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 30 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 104,539,727 4.71% 7,969,799 0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,707,071 0.93% 15,581,089 0.70%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,289,750 0.06% 1,757,675 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 126,536,548 5.71% 25,308,563 1.14%
(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 61,500 16.2244
Purchase 3,000 16.0800
Purchase 75 16.2777
Purchase 456 16.3654
Purchase 3,936 16.0700
Purchase 34,842 16.1523
Purchase 211 15.7231
Purchase 2,172 16.0700
Purchase 10,808 16.0700
Purchase 46,719 16.2988
Purchase 500,000 16.3900
Purchase 179 16.3765
Purchase 13,316 16.2483
Purchase 280 Transfer
Purchase 4,800 16.3331
Purchase 17,640 16.1751
Purchase 89 16.2373
Purchase 244,640 16.2653
Purchase 300 16.2420
Sale 2,896 16.0700
Sale 180 16.1525
Sale 89 16.2373
Sale 621 16.0700
Sale 283 16.0700
Sale 11,726 16.0700
Sale 6,073 16.0700
Sale 37,000 16.2586
Sale 1,521 16.0700
Sale 49 16.0700
Sale 77 16.0700
Sale 77 16.0700
Sale 136,519 16.0700
Sale 142,961 16.0700
Sale 8,000 16.3419
Sale 1,549 16.0700
Sale 1,136 16.0700
Sale 1,033 16.0700
Sale 3,320 16.0700
Sale 71 16.2946
Sale 7,262 16.0700
Sale 1,128 16.0700
Sale 61,581 16.1800
Sale 328,340 16.2552
Sale 1,959 16.3949
Sale 23,968 16.0700
Sale 5,403 16.2287
Sale 283,940 16.2250
Sale 404 16.0700
Sale 730 16.0700
Sale 6,831 16.0700
Sale 31 16.0700
Sale 21,025 16.0700
Sale 8,080 16.0700
Sale 51,223 16.2185
Sale 180 16.1525
Sale 820 16.1125
Sale 275 16.1525
Sale 878 16.4000
Sale 1,630 16.3949
Sale 4,800 16.3331
Sale 656 16.0700
Sale 1,821 16.0700
Sale 9,503 16.0700
Sale 3,577 16.0700
Sale 36,388 16.0700
Sale 559 16.3323
Sale 400 16.1525
Sale 7,163 16.1585
Sale 1,240 16.0700
Sale 1,348 16.0700
Sale 480 16.1125
Sale 27,930 16.0700
Sale 987 16.0700
Sale 1,182 16.0700
Sale 308 16.0700
Sale 4,800 16.3331
Sale 36 16.0700
Sale 1,199 16.0700
Sale 300 16.3225
Sale 89 16.2373
Sale 178 16.0700
Sale 5,653 16.0700
Sale 1,200 16.1525
Sale 114,000 16.2105
Sale 36,343 16.1800
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2812 16.07
CFD Short 6872 16.073
CFD Short 233456 16.1319
CFD Short 34842 16.1553
CFD Short 6200 16.1661
CFD Short 17640 16.1751
CFD Short 67783 16.2119
CFD Short 208 16.213
CFD Short 61500 16.2243
CFD Short 300 16.242
CFD Short 13316 16.2482
CFD Short 244640 16.2653
CFD Short 18491 16.27
CFD Short 46719 16.2987
CFD Short 17370 16.3406
CFD Short 500000 16.39
CFD Long 1470 16.07
CFD Long 51223 16.2184
CFD Long 283940 16.2249
CFD Long 3859 16.2263
CFD Long 5403 16.2286
CFD Long 10000 16.2369
CFD Long 89 16.2373
CFD Long 16883 16.249
CFD Long 328340 16.2552
CFD Long 37000 16.2555
CFD Long 5511 16.2638
CFD Long 10340 16.2656
CFD Long 4800 16.3331
(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 03 December 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