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 12 December 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 110,982,833 5.02% 7,170,809 0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,738,870 0.21% 1,329,524 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,290,000 0.06% 1,758,425 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,011,703 5.29% 10,258,758 0.46%
(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 5,597 16.4055
Purchase 18,815 16.2788
Purchase 43,220 16.4074
Purchase 1,187 16.3694
Purchase 26,270 16.4156
Purchase 2,226 16.4000
Purchase 8,420 16.2924
Purchase 129,349 16.2696
Purchase 31,000 16.3510
Purchase 7,500 16.3000
Purchase 27,586 16.7000
Purchase 8,452 16.3867
Purchase 7,660 16.7000
Purchase 24,888 16.7000
Purchase 18,485 16.6467
Purchase 2,089 16.3400
Purchase 890 16.3400
Purchase 18,815 16.2819
Purchase 13,206 16.3542
Purchase 114,547 16.7000
Purchase 1,197 16.3175
Purchase 64,781 16.2835
Purchase 78,252 16.7600
Sale 878,813 16.7200
Sale 1,187 16.3694
Sale 648 16.2625
Sale 501 16.3080
Sale 31,000 16.3479
Sale 32,043 16.6494
Sale 31,000 16.3510
Sale 94 16.2723
Sale 300 16.6323
Sale 13,483 16.5602
Sale 2,800 16.6732
Sale 29,300 16.4459
Sale 2,203 16.6968
Sale 21,600 16.6307
Sale 2,581 16.5083
Sale 150,661 16.3914
Sale 127 16.3123
Sale 2,226 16.4000
Sale 8,296 16.7000
Sale 26,270 16.4147
Sale 12,505 16.3966
Sale 18,815 16.2788
Sale 1,187 16.3694
Sale 2,226 16.3902
Sale 43 16.5523
Sale 381,939 16.3629
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 129349 16.2696
CFD Short 18815 16.2819
CFD Short 64781 16.2835
CFD Short 13206 16.3541
CFD Short 9571 16.3694
CFD Short 7740 16.3706
CFD Short 5597 16.4054
CFD Short 43220 16.4073
CFD Short 26270 16.4155
CFD Short 712 16.5614
CFD Short 18485 16.6466
CFD Short 114547 16.7
CFD Long 501 16.3079
CFD Long 31000 16.3478
CFD Long 381939 16.3629
CFD Long 1187 16.3693
CFD Long 5098 16.3911
CFD Long 150661 16.3913
CFD Long 26270 16.4146
CFD Long 29300 16.4459
CFD Long 2581 16.5083
CFD Long 21600 16.6306
CFD Long 32043 16.6493
CFD Long 8385 16.6629
CFD Long 2800 16.6732
CFD Long 2203 16.6968
(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)
PUT Purchase 250 16 EURO 15/02/2008 1
PUT SALE 750 16 EURO 21/12/2007 .33
(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 13 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 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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 -750 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
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 -500 1,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 500 1,500.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,600.0000 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 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 1,650.0000 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