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 20 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 109,331,925 4.90% 10,099,938 0.45%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,780,415 0.30% 1,371,691 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,290,000 0.06% 1,758,299 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,402,340 5.26% 13,229,928 0.59%
(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 24,047 14.9500
Purchase 2,400 14.8915
Purchase 2,056 14.9500
Purchase 178 14.9400
Purchase 1,266 14.9300
Purchase 211 14.9400
Purchase 30,998 14.9569
Purchase 4,815 14.9769
Purchase 5,000 14.8840
Purchase 911 14.9300
Purchase 92 15.0277
Purchase 983 14.9400
Purchase 1,100 14.9273
Purchase 326 14.9500
Purchase 2,055 14.9300
Purchase 170 14.7988
Purchase 270 14.7988
Purchase 79 14.9400
Purchase 1,700 14.9310
Purchase 2,998,743 14.9800
Purchase 1,528 14.9500
Purchase 144 14.9400
Purchase 5,524 15.0985
Purchase 260 15.0688
Purchase 11,184 14.8613
Purchase 128 14.9300
Purchase 1,586 14.9300
Purchase 9,916 14.8183
Purchase 748 14.9400
Purchase 162 14.9400
Purchase 1,588 14.9500
Purchase 1,370 14.9500
Purchase 2,208 14.8908
Purchase 56,835 14.8968
Purchase 139 14.9500
Purchase 578 14.9500
Purchase 584 14.9400
Purchase 1,450 14.9400
Purchase 32,000 16.5000
Purchase 564 14.9500
Purchase 620,839 14.9427
Purchase 87 14.9400
Purchase 7,366 14.9300
Purchase 1,941 14.9300
Purchase 165 14.9400
Purchase 624 14.9400
Purchase 185,189 14.9128
Purchase 726 14.9500
Purchase 270 14.7988
Purchase 900 14.9400
Purchase 550 14.7988
Purchase 152,164 14.9143
Purchase 150 14.7988
Purchase 425 14.7954
Purchase 170 14.8088
Purchase 547 14.9300
Purchase 367 14.9300
Purchase 744 14.9500
Purchase 914 14.9100
Purchase 150 14.7988
Purchase 104 14.9754
Purchase 657 14.8577
Purchase 4,043 14.9500
Purchase 135 14.7988
Purchase 1,021,288 14.9012
Purchase 1,432 15.0294
Purchase 15,488 15.0544
Purchase 689,781 14.8973
Purchase 94,193 14.9560
Purchase 400 14.8975
Purchase 867,637 14.8500
Purchase 300 14.9400
Purchase 1,373 14.9300
Purchase 14 14.9400
Purchase 4,339 14.9500
Purchase 914 14.9400
Purchase 613 14.9400
Purchase 257 14.9400
Purchase 535 14.9400
Purchase 3,500 14.7983
Purchase 159 14.9400
Purchase 94,000 16.0000
Purchase 309 14.9500
Purchase 985,419 14.8997
Purchase 2,284 14.9400
Purchase 150 14.7988
Purchase 492,434 14.8595
Purchase 404 14.9400
Purchase 1,193 14.9400
Purchase 35,869 14.9451
Purchase 626 14.9500
Purchase 2,019 14.9400
Purchase 38,154 14.9083
Purchase 200 14.7988
Purchase 1,802 14.9400
Purchase 912 14.9400
Purchase 53 14.9683
Purchase 2,055 14.9300
Purchase 2,269 14.9400
Purchase 21,168 15.0021
Purchase 13 14.9400
Purchase 217 14.9400
Purchase 1,600 14.8250
Purchase 1,388 14.9400
Purchase 59 14.9500
Purchase 2 14.9400
Purchase 545 14.9500
Purchase 135 14.7988
Purchase 136 14.9500
Purchase 1,432 15.0300
Purchase 668 14.8417
Purchase 3,993 14.9300
Purchase 200 14.7988
Purchase 43,021 14.9337
Purchase 1,370 14.9300
Purchase 332,428 14.9606
Purchase 1,544 14.9500
Purchase 1,827 14.9400
Purchase 169 14.9400
Purchase 1,000 14.9400
Purchase 170 14.8088
Purchase 885 14.9500
Purchase 162 14.9400
Purchase 3,197 14.9400
Purchase 142 14.9400
Purchase 644 14.9500
Purchase 518 14.9400
Purchase 1,432 14.9500
Purchase 1,370 14.9500
Purchase 7 14.9400
Purchase 170 14.9400
Purchase 2,284 14.9300
Purchase 15,227 14.9354
Purchase 35,869 14.9423
Sale 748 14.9400
Sale 326 14.9500
Sale 217 14.9400
Sale 1,266 14.9272
Sale 311 14.8000
Sale 545 14.9500
Sale 3,993 14.9300
Sale 1,941 14.9300
Sale 257 14.9400
Sale 14 14.9400
