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 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 112,318,107 5.03% 6,526,982 0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,056,290 0.23% 1,306,826 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.04% 753,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 118,376,547 5.30% 8,587,583 0.38%
(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 3,322 15.1800
Purchase 14,187 15.4000
Purchase 656,000 16.0000
Purchase 800 15.3125
Purchase 500,000 14.0000
Purchase 4,776 15.4000
Purchase 33,184 15.2525
Purchase 500,000 13.0000
Purchase 38,035 15.0735
Purchase 1,480,763 15.2695
Purchase 132,074 15.2500
Purchase 1,957,294 15.2710
Purchase 295,631 15.3596
Purchase 6,104 15.4000
Purchase 482,021 15.2500
Purchase 87,647 15.2963
Purchase 5,803 15.3671
Purchase 31,860 15.4000
Purchase 8,800 15.3072
Purchase 3,322 15.1800
Purchase 400,262 15.2476
Purchase 119 15.2725
Purchase 119 15.2725
Purchase 33,580 15.3959
Purchase 600,000 15.4000
Purchase 32,006 15.2500
Purchase 8,697 15.2515
Purchase 468,000 16.5000
Purchase 2,000 15.4100
Purchase 72,304 15.3739
Purchase 33,184 Transfer
Purchase 205,000 15.2600
Purchase 171,533 15.3907
Purchase 248,848 15.2876
Purchase 47,790 Transfer
Purchase 63 15.0254
Purchase 1,436,012 15.1909
Purchase 65,182 15.2005
Purchase 7,425 15.4237
Purchase 1,940,825 15.2717
Purchase 800 15.3125
Purchase 16,469 15.1893
Purchase 6,425 15.2976
Purchase 16,469 15.1864
Purchase 72 14.8477
Purchase 171,000 15.2633
Purchase 22,209 15.2721
Purchase 10,852 15.3648
Purchase 1,979 15.4000
Sale 132,074 15.2500
Sale 8,348 15.4000
Sale 3,355 15.2900
Sale 8,800 15.3043
Sale 119 15.2725
Sale 285,000 15.4000
Sale 3,322 15.1800
Sale 4,776 15.3971
Sale 50,196 15.4000
Sale 999 15.4000
Sale 1,495 15.4000
Sale 15,622 15.4000
Sale 1,106 15.4000
Sale 1,480,763 15.2667
Sale 65,182 15.2005
Sale 87,647 15.2934
Sale 71 14.9117
Sale 72,304 15.3726
Sale 1,718 15.2617
Sale 691 15.4000
Sale 72 15.3217
Sale 7,425 15.4221
Sale 357,110 15.4000
Sale 248,848 15.2876
Sale 1,673 15.4000
Sale 6,425 15.2976
Sale 295,631 15.3596
Sale 16,469 15.1864
Sale 140 15.2112
Sale 16,469 15.1864
Sale 38,035 15.0735
Sale 631 15.2600
Sale 231 15.2100
Sale 350,000 15.5000
Sale 5,771 15.4000
Sale 5,803 15.3642
Sale 59,898 15.4000
Sale 3,322 15.1771
Sale 22,209 15.2705
Sale 5,020 15.4000
Sale 16,969 15.4000
Sale 189 15.4317
Sale 2,530 15.4000
Sale 128,647 15.4000
Sale 622,591 15.3989
Sale 1,163 15.4000
Sale 1,000 15.2612
Sale 420 15.4212
Sale 298,953 15.3576
Sale 33,184 15.2498
Sale 469 15.4000
Sale 12,579 15.4000
Sale 171,000 15.2633
Sale 1,179 15.2100
Sale 32,006 15.2500
Sale 5,125 15.4000
Sale 2,544 15.4000
Sale 2,000 15.4077
Sale 15,711 15.4000
Sale 4,798 15.4000
Sale 1,436,012 15.1909
Sale 600,000 15.4000
Sale 1,310 15.4000
Sale 243 15.4117
Sale 10,852 15.3619
Sale 1,940,825 15.2717
Sale 71 15.2817
Sale 171,533 15.3892
Sale 5,357 15.4000
Sale 331 15.4000
Sale 851 15.2917
Sale 8,697 15.2515
Sale 800 15.3125
Sale 1,979 15.4000
Sale 33,580 15.3945
Sale 4,958 15.4000
Sale 25,252 15.4000
Sale 14,187 15.4000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 38035 15.0735
CFD Short 16469 15.1893
CFD Short 9790 15.2532
CFD Short 1480763 15.2694
CFD Short 119 15.2725
CFD Short 248848 15.2876
CFD Short 87647 15.2963
CFD Short 800 15.3125
CFD Short 5803 15.367
CFD Short 5576 15.3802
CFD Short 56938 15.394
CFD Short 7425 15.4236
CFD Long 3322 15.1771
CFD Long 33184 15.2497
CFD Long 8697 15.2514
CFD Long 22209 15.2705
CFD Long 8800 15.3042
CFD Long 11195 15.3183
CFD Long 10852 15.3618
CFD Long 171533 15.3891
CFD Long 4776 15.397
CFD Long 2000 15.4076
CFD Long 4825 15.4269
CFD Long 17560 15.4341
(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 24 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 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,500.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000 1,500.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 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