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 22 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 107,110,993 4.81% 5,289,249 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 14,513,697 0.65% 11,705,029 0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,288,750 0.06% 1,757,675 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 122,913,440 5.52% 18,751,953 0.84%
(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 1,000 14.7722
Purchase 6,102 14.7052
Purchase 47,669 14.8900
Purchase 56,196 14.7582
Purchase 6,600 14.8812
Purchase 1,200 14.8615
Purchase 40,000 14.9055
Purchase 10,966 14.8356
Purchase 467,462 14.8179
Purchase 87 Transfer
Purchase 1,100 14.7995
Purchase 700 14.7524
Purchase 5,341 14.9504
Purchase 197 Transfer
Purchase 3,86 14.8064
Purchase 1,134 14.7276
Purchase 300 14.8777
Purchase 700 14.7524
Purchase 175 14.7775
Purchase 8,000 14.9763
Purchase 40,000 14.9083
Purchase 10,638 14.8164
Sale 8,609 14.8974
Sale 123 14.8723
Sale 1,134 14.7276
Sale 281,275 14.8311
Sale 600 14.8985
Sale 1,000 14.7469
Sale 310 15.0323
Sale 1,219 15.1223
Sale 197 Transfer
Sale 11,116 14.8028
Sale 1,134 14.7276
Sale 8,000 14.9763
Sale 40,000 14.9055
Sale 78,879 14.9276
Sale 500 14.7923
Sale 87 Transfer
Sale 128,000 14.8277
Sale 500 14.7923
Sale 318,697 14.8157
Sale 123 14.8923
Sale 28,227 14.9910
Sale 46,439 15.5600
Sale 8,000 14.9734
Sale 99 Transfer
Sale 700 14.7524
Sale 5,500 14.8949
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 700 14.7524
CFD Short 56196 14.7581
CFD Short 1000 14.7722
CFD Short 5000 14.7802
CFD Short 467462 14.8179
CFD Short 10966 14.8355
CFD Short 5638 14.8485
CFD Short 1200 14.8614
CFD Short 6600 14.8812
CFD Short 40000 14.9083
CFD Shor 5341 14.9504
CFD Long 1134 14.7276
CFD Long 8928 14.8013
CFD Long 2188 14.8086
CFD Long 318697 14.8156
CFD Long 281275 14.831
CFD Long 5500 14.8948
CFD Long 8609 14.8973
CFD Long 600 14.8985
CFD Long 78879 14.9276
CFD Long 8000 14.9734
CFD Long 28227 14.9909
(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 23 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
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 -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 -1,000,000 15.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
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 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 1,400.0000 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