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 13 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 110,547,955 5.01% 7,456,519 0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,805,820 0.22% 1,111,298 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,290,000 0.06% 1,758,425 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 116,643,775 5.28% 10,326,242 0.47%
(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 1,950 15.9303
Purchase 16,697 16.0251
Purchase 650 15.9326
Purchase 20,832 16.3964
Purchase 30,203 16.0583
Purchase 1,897 15.8713
Purchase 10,712 15.7000
Purchase 7,660 15.7000
Purchase 17,190 15.7000
Purchase 7,366 15.7000
Purchase 22,071 16.2002
Purchase 4,193 15.7000
Purchase 33,064 15.9993
Purchase 171,324 16.0153
Purchase 3,240 15.8179
Purchase 168,852 16.0074
Purchase 125,419 16.0178
Purchase 2,336 15.7030
Purchase 10,000 16.3700
Purchase 1,400 16.2273
Purchase 22,071 16.1971
Purchase 18,415 15.7000
Purchase 1,168 16.4100
Purchase 73 16.4354
Purchase 1,168 16.4100
Purchase 650 15.9326
Sale 173,000 15.7000
Sale 217,233 16.0542
Sale 70 15.9023
Sale 396,873 16.1663
Sale 17,780 15.8530
Sale 12,000 16.3951
Sale 8,800 15.7000
Sale 1,400 16.2273
Sale 22,071 16.1971
Sale 786 15.9100
Sale 650 15.9326
Sale 20,124 15.8137
Sale 1,400 16.2273
Sale 300 16.2012
Sale 10,000 16.3669
Sale 763 15.7000
Sale 21,891 16.1794
Sale 10,000 16.3700
Sale 37,000 16.3965
Sale 450 15.8800
Sale 1,168 16.4100
Sale 29,474 15.9989
Sale 24,200 15.9292
Sale 120,664 16.0324
Sale 7,382 15.7000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 2336 15.7029
CFD Short 1897 15.8712
CFD Short 1950 15.9303
CFD Short 650 15.9326
CFD Short 8731 15.9869
CFD Short 33064 15.9992
CFD Short 168852 16.0074
CFD Short 171324 16.0152
CFD Short 125419 16.0178
CFD Short 30203 16.0583
CFD Short 7966 16.0669
CFD Short 22071 16.2001
CFD Long 20124 15.8137
CFD Long 17780 15.8529
CFD Long 24200 15.9292
CFD Long 8489 15.9443
CFD Long 29474 15.9989
CFD Long 120664 16.0323
CFD Long 217233 16.0542
CFD Long 396873 16.1663
CFD Long 1400 16.2273
CFD Long 13402 16.3282
CFD Long 10000 16.3668
(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 14 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 -650 1,900.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
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 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
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 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -750 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,500.0000 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 -500 1,650.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,000 1,500.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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