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 November 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 122,435,197 5.55% 971,677 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,647,201 0.53% 14,103,542 0.64%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,750 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 134,086,148 6.08% 15,076,219 0.68%
(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 211 10.6497
Purchase 8,828 9.7078
Purchase 84,274 9.7883
Purchase 15,294 9.8063
Purchase 83,145 9.7947
Purchase 5,119 9.8142
Purchase 300 9.3662
Purchase 22,000 10.2938
Purchase 376,729 9.7704
Purchase 14,897 9.7947
Purchase 61 10.8297
Purchase 54 10.8697
Purchase 44,510 9.9494
Purchase 262 11.3697
Purchase 335,566 9.8669
Purchase 709,467 9.9033
Purchase 645 10.4000
Purchase 1,014 9.4850
Purchase 2,962 9.6615
Purchase 1,481 9.4850
Purchase 88,000 9.8762
Purchase 226,750 9.4850
Purchase 9,070 9.4850
Purchase 68,619 9.7947
Purchase 67,203 9.7947
Purchase 6,709 9.8918
Purchase 275 9.9597
Purchase 4,068 9.4850
Purchase 28,763 9.7947
Sale 279 10.8003
Sale 107 10.9103
Sale 125 10.7903
Sale 349,295 9.7741
Sale 321 10.1510
Sale 8,963 9.4112
Sale 400 9.6305
Sale 300 9.3662
Sale 127 10.8003
Sale 42,800 9.9203
Sale 799 9.4850
Sale 880 9.9253
Sale 2,948 9.7878
Sale 2,071 9.7878
Sale 1,959 9.7878
Sale 3,352 9.7878
Sale 209 10.9103
Sale 22,252 9.7889
Sale 2,775 10.2500
Sale 2,800 9.3899
Sale 15,244 9.7988
Sale 58,600 9.8968
Sale 277,442 9.8400
Sale 150 10.0105
Sale 14,000 9.9835
Sale 676 10.3505
Sale 3,569 9.7878
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 11965 10.0064
CFD Long 4539 9.345
CFD Long 300 9.3661
CFD Long 2800 9.3898
CFD Long 79214 9.5089
CFD Long 67312 9.7653
CFD Long 349295 9.774
CFD Long 15244 9.7987
CFD Long 8403 9.8947
CFD Long 58600 9.8968
CFD Long 42800 9.9202
CFD Long 186263 9.97
CFD Long 14000 9.9835
CFD Short 2399 10.0464
CFD Short 22000 10.2938
CFD Short 300 9.3661
CFD Short 177947 9.6389
CFD Short 8500 9.6486
CFD Short 8828 9.7078
CFD Short 84274 9.7883
CFD Short 15294 9.8063
CFD Short 5119 9.8142
CFD Short 335566 9.8668
CFD Short 190282 9.8987
CFD Short 709467 9.9033
CFD Short 44510 9.9494
(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 13 November 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 750 2,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 600 1,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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