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 26 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 106,448,667 4.79% 6,566,287 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,476,836 0.74% 12,776,896 0.57%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,289,750 0.06% 1,757,675 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 124,215,253 5.58% 21,100,858 0.95%
(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 57 15.5454
Purchase 9,969 15.5440
Purchase 18,620 15.4100
Purchase 4,220 15.5440
Purchase 7,770 15.7329
Purchase 14,400 15.5640
Purchase 229,832 15.7942
Purchase 5,892 15.5440
Purchase 18,679 15.7329
Purchase 9,771 15.5440
Purchase 3,725 15.4100
Purchase 13,054 15.5440
Purchase 4,920 15.7329
Purchase 9,470 15.5339
Purchase 7,457 15.5440
Purchase 1,849 15.6963
Purchase 36 15.2577
Purchase 2,305 15.8802
Purchase 205 16.2154
Purchase 4,000 15.3800
Purchase 17,191 15.5440
Purchase 2,300 15.6261
Purchase 34,246 15.4100
Purchase 1,791 15.6818
Purchase 71 15.4677
Purchase 201 15.3877
Purchase 15,207 15.5053
Purchase 114,796 15.7986
Purchase 12,033 15.4736
Purchase 56 15.5054
Purchase 6 16.0100
Purchase 1,299 15.412
Purchase 12,033 15.4892
Purchase 122,883 16.0118
Purchase 65 15.5583
Purchase 11,190 15.7329
Purchase 380 16.1377
Purchase 717 15.7329
Purchase 76,150 15.4696
Purchase 300 15.6977
Purchase 18,415 16.0264
Purchase 57 15.1977
Purchase 101,350 15.5440
Purchase 39 15.2654
Purchase 368 16.1477
Purchase 130,972 15.7402
Purchase 3,530 15.7329
Purchase 1,081 15.7329
Purchase 2,400 15.8426
Purchase 1,101 15.4262
Purchase 48,054 16.1209
Purchase 2,400 15.8426
Purchase 38 15.2054
Purchase 4,600 15.5813
Purchase 233,096 15.5440
Purchase 10,740 15.5440
Purchase 13,839 15.7329
Sale 12,033 15.4892
Sale 9,365 15.8464
Sale 55 15.5446
Sale 188 16.2323
Sale 214 15.4523
Sale 6,581 15.4100
Sale 601 16.1500
Sale 13,308 15.7368
Sale 426 15.6112
Sale 2,300 15.6261
Sale 400 15.4225
Sale 4,053 15.4100
Sale 47,829 15.7702
Sale 876,253 15.8249
Sale 71 16.1423
Sale 1,959 16.1600
Sale 260 16.1846
Sale 73 15.9623
Sale 48,054 16.1209
Sale 49,531 15.4548
Sale 72 15.9823
Sale 3,635 15.4200
Sale 48,054 16.1179
Sale 2,400 15.8426
Sale 106,769 15.9074
Sale 2,300 15.6261
Sale 500 16.0025
Sale 3,821 15.9984
Sale 31,504 15.4100
Sale 8,606 15.4100
Sale 500 16.0025
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1299 15.4129
CFD Short 76150 15.4696
CFD Short 9470 15.5339
CFD Short 14400 15.564
CFD Short 4600 15.5813
CFD Short 1791 15.6817
CFD Short 1849 15.6962
CFD Short 130972 15.7401
CFD Short 229832 15.7942
CFD Short 114796 15.7985
CFD Short 2400 15.8426
CFD Short 2305 15.8801
CFD Short 11083 15.953
CFD Short 2042 16.1
CFD Short 5290 16.1514
CFD Long 49531 15.4548
CFD Long 838 15.4998
CFD Long 2300 15.6261
CFD Long 13308 15.7368
CFD Long 47829 15.7701
CFD Long 876253 15.8249
CFD Long 9365 15.8463
CFD Long 106769 15.9074
CFD Long 9186 15.9331
CFD Long 17650 15.9589
CFD Long 3821 15.9984
CFD Long 48054 16.1178
(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 27 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 -500 950.000 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