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 21 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 105,520,472 4.78% 4,358,991 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,318,889 0.20% 4,433,057 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,250 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,842,611 5.02% 9,544,823 0.43%
(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 1,385 16.3665
Purchase 38,455 16.6000
Purchase 283,811 16.6065
Purchase 620 16.5900
Purchase 350 16.7175
Purchase 280 16.4280
Purchase 34,280 16.1878
Purchase 6,000 16.3031
Purchase 108,536 16.5554
Purchase 55,687 16.6002
Purchase 26,165 16.5903
Purchase 700 16.6227
Purchase 19,446 16.6028
Purchase 6,000 16.3000
Purchase 302 16.4631
Purchase 109,455 16.5819
Sale 18,572 16.6146
Sale 338,980 16.6146
Sale 14,218 16.6146
Sale 780 16.7012
Sale 200 16.5525
Sale 132 16.7012
Sale 500 16.4425
Sale 525 16.7312
Sale 125 16.5335
Sale 150 16.7125
Sale 23,895 16.4600
Sale 250 16.7412
Sale 890 16.4600
Sale 38,455 16.5969
Sale 23,243 16.6146
Sale 45,000 16.4600
Sale 8,883 16.5559
Sale 125 16.7412
Sale 13,111 16.6146
Sale 142,206 16.4426
Sale 38,455 16.6000
Sale 250 16.4812
Sale 14,942 16.6146
Sale 996 16.7017
Sale 565 16.6812
Sale 134,229 16.6146
Sale 5,806 16.6146
Sale 183 Transfer
Sale 351,468 16.4939
Sale 23,290 16.5140
Sale 31 16.4317
Sale 239,688 16.5722
Sale 2,606 16.6029
Sale 160 16.7112
Sale 6,390 16.4600
Sale 630 16.5412
Sale 62,566 16.5855
Sale 43 16.7517
Sale 300 16.7012
Sale 6,000 16.3000
Sale 19,668 16.5261
Sale 4,850 16.4148
Sale 80 16.2717
Sale 10,755 16.6146
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)=
CFD Short 34280 16.1877
CFD Short 6000 16.303
CFD Short 1385 16.3665
CFD Short 302 16.4631
CFD Short 1187 16.491
CFD Short 108536 16.5553
CFD Short 81861 16.5677
CFD Short 620 16.59
CFD Short 26165 16.5903
CFD Short 1057 16.5948
CFD Short 1497 16.5953
CFD Short 55687 16.6001
CFD Short 283811 16.6064
CFD Short 22756 16.6181
CFD Short 700 16.6227
CFD Short 4838 16.6509
CFD Long 4850 16.4148
CFD Long 142206 16.4425
CFD Long 6649 16.4721
CFD Long 351468 16.4938
CFD Long 19668 16.5261
CFD Long 9952 16.5277
CFD Long 6689 16.5349
CFD Long 8883 16.5559
CFD Long 239688 16.5722
CFD Long 62566 16.5854
CFD Long 38455 16.5968
CFD Long 2606 16.6028
CFD Long 132 16.7012
(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 22 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 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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