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 24 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 123,709,056 5.61% 2,228,269 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,452,607 0.16% 14,304,573 0.65%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 127,164,363 5.76% 16,533,842 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 76,400 14.4000
Purchase 1,000 14.4500
Purchase 22,300 14.4000
Purchase 84,987 14.3060
Purchase 21,400 14.4000
Purchase 583 14.3500
Purchase 1,343 14.4239
Purchase 285 14.2900
Purchase 515 14.2300
Purchase 186,484 14.3207
Purchase 189,793 14.1508
Purchase 13,627 14.5562
Purchase 93,143 14.5414
Purchase 45,878 14.4199
Purchase 30,000 14.2417
Purchase 26,400 14.2366
Purchase 27,330 14.3625
Purchase 100 14.3900
Purchase 1,631 14.5500
Purchase 14,704 14.4000
Purchase 1,683 14.4239
Purchase 9,374 14.4239
Purchase 4,440 14.3500
Purchase 2,069 14.4239
Purchase 3,182 14.4239
Purchase 13,565 14.4239
Purchase 3,953 14.4239
Purchase 7,713 14.4239
Purchase 4,978 14.4239
Purchase 1,777 14.4239
Purchase 4,232 14.4000
Purchase 31,600 14.3500
Purchase 1,587 14.4239
Sale 129,879 14.3644
Sale 145 14.5410
Sale 314,535 14.2746
Sale 93,600 14.3500
Sale 193 14.4900
Sale 47 14.5010
Sale 40,669 14.3614
Sale 16,200 14.2925
Sale 100 14.3900
Sale 85,049 14.3166
Sale 96 Transfer
Sale 182,999 14.3795
Sale 2,270 14.2700
Sale 619 14.3076
Sale 5,298 14.3076
Sale 425 14.2205
Sale 11,835 14.4000
Sale 430 14.2300
Sale 150,970 14.3271
Sale 555,099 14.6030
Sale 111,932 14.6206
Sale 345 140610
Sale 189,793 14.1565
Sale 655 14.4000
Sale 583 14.3500
Sale 963 14.2686
Sale 101 Transfer
Sale 278 14.4805
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 963 14.2685
CFD Long 314535 14.2746
CFD Long 16200 14.2925
CFD Long 85049 14.3166
CFD Long 150970 14.3271
CFD Long 93600 14.35
CFD Long 40669 14.3614
CFD Long 129879 14.3643
CFD Long 39289 14.3669
CFD Long 143710 14.3829
CFD Long 100 14.39
CFD Long 37586 14.4
CFD Long 28238 14.4155
CFD Long 5257 14.4529
CFD Long 555099 14.603
CFD Long 111932 14.6205
CFD Short 26400 14.2366
CFD Short 84987 14.306
CFD Short 186484 14.3206
CFD Short 27330 14.3624
CFD Short 100 14.39
CFD Short 45878 14.4198
CFD Short 93143 14.5414
CFD Short 13627 14.5562
(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 25 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