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 15 September 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 123,320,276 5.59% 2,582,902 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,195,153 0.14% 26,366,093 1.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 127,018,129 5.76% 29,699,995 1.35%
(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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 2,922 14.3483
Purchase 200 14.3000
Purchase 4,817 14.4000
Purchase 128,240 14.3914
Purchase 3,800 14.4197
Purchase 507 14.4122
Purchase 17,000 14.4100
Purchase 36,080 14.4025
Purchase 203,851 14.3994
Purchase 300,000 14.4287
Purchase 446,080 14.3397
Purchase 8,633 14.0500
Purchase 49,830 14.3817
Purchase 6,765 14.3614
Purchase 736 14.4024
Purchase 500,000 14.4100
Purchase 50,170 14.3291
Purchase 1,664 14.3500
Purchase 84 Transfer
Purchase 5,931 14.4100
Purchase 125 14.6100
Purchase 9,190 14.4298
Purchase 600 14.3971
Purchase 350 14.2800
Purchase 1,050 14.3800
Purchase 26,883 14.4100
Purchase 42,401 14.4100
Purchase 21,234 14.4100
Purchase 340 14.2400
Purchase 500,000 14.4100
Purchase 1,603 14.3643
Purchase 6,900 14.3906
Sale 500,000 14.4100
Sale 19,639 14.2692
Sale 304 14.7220
Sale 36 14.4810
Sale 2,510 14.4860
Sale 320,167 14.4696
Sale 49,078 14.5674
Sale 118 14.4910
Sale 121 14.3300
Sale 158 14.8410
Sale 52,678 14.4087
Sale 300,000 14.4287
Sale 87 14.3700
Sale 125,933 14.4055
Sale 201 Transfer
Sale 17,773 14.4100
Sale 3,461 14.4100
Sale 270 14.5700
Sale 4,174 14.4100
Sale 10,486 14.4100
Sale 11,323 14.4100
Sale 127 14.4710
Sale 62,000 14.4827
Sale 836,301 14.3961
Sale 110 14.5110
Sale 167,033 14.4273
Sale 254 14.3000
Sale 86 14.2900
Sale 500,000 14.4100
Sale 206 14.8410
Sale 113 14.8410
Sale 225,450 14.4438
Sale 200 14.3000
Sale 900 14.4300
Sale 195 14.2800
Sale 46,848 14.5325
Sale 82,576 14.4519
Sale 25,858 14.5297
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
10/09/2008 Sale 57,000 13.9000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 19639 14.2691
CFD Long 200 14.3
CFD Long 836301 14.3961
CFD Long 6811 14.3993
CFD Long 125933 14.4054
CFD Long 122753 14.4055
CFD Long 52678 14.4087
CFD Long 167033 14.4272
CFD Long 300000 14.4287
CFD Long 900 14.43
CFD Long 225450 14.4437
CFD Long 82576 14.4519
CFD Long 62000 14.4826
CFD Long 14647 14.4829
CFD Long 2510 14.4859
CFD Long 182767 14.5115
CFD Long 49078 14.5673
CFD Short 200 14.3
CFD Short 50170 14.3291
CFD Short 446080 14.3397
CFD Short 2922 14.3483
CFD Short 6765 14.3614
CFD Short 1603 14.3642
CFD Short 49830 14.3817
CFD Short 113605 14.3891
CFD Short 6900 14.3905
CFD Short 128240 14.3913
CFD Short 1879 14.3917
CFD Short 36816 14.4024
CFD Short 90753 14.4121
CFD Short 3800 14.4197
CFD Short 300000 14.4287
CFD Short 9190 14.4297
(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 16 September 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 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 750 2,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 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