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 21 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 107,372,027 4.82% 5,481,968 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 13,771,660 0.62% 11,104,926 0.50%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,288,750 0.06% 1,757,675 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 122,432,437 5.50% 18,344,569 0.82%
(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 900 15.2175
Purchase 11,651 15.0293
Purchase 31,000 15.2700
Purchase 28,697 15.0487
Purchase 2,600 14.9600
Purchase 24,838 15.1782
Purchase 81,259 14.9600
Purchase 1,000 15.3323
Purchase 79 Transfer
Purchase 158,281 15.1214
Purchase 124 15.2754
Purchase 1,650 15.1777
Purchase 5,000 15.0220
Purchase 275,239 15.1536
Purchase 9,301 15.1678
Purchase 20,966 14.9600
Purchase 10,340 14.9600
Purchase 562 15.0354
Purchase 660 15.3677
Purchase 10,712 14.9600
Purchase 31 15.2977
Purchase 22,192 16.0200
Purchase 31,000 15.2671
Purchase 90,488 15.0950
Purchase 120,542 15.0521
Purchase 11,598 15.0767
Purchase 2,985 15.0188
Purchase 170 15.0688
Sale 222,198 15.2428
Sale 9,907 15.1607
Sale 31,000 15.2671
Sale 2,100 14.8985
Sale 2,785 15.1612
Sale 85 Transfer
Sale 900 15.2175
Sale 5,302 15.3700
Sale 23,936 15.1455
Sale 130 15.0246
Sale 1,246 15.4300
Sale 1,562 15.4371
Sale 4,000 14.9400
Sale 900 15.2175
Sale 300 14.9225
Sale 154 14.9323
Sale 10,621 14.9873
Sale 101 15.4100
Sale 217,753 15.2863
Sale 22,192 16.0200
Sale 4,593 15.1185
Sale 44,900 15.1631
Sale 10,340 14.9600
Sale 242 14.9723
Sale 129 14.9923
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 11651 15.0293
CFD Short 120542 15.0521
CFD Short 11598 15.0766
CFD Short 90488 15.0949
CFD Short 158281 15.1214
CFD Short 275239 15.1535
CFD Short 24838 15.1781
CFD Short 31000 15.2699
CFD Short 1000 15.3323
CFD Long 2100 14.8985
CFD Long 10621 14.9873
CFD Long 4593 15.1184
CFD Long 23936 15.1455
CFD Long 44900 15.1631
CFD Long 900 15.2175
CFD Long 222198 15.2428
CFD Long 217753 15.2863
CFD Long 1562 15.437
(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 22 November 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 Option money
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American, paid/received
or derivative relates European etc. per unit(GBP)
Option Purchased -1,000 1,500.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 500,000 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 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -1,000 1,100.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,400.0000 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 -500 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 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 -1,250 1,200.0000 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