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 29 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 105,019,273 4.73% 8,524,573 0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives 19,948,213 0.90% 14,307,440 0.65%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,289,750 0.06% 1,757,675 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 126,257,236 5.69% 24,589,688 1.11%
(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 56,058 15.7748
Purchase 10,000 15.6950
Purchase 1,500 14.7724
Purchase 464 15.9926
Purchase 5,294 15.8974
Purchase 19,219 15.8960
Purchase 165,778 15.9418
Purchase 175,100 15.9499
Purchase 634 15.7059
Purchase 73,000 16.1800
Purchase 7,027 15.9499
Purchase 1,753 15.8974
Purchase 129,619 15.8974
Purchase 327 16.2500
Purchase 13,076 15.9499
Purchase 1,572 15.9162
Purchase 2,366 15.7617
Purchase 1,366 15.8974
Purchase 9,800 15.6971
Purchase 45,275 15.7528
Purchase 18,626 15.9499
Purchase 22,596 15.9499
Purchase 18,747 15.8974
Purchase 2,400 15.7466
Purchase 57,000 15.8527
Purchase 29,765 15.9499
Purchase 350 15.5792
Purchase 873 15.8974
Purchase 16,996 15.9499
Purchase 17,247 15.9499
Purchase 10,000 15.6980
Purchase 12,283 15.8974
Purchase 409,346 15.9499
Purchase 2,202 16.1800
Purchase 450 16.0677
Purchase 11,384 16.0122
Purchase 464 15.9926
Purchase 1,000 15.9032
Purchase 1,500 14.7724
Purchase 49,776 16.1800
Purchase 3,164 15.8974
Purchase 118,208 15.8906
Purchase 346 16.1131
Purchase 7,454 15.9499
Purchase 5,574 15.8974
Purchase 20,526 16.2669
Sale 98,127 15.7020
Sale 138,537 16.1067
Sale 255 15.7912
Sale 554 16.2969
Sale 2,400 15.7466
Sale 348 15.7400
Sale 800 15.8712
Sale 464 15.9926
Sale 59,484 15.9173
Sale 1,500 14.7724
Sale 245 15.7700
Sale 579 15.7900
Sale 216 15.9152
Sale 45,275 15.7528
Sale 212,550 15.9212
Sale 506,662 15.8223
Sale 3,626 16.1800
Sale 77 Transfer
Sale 72 15.7723
Sale 33,690 15.8652
Sale 11,614 16.1800
Sale 598 15.9912
Sale 4,000 15.8900
Sale 45,275 15.7498
Sale 69,472 15.8750
Sale 18,186 15.8884
Sale 10,000 15.6950
Sale 2,400 15.7466
Sale 16,177 16.1712
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1500 14.7724
CFD Short 9800 15.697
CFD Short 10000 15.6979
CFD Short 2366 15.7616
CFD Short 56058 15.7748
CFD Short 3000 15.8414
CFD Short 57000 15.8526
CFD Short 118208 15.8906
CFD Short 19219 15.8959
CFD Short 1000 15.9031
CFD Short 1572 15.9162
CFD Short 165778 15.9418
CFD Short 464 15.9926
CFD Short 8384 16.0732
CFD Short 346 16.113
CFD Short 20526 16.2668
CFD Long 98127 15.702
CFD Long 1378 15.7138
CFD Long 2400 15.7466
CFD Long 45275 15.7498
CFD Long 12909 15.7626
CFD Long 1377 15.8079
CFD Long 506662 15.8222
CFD Long 33690 15.8652
CFD Long 18186 15.8883
CFD Long 59484 15.9172
CFD Long 212550 15.9211
CFD Long 138537 16.1066
CFD Long 554 16.2968
(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 30 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