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 18 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 123,314,751 5.59% 2,566,582 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,212,039 0.15% 14,957,173 0.68%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 251,000 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 126,529,490 5.73% 17,774,755 0.81%
(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 2,728 12.9793
Purchase 266 Transfer
Purchase 350,000 13.5395
Purchase 16,195 13.3092
Purchase 13,767 13.1810
Purchase 6,652 13.4000
Purchase 187,696 13.2538
Purchase 180,000 12.9824
Purchase 373,623 13.2481
Purchase 300 13.3195
Purchase 1,493,156 13.2885
Purchase 33,900 13.2244
Purchase 144,354 13.2578
Purchase 13,939 13.0272
Purchase 5,100 13.2059
Purchase 2,300 13.2242
Purchase 21,622 13.0724
Purchase 279 Transfer
Purchase 128,659 13.2044
Purchase 1,755 13.3798
Purchase 3,279 13.2449
Purchase 129,400 12.9000
Purchase 215 12.9990
Purchase 225 13.3500
Purchase 2,030 13.1700
Purchase 4,440 13.4099
Purchase 1,780 13.4300
Purchase 30,114 13.6993
Purchase 19,496 13.1811
Purchase 146,305 13.0939
Purchase 6,868 13.1700
Purchase 42 13.4100
Sale 1,909 12.9157
Sale 43 14.2520
Sale 109,500 13.3822
Sale 154 Transfer
Sale 93,233 13.2624
Sale 6,652 13.1700
Sale 10,000 13.2380
Sale 16,002 13.4926
Sale 2,728 13.2122
Sale 2,300 13.2229
Sale 117 Transfer
Sale 7,750 13.2029
Sale 94 13.0783
Sale 93 14.2510
Sale 315,871 13.2430
Sale 201 13.8010
Sale 563 Transfer
Sale 350,000 13.5395
Sale 128,813 13.2093
Sale 400 13.2700
Sale 200 13.2700
Sale 1,255,663 13.2409
Sale 1,755 13.4380
Sale 328,649 13.2509
Sale 436 Transfer
Sale 37,745 13.1700
Sale 11,896 13.4697
Sale 13,847 13.3787
Sale 13,767 13.1810
Sale 47,838 13.1081
Sale 266 Transfer
Sale 1,300 13.1700
Sale 4,174 13.1700
Sale 46,900 13.2629
Sale 347 13.2720
Sale 700 13.2700
Sale 873 13.1700
Sale 490 13.2500
Sale 279 Transfer
Sale 25,000 13.1700
Sale 157 14.0110
Sale 180,000 12.9824
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1909 12.9156
CFD Long 94 13.0782
CFD Long 47838 13.1081
CFD Long 5608 13.17
CFD Long 128813 13.2092
CFD Long 2728 13.2121
CFD Long 40892 13.2123
CFD Long 2300 13.2228
CFD Long 10000 13.238
CFD Long 1255663 13.2409
CFD Long 315871 13.243
CFD Long 116250 13.2437
CFD Long 178959 13.251
CFD Long 46900 13.2629
CFD Long 1857 13.269
CFD Long 33440 13.2743
CFD Long 13847 13.3786
CFD Long 1755 13.4379
CFD Long 11896 13.4697
CFD Long 16002 13.4925
CFD Short 2728 12.9793
CFD Short 13939 13.0272
CFD Short 21622 13.0724
CFD Short 146305 13.0939
CFD Short 19496 13.1811
CFD Short 128659 13.2043
CFD Short 5100 13.2059
CFD Short 2300 13.2242
CFD Short 106080 13.2384
CFD Short 143572 13.2433
CFD Short 187696 13.2537
CFD Short 144354 13.2577
CFD Short 123971 13.2619
CFD Short 1493156 13.2884
CFD Short 16195 13.3091
CFD Short 1755 13.3797
(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 19 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 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
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