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 23 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 124,676,108 5.65% 1,954,018 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,105,513 0.14% 15,232,606 0.69%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 127,784,321 5.79% 17,187,624 0.78%
(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 92,337 14.7900
Purchase 150 14.3895
Purchase 345 14.3400
Purchase 115,114 14.3250
Purchase 860 14.7900
Purchase 98,015 14.1988
Purchase 14,634 14.0517
Purchase 57,000 14.3500
Purchase 5,426 14.1559
Purchase 278 Transfer
Purchase 500 14.3500
Purchase 435,542 14.2827
Purchase 1,480 14.2833
Purchase 1,300 14.1923
Purchase 2,761 14.3647
Purchase 86 14.0923
Purchase 56,010 14.3044
Purchase 132,580 14.1629
Purchase 33 14.8100
Purchase 36,780 14.3500
Purchase 49 14.6300
Purchase 4,036 14.3500
Purchase 175 14.3090
Purchase 14,286 14.7900
Purchase 8,950 14.0937
Purchase 20,000 14.3200
Purchase 200 14.3495
Purchase 300 14.2995
Purchase 2,006 14.1918
Purchase 400 14.3025
Purchase 58,848 14.7900
Purchase 99,460 14.2085
Purchase 100 14.2795
Purchase 200 14.2872
Sale 9,897 14.2333
Sale 559,044 14.2869
Sale 1,022 14.2976
Sale 161 Transfer
Sale 25 14.8000
Sale 890 Transfer
Sale 276,863 14.9957
Sale 115 14.4110
Sale 92,337 14.7900
Sale 400 14.3025
Sale 11,618 14.3437
Sale 456,243 14.3577
Sale 134 13.8410
Sale 146,634 14.2366
Sale 7,197 14.3500
Sale 194 14.6300
Sale 115,114 14.3250
Sale 14,286 14.7900
Sale 1,845 14.7900
Sale 2,509 14.3100
Sale 566 14.3100
Sale 340 14.2910
Sale 2,236 14.3500
Sale 63,571 14.3500
Sale 478 Transfer
Sale 44,915 14.3512
Sale 278 Transfer
Sale 1,280,143 14.1673
Sale 1,469 14.2496
Sale 11,651 14.3343
Sale 355 14.5830
Sale 153,628 14.3612
Sale 860 14.7900
Sale 53 14.3110
Sale 97,881 14.2317
Sale 31,524 14.3228
Sale 24,000 14.0479
Sale 115,114 14.3250
Sale 350 14.2829
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 24000 14.0478
CFD Long 1280143 14.1672
CFD Long 97881 14.2316
CFD Long 146634 14.2365
CFD Long 134077 14.2584
CFD Long 423617 14.2956
CFD Long 1022 14.2976
CFD Long 400 14.3025
CFD Long 31524 14.3227
CFD Long 11651 14.3342
CFD Long 11618 14.3436
CFD Long 1350 14.3466
CFD Long 44915 14.3512
CFD Long 456243 14.3577
CFD Long 153628 14.3612
CFD Long 276863 14.9956
CFD Short 12569 14.0467
CFD Short 14634 14.0517
CFD Short 86 14.0923
CFD Short 8950 14.0937
CFD Short 5426 14.1559
CFD Short 119384 14.1746
CFD Short 2006 14.1917
CFD Short 1300 14.1923
CFD Short 98015 14.1987
CFD Short 9861 14.2007
CFD Short 99460 14.2085
CFD Short 23964 14.2227
CFD Short 627 14.2519
CFD Short 435542 14.2826
CFD Short 400 14.3025
CFD Short 56010 14.3043
CFD Short 4274 14.35
(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 24 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 -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