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 28 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 104,744,951 4.72% 8,070,441 0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives 18,817,084 0.85% 13,832,219 0.62%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,289,750 0.06% 1,757,675 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 124,851,785 5.63% 23,660,335 1.07%
(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 206,488 15.1428
Purchase 23,910 15.1416
Purchase 1,003 15.6900
Purchase 132 14.7677
Purchase 66,368 15.6900
Purchase 800 14.7377
Purchase 400 14.9475
Purchase 1,500 14.7724
Purchase 1,500 14.7724
Purchase 38 14.7677
Purchase 14,301 14.7737
Purchase 21,484 15.2320
Purchase 120,828 14.8529
Purchase 17,212 14.9988
Purchase 36,900 15.1357
Purchase 500 14.7422
Purchase 6,328 14.9772
Purchase 165 14.9663
Purchase 183,423 14.9513
Purchase 600 14.7377
Purchase 13,054 15.1747
Purchase 1,291 14.9564
Purchase 3,594 15.1400
Purchase 67,130 14.9058
Purchase 3,594 15.1400
Sale 353 Transfer
Sale 3,716 15.6900
Sale 13,000 15.0190
Sale 37,200 15.1349
Sale 13,327 15.1659
Sale 14,301 14.7737
Sale 1,157,030 14.9947
Sale 18,275 15.1093
Sale 14,301 14.7738
Sale 4,674 15.6870
Sale 1,000 15.1985
Sale 1,500 14.7724
Sale 4,454 Transfer
Sale 5,748 15.6900
Sale 67,130 14.9058
Sale 280 Transfer
Sale 214,758 15.3435
Sale 3,594 15.1400
Sale 56,724 15.6900
Sale 67,130 14.9030
Sale 11,680 15.5323
Sale 22,498 15.5427
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 500 14.7422
CFD Short 1500 14.7724
CFD Short 120828 14.8529
CFD Short 183423 14.9513
CFD Short 1291 14.9563
CFD Short 4000 14.9663
CFD Short 6328 14.9771
CFD Short 13212 15.0085
CFD Short 36900 15.1356
CFD Short 206488 15.1427
CFD Short 13054 15.1746
CFD Short 21484 15.2319
CFD Long 67130 14.9029
CFD Long 1157030 14.9947
CFD Long 18275 15.1092
CFD Long 37200 15.1348
CFD Long 13327 15.1659
CFD Long 1000 15.1984
CFD Long 214758 15.3435
CFD Long 11680 15.5323
CFD Long 4674 15.687
(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 29 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 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 1,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 285,000 15.9000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
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 1,000 1,600.0000 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