Sale 2,400 14.8900
Sale 518 14.9400
Sale 425 14.9712
Sale 8,849 14.9300
Sale 1,528 14.9500
Sale 1,600 14.8250
Sale 1,500 14.8812
Sale 1,370 14.9300
Sale 24,047 14.9500
Sale 5,154 14.9300
Sale 5,000 14.8818
Sale 21,168 15.0021
Sale 1,193 14.9400
Sale 3,500 14.7983
Sale 1,100 14.9244
Sale 2,703 14.9300
Sale 144 14.9400
Sale 1,802 14.9400
Sale 668 14.8402
Sale 2,055 14.9300
Sale 1,370 14.9500
Sale 7 14.9400
Sale 9,916 14.8168
Sale 185,189 14.9099
Sale 547 14.9300
Sale 1,700 14.9310
Sale 152,164 14.9143
Sale 4,043 14.9500
Sale 30,998 14.9556
Sale 5,524 15.0969
Sale 1,100 14.8012
Sale 1,432 14.9500
Sale 2 14.9400
Sale 726 14.9500
Sale 584 14.9400
Sale 4,339 14.9500
Sale 159 14.9400
Sale 367 14.9300
Sale 13 14.9400
Sale 492,434 14.8595
Sale 38,154 14.9083
Sale 128 14.9300
Sale 626 14.9500
Sale 15,488 15.0544
Sale 1,450 14.9400
Sale 67,600 14.9475
Sale 689,781 14.8946
Sale 108 14.8424
Sale 300 14.9400
Sale 620,839 14.9427
Sale 535 14.9400
Sale 2,269 14.9400
Sale 1,544 14.9500
Sale 358 14.9800
Sale 11,184 14.8585
Sale 1,827 14.9400
Sale 165 14.9400
Sale 2,055 14.9300
Sale 2,208 14.8908
Sale 1,432 15.0300
Sale 644 14.9500
Sale 624 14.9400
Sale 3,197 14.9400
Sale 35,869 14.9423
Sale 2,284 14.9400
Sale 309 14.9500
Sale 56,835 14.8955
Sale 900 14.9400
Sale 162 14.9400
Sale 914 14.9100
Sale 564 14.9500
Sale 138 14.8000
Sale 744 14.9500
Sale 332,428 14.9579
Sale 914 14.9400
Sale 87 14.9400
Sale 43,021 14.9322
Sale 1,700 14.9310
Sale 1,000 14.9400
Sale 4,815 14.9741
Sale 2,019 14.9400
Sale 179 14.8417
Sale 911 14.9300
Sale 15,227 14.9325
Sale 54 14.9117
Sale 59 14.9500
Sale 170 14.9400
Sale 404 14.9400
Sale 211 14.9400
Sale 2,998,743 14.9800
Sale 136 14.9500
Sale 1,373 14.9300
Sale 162 14.9400
Sale 79 14.9400
Sale 178 14.9400
Sale 885 14.9500
Sale 613 14.9400
Sale 1,586 14.9300
Sale 142 14.9400
Sale 1,370 14.9500
Sale 169 14.9400
Sale 2,056 14.9500
Sale 139 14.9500
Sale 620,839 14.9427
Sale 2,208 14.8908
Sale 1,588 14.9500
Sale 1,432 15.0294
Sale 985,419 14.8997
Sale 578 14.9500
Sale 1,388 14.9400
Sale 983 14.9400
Sale 35,869 14.9423
Sale 912 14.9400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 3500 14.7982
CFD Short 9916 14.8183
CFD Short 1600 14.825
CFD Short 668 14.8416
CFD Short 5428 14.8527
CFD Short 2400 14.8914
CFD Short 9036 14.8952
CFD Short 689781 14.8972
CFD Short 42371 14.9028
CFD Short 185189 14.9127
CFD Short 15227 14.9353
CFD Short 35869 14.9451
CFD Short 4815 14.9769
CFD Short 15488 15.0544
CFD Long 11184 14.8585
CFD Long 5000 14.8817
CFD Long 38154 14.9082
CFD Long 152164 14.9143
CFD Long 1100 14.9244
CFD Long 1266 14.9271
CFD Long 1700 14.931
CFD Long 43021 14.9321
CFD Long 23988 14.9398
CFD Long 332428 14.9578
CFD Long 5296 14.997
CFD Long 1714 15.0471
CFD Long 5524 15.0969
(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 Selling 94 16 EURO 21/12/2007 0
Put Selling 32 16.5 EURO 21/12/2007 0
(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 21 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 1,700.0000 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 1,500.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000 1,100.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -656 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -650 1,900.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 1,400.0000 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 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,500.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,300.0000 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 -468 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