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 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 125,601,418 5.69% 1,223,184 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,884,834 0.54% 15,737,145 0.71%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,750 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 137,490,002 6.23% 16,961,329 0.77%
(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 378 9.5897
Purchase 6,173 8.7126
Purchase 262,388 8.8955
Purchase 5,267 8.8593
Purchase 336,217 8.9692
Purchase 10,350 8.7200
Purchase 800 8.7000
Purchase 1,783 8.7200
Purchase 773,872 9.0034
Purchase 1,105 8.9000
Purchase 2,500 9.0167
Purchase 9,936 8.7200
Purchase 62,500 9.0263
Purchase 64,056 8.6847
Purchase 33,400 9.0008
Purchase 4,600 8.8748
Purchase 6,783 8.7106
Purchase 1,299 8.9427
Purchase 162,320 8.9783
Purchase 58,896 8.7200
Purchase 23,607 8.8688
Purchase 7,945 8.7126
Purchase 22,599 8.8879
Purchase 229,090 8.9136
Purchase 20,500 8.7126
Purchase 26,063 8.8593
Purchase 25,675 8.6847
Purchase 1,478 8.7200
Purchase 9,070 8.7200
Purchase 1,479 8.8593
Purchase 34,258 8.8593
Purchase 3,331 8.8593
Purchase 734 8.8750
Purchase 563 8.9436
Purchase 5,393 8.8593
Purchase 16,116 8.8593
Purchase 43,877 8.7200
Purchase 35,000 8.6847
Purchase 3,990 8.8593
Purchase 30,000 9.5583
Purchase 22,722 8.6847
Purchase 6,823 8.8593
Purchase 746 9.1200
Purchase 43,862 8.6847
Purchase 41,247 8.6847
Purchase 32,451 8.8593
Purchase 9,189 8.8593
Purchase 3,135 9.9400
Sale 1,299 8.9427
Sale 4,600 8.8763
Sale 686 Transfer
Sale 18,020 8.8473
Sale 24,851 8.8899
Sale 39,774 8.6989
Sale 800 8.6599
Sale 601 Transfer
Sale 445 Transfer
Sale 7,221 8.7655
Sale 1,637 8.7200
Sale 300 9.1603
Sale 24,200 8.9019
Sale 384,582 8.9125
Sale 31,612 8.7115
Sale 83 9.6603
Sale 244 9.6655
Sale 280 Transfer
Sale 168,923 8.7684
Sale 361 Transfer
Sale 68,996 8.8988
Sale 265 Transfer
Sale 58,896 8.7200
Sale 200 Transfer
Sale 232 Transfer
Sale 522,881 8.8257
Sale 335 9.7155
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 800 8.6599
CFD Long 39774 8.6988
CFD Long 31612 8.7114
CFD Long 324617 8.7514
CFD Long 168923 8.7684
CFD Long 6615 8.8191
CFD Long 18020 8.8472
CFD Long 24851 8.8898
CFD Long 68996 8.8987
CFD Long 384582 8.9125
CFD Long 1299 8.9426
CFD Long 198264 8.9471
CFD Short 6783 8.7106
CFD Short 6068 8.72
CFD Short 23607 8.8688
CFD Short 22599 8.8879
CFD Short 262388 8.8954
CFD Short 10133 8.9025
CFD Short 229090 8.9136
CFD Short 1299 8.9426
CFD Short 183075 8.968
CFD Short 93472 8.9692
CFD Short 59670 8.9725
CFD Short 162320 8.9782
CFD Short 33400 9.0008
CFD Short 773872 9.0033
CFD Short 2500 9.0167
CFD Short 62500 9.0262
(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 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