFD Long 96429 16.1282
CFD Long 112269 16.1373
CFD Long 389094 16.1692
CFD Long 349886 16.2039
CFD Long 104610 16.2353
CFD Long 2810 16.2422
CFD Long 2200 16.2889
CFD Long 932 16.2984
(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 21 February 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)
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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,650.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 150 1,500.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Notes
1. 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