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 13 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 124,367,051 5.64% 945,986 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,649,258 0.53% 15,625,365 0.71%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,750 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 136,020,059 6.16% 16,572,351 0.75%
(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 30,633 9.4850
Purchase 2,375 9.2650
Purchase 163,899 9.2650
Purchase 6,600 9.1879
Purchase 347,997 9.2298
Purchase 1,869 9.2150
Purchase 21,580 9.1952
Purchase 1,360 9.2447
Purchase 6,941 9.1680
Purchase 138,800 9.1602
Purchase 1,579,135 9.1900
Purchase 29,814 9.2650
Purchase 10,029 9.1914
Purchase 6,400 9.0950
Purchase 440 9.2400
Purchase 592,286 9.2070
Purchase 150,300 9.3694
Purchase 44,791 9.1425
Purchase 1,639 9.2650
Purchase 1,014 9.2045
Purchase 1,478 9.2650
Purchase 90,700 9.2650
Purchase 47,164 9.0993
Purchase 32,852 9.2650
Purchase 1,750 9.1850
Purchase 650 9.1400
Purchase 740 9.1750
Purchase 350 9.1647
Purchase 1,937 9.2650
Purchase 500 9.1947
Purchase 9,070 9.2650
Sale 159 Transfer
Sale 150,300 9.3694
Sale 2,028 9.2650
Sale 401,190 9.2187
Sale 1,247 Transfer
Sale 449 10.1010
Sale 22,576 9.2650
Sale 257,341 9.2574
Sale 377,304 9.2226
Sale 332 Transfer
Sale 1,920 9.1919
Sale 7,465 9.2466
Sale 27,615 9.1694
Sale 30,633 9.4850
Sale 4,729 9.2650
Sale 229 Transfer
Sale 1,032 9.2650
Sale 82 Transfer
Sale 3,865 9.1300
Sale 653 9.2650
Sale 101,632 9.2238
Sale 458 Transfer(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3498 9.1291
CFD Long 3865 9.13
CFD Long 27615 9.1693
CFD Long 61264 9.2013
CFD Long 13300 9.2067
CFD Long 132213 9.2185
CFD Long 401190 9.2187
CFD Long 101632 9.2237
CFD Long 231791 9.2258
CFD Long 7465 9.2466
CFD Long 257341 9.2573
CFD Long 150300 9.3694
CFD Short 6400 9.095
CFD Short 44791 9.1425
CFD Short 6381 9.1455
CFD Short 138800 9.1601
CFD Short 6941 9.168
CFD Short 6600 9.1879
CFD Short 1579135 9.1899
CFD Short 10029 9.1913
CFD Short 21580 9.1951
CFD Short 229883 9.2046
CFD Short 592286 9.207
CFD Short 49300 9.2581
CFD Short 68814 9.2931
CFD Short 150300 9.3694
(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 14 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