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 16 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 123,974,323 5.62% 2,935,518 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,496,778 0.16% 26,800,871 1.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 251,000 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 127,473,801 5.78% 29,987,389 1.36%
(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 306,800 13.6608
Purchase 47,390 13.7600
Purchase 79,471 13.7507
Purchase 1,064 13.8600
Purchase 27,267 14.2535
Purchase 300 13.8623
Purchase 3,370 13.7600
Purchase 200,848 13.6903
Purchase 10,310 13.7748
Purchase 4,797 13.7600
Purchase 1,403 13.6497
Purchase 146,185 13.9063
Purchase 94,172 13.7292
Purchase 81,663 13.8261
Purchase 79,471 13.7507
Purchase 8,000 13.8400
Purchase 710,572 13.8360
Purchase 1,400 13.9439
Purchase 228,223 13.7839
Purchase 10,088 13.7543
Purchase 6,230 13.8721
Purchase 60,000 13.8052
Purchase 1,910 13.7757
Purchase 10,298 14.4100
Purchase 7,389 13.7750
Purchase 150 13.5595
Purchase 6,579 13.7600
Purchase 924 13.7600
Purchase 67,919 13.8480
Purchase 10,844 13.7600
Purchase 1,856 13.7600
Purchase 350 13.8200
Purchase 200 13.8900
Purchase 579 13.7600
Purchase 3,192 13.8370
Purchase 17,000 13.7669
Purchase 3,619 13.7600
Purchase 1,813 13.7600
Purchase 3,386 13.7600
Purchase 261,990 14.0392
Sale 80,603 13.7450
Sale 10,088 13.7581
Sale 78,352 13.8722
Sale 437 24.8300 USD
Sale 60,000 13.8052
Sale 60,000 13.8052
Sale 400 13.8977
Sale 169 13.4620
Sale 149,544 13.8020
Sale 203,431 13.7983
Sale 1,603 13.5482
Sale 269 14.2600
Sale 173 14.3000
Sale 22,214 13.6553
Sale 416 13.4510
Sale 5,924 13.8400
Sale 610 13.8100
Sale 221 13.8100
Sale 8,633 14.4100
Sale 1,720 13.7600
Sale 261,990 13.7600
Sale 500 14.0228
Sale 303,084 13.7750
Sale 59 13.9300
Sale 80,603 13.7450
Sale 1,300 14.0405
Sale 7,726 14.2953
Sale 1,505 17.8700 EUR
Sale 102,842 13.6140
Sale 140 14.5500
Sale 1,185 13.9400
Sale 123 13.7310
Sale 81 Transfer
Sale 211 Transfer
Sale 80,683 13.9570
Sale 291,417 13.8927
Sale 36,599 13.6578
Sale 120 13.9479
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1603 13.5481
CFD Long 102842 13.614
CFD Long 36599 13.6578
CFD Long 161206 13.745
CFD Long 99320 13.7561
CFD Long 137711 13.7696
CFD Long 203431 13.7983
CFD Long 149544 13.8019
CFD Long 60000 13.8052
CFD Long 9195 13.8065
CFD Long 13161 13.8069
CFD Long 66053 13.8147
CFD Long 78352 13.8721
CFD Long 291417 13.8926
CFD Long 400 13.8977
CFD Long 120 13.9479
CFD Long 80683 13.9569
CFD Long 1300 14.0405
CFD Long 7726 14.2953
CFD Short 1403 13.6497
CFD Short 200848 13.6903
CFD Short 154032 13.738
CFD Short 158942 13.7507
CFD Short 2864 13.8058
CFD Short 81663 13.826
CFD Short 710572 13.836
CFD Short 67919 13.8479
CFD Short 300 13.8623
CFD Short 6230 13.872
CFD Short 74191 13.879
CFD Short 146185 13.9062
CFD Short 1400 13.9439
CFD Short 27267 14.2535
(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 17 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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 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 -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
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