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 17 September 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 122,988,817 5.57% 2,634,098 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,292,899 0.15% 25,626,565 1.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 251,000 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 126,284,416 5.72% 28,511,663 1.29%
(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 33,900 14.1769
Purchase 459,042 13.4937
Purchase 116,900 13.5002
Purchase 190 14.3790
Purchase 10,088 13.7581
Purchase 57,000 13.7600
Purchase 1,418 13.9650
Purchase 1,659,502 13.7577
Purchase 850 14.1795
Purchase 168,763 13.4684
Purchase 790 13.3191
Purchase 843,940 13.6173
Purchase 31,428 13.7600
Purchase 2,365 13.7176
Purchase 5,102 13.6703
Purchase 212,316 13.8866
Purchase 73,000 12.9000
Purchase 29,536 13.7333
Purchase 10,713 13.4074
Purchase 85 Transfer
Purchase 144,744 13.9304
Purchase 20,440 13.7499
Purchase 52,379 13.3191
Purchase 2,200 12.9400
Purchase 7,051 14.3611
Purchase 750 13.5400
Purchase 1,423 13.3191
Purchase 778 13.3191
Purchase 9,460 13.3191
Purchase 5,073 13.3191
Purchase 7,413 13.3191
Purchase 3,931 13.3191
Purchase 4,990 13.3191
Purchase 3,470 13.3191
Purchase 10,965 13.3191
Purchase 317,040 13.4537
Purchase 174,929 13.3191
Purchase 79,744 12.9000
Purchase 35,542 12.9000
Purchase 9,277 13.3191
Purchase 3,004 12.9000
Purchase 72,429 13.4241
Sale 149,625 13.7189
Sale 16,350 13.8395
Sale 450,000 14.2438
Sale 181 Transfer
Sale 268 13.5910
Sale 64 13.9600
Sale 1,922 12.9000
Sale 50 14.3782
Sale 413 13.6010
Sale 24,940 13.9641
Sale 1,669,084 13.6946
Sale 234 13.9000
Sale 1,415 12.9000
Sale 286 Transfer
Sale 400 14.3100
Sale 8,348 12.9000
Sale 2,720 12.9000
Sale 200 14.1900
Sale 10,302 12.9000
Sale 17,100 13.1349
Sale 449 Transfer
Sale 664 Transfer
Sale 436 Transfer
Sale 317,040 13.4591
Sale 1,659,502 13.7577
Sale 495 Transfer
Sale 267,415 13.5121
Sale 142,840 13.9278
Sale 306,800 13.6663
Sale 2,500 13.8324
Sale 85 Transfer
Sale 1,021 13.5263
Sale 150 Transfer
Sale 449,040 13.5573
Sale 17,766 13.2203
Sale 57,000 13.9000
Sale 300 13.7079
Sale 20,073 14.1250
Sale 49,000 14.2893
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
16/09/2008 Sale 80,603 13.7450
16/09/2008 Purchase 79,471 13.7507
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 179873 13.1035
CFD Long 17100 13.1349
CFD Long 17766 13.2203
CFD Long 11201 13.5003
CFD Long 267415 13.512
CFD Long 1021 13.5262
CFD Long 1669084 13.6946
CFD Long 300 13.7079
CFD Long 149625 13.7188
CFD Long 1659502 13.7576
CFD Long 166562 13.8307
CFD Long 2500 13.8324
CFD Long 16350 13.8395
CFD Long 102605 13.9086
CFD Long 142840 13.9277
CFD Long 24940 13.964
CFD Long 49000 14.2892
CFD Long 50 14.3782
CFD Short 6731 13.1715
CFD Short 311338 13.3803
CFD Short 10713 13.4074
CFD Short 72429 13.424
CFD Short 168763 13.4683
CFD Short 116900 13.5001
CFD Short 843940 13.6173
CFD Short 5102 13.6702
CFD Short 2365 13.7176
CFD Short 20440 13.7499
CFD Short 1659502 13.7576
CFD Short 140973 13.7594
CFD Short 212316 13.8866
CFD Short 144744 13.9304
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
16/09/2008 Long 80,603 13.745
(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 18 September 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 -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 750 2,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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
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