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 14 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 124,459,051 5.64% 1,014,646 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,744,778 0.53% 14,932,666 0.68%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,750 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 136,207,579 6.17% 15,948,312 0.72%
(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 500 9.5697
Purchase 12,072 9.0500
Purchase 116,864 9.0500
Purchase 442 9.6096
Purchase 29,632 9.0500
Purchase 64,805 9.0500
Purchase 28,750 9.0500
Purchase 23,113 9.0500
Purchase 46,828 9.0500
Purchase 37,644 9.5210
Purchase 17,400 9.2668
Purchase 23,298 9.2668
Purchase 6,415 9.2668
Purchase 10,023 9.5452
Purchase 1,161 9.5171
Purchase 320 9.5697
Purchase 10,000 9.4397
Purchase 57,408 9.5547
Purchase 374 Transfer
Purchase 1,001 9.6225
Purchase 85 Transfer
Purchase 35,000 9.7100
Purchase 550 9.6947
Purchase 60,100 9.5432
Purchase 29,632 9.9400
Purchase 37,228 9.4918
Purchase 1,218 9.2650
Purchase 362,392 9.6664
Purchase 178,485 9.6150
Purchase 377,880 9.5197
Purchase 2,388 9.0500
Purchase 3,000 9.6109
Purchase 4,516 9.5171
Purchase 88,537 9.2650
Purchase 4,746 9.9400
Purchase 208,870 9.2650
Purchase 402 9.6096
Purchase 1,014 9.0500
Purchase 15,268 9.5171
Purchase 2,338 9.0500
Purchase 10,678 9.5171
Purchase 235,820 9.0500
Purchase 3,931 9.5171
Purchase 8,172 9.5171
Purchase 51,148 9.5171
Purchase 9,334 9.5171
Purchase 1,713 9.5800
Purchase 30,057 9.2081
Purchase 4,827 9.5171
Purchase 5,908 9.5171
Purchase 5,780 9.5171
Purchase 17,813 9.5171
Sale 1,001 9.6225
Sale 36,048 9.5014
Sale 59,444 9.5247
Sale 70 9.4605
Sale 15,443 9.5787
Sale 1,218 9.2650
Sale 700 8.9899
Sale 12,575 9.5787
Sale 36,463 9.6485
Sale 95,163 9.2979
Sale 316 Transfer
Sale 37,476 9.5787
Sale 181 9.6505
Sale 36,886 9.5787
Sale 1,552 9.5787
Sale 6,246 9.5787
Sale 1,700 9.5900
Sale 12,526 9.5787
Sale 7,622 9.5787
Sale 11,755 9.5787
Sale 4,144 9.5787
Sale 85,154 9.7580
Sale 457 9.1050
Sale 3,388 9.6418
Sale 70,000 9.0500
Sale 3,583 9.5787
Sale 14,073 9.5787
Sale 2,862 9.5787
Sale 29,632 9.0500
Sale 1,140,713 9.5976
Sale 72,888 9.0500
Sale 382,949 9.5413
Sale 8,991 9.5787
Sale 1,661 9.5787
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 700 8.9899
CFD Long 95163 9.2978
CFD Long 117415 9.4301
CFD Long 24270 9.4564
CFD Long 36048 9.5014
CFD Long 59444 9.5246
CFD Long 1140713 9.5975
CFD Long 241264 9.6039
CFD Long 1001 9.6225
CFD Long 36463 9.6485
CFD Long 43890 9.7046
CFD Long 85154 9.758
CFD Short 126956 9.3482
CFD Short 37228 9.4917
CFD Short 60100 9.5431
CFD Short 57408 9.5547
CFD Short 230688 9.6029
CFD Short 3000 9.6109
CFD Short 178485 9.6149
CFD Short 1001 9.6225
CFD Short 20236 9.6465
CFD Short 362392 9.6664
CFD Short 15812 9.6715
(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 17 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