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 25 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 113,636,154 5.15% 1,923,340 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,162,671 0.14% 14,386,254 0.65%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 116,801,525 5.29% 16,310,594 0.74%
(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 583 14.41
Purchase 119,232 14.2948
Purchase 7 14.32
Purchase 11,381 14.4284
Purchase 394,989 14.3275
Purchase 48,014 14.4284
Purchase 181 Transfer
Purchase 85,500 14.2795
Purchase 500 14.5224
Purchase 6,387 14.4
Purchase 43,200 14.799
Purchase 124,200 14.799
Purchase 919,229 14.2965
Purchase 1,300 14.4846
Purchase 1,277 14.4
Purchase 52,500 14.2795
Purchase 2,390 14.3449
Purchase 5,182 14.4
Purchase 481 14.25
Purchase 50,400 14.2795
Purchase 8,353 14.4
Purchase 180,300 14.2795
Purchase 2,006 14.4519
Purchase 7,438 14.2544
Purchase 99,297 14.3537
Purchase 265,140 14.3999
Purchase 100 14.41
Purchase 30,169 14.4097
Purchase 4,352 14.1617
Purchase 4,248 14.2062
Sale 203 14.351
Sale 89 14.3105
Sale 290 14.4
Sale 600 14.4
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 450 14.4
Sale 550 14.4
Sale 500 14.4
Sale 500 14.4
Sale 500 14.4
Sale 3,500 14.4
Sale 1,000 14.4
Sale 1,000 14.4
Sale 750 14.4
Sale 650 14.4
Sale 100 14.41
Sale 33,254 14.2526
Sale 2,535 14.3384
Sale 1,000 14.4789
Sale 7,544 14.445
Sale 389 14.501
Sale 130 14.2705
Sale 949 Transfer
Sale 181 Transfer
Sale 3,900 14.3672
Sale 166,374 14.2762
Sale 50,000 14.3831
Sale 1,000 14.41
Sale 24,000 14.3865
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 2,300 14.2693
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 195,557 14.3393
Sale 886,933 14.3502
Sale 119,565 14.2985
Sale 1,000 14.4789
Sale 275 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 300 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 520 14.4005
Sale 250 14.4
Sale 475 14.4
Sale 500 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 375 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 300 14.3005
Sale 500 14.4
Sale 600 14.4029
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 500 14.4
Sale 250 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 550 14.4
Sale 30,331 14.4027
Sale 375 14.4
Sale 250 14.4
Sale 500 14.4
Sale 825 14.4
Sale 4,352 14.3423
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 480 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 450 14.4
Sale 500 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 260 14.4
Sale 650 14.4
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 300 14.4
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 300 14.4
Sale 500 14.4
Sale 300 14.4
Sale 750 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 500 14.4
Sale 350 14.4
Sale 500 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 400 14.4
Sale 450 14.4
Sale 550 14.4
Sale 600 14.4
Sale 500 14.4
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 11777 14.174
CFD Long 33254 14.2526
CFD Long 2300 14.2693
CFD Long 166374 14.2762
CFD Long 119565 14.2985
CFD Long 107695 14.3317
CFD Long 2535 14.3383
CFD Long 4352 14.3422
CFD Long 87862 14.3484
CFD Long 886933 14.3501
CFD Long 3900 14.3671
CFD Long 50000 14.3831
CFD Long 24000 14.3865
CFD Long 2626 14.4
CFD Long 1100 14.41
CFD Short 4352 14.1616
CFD Short 4248 14.2061
CFD Short 7438 14.2543
CFD Short 55669 14.2734
CFD Short 119232 14.2947
CFD Short 919229 14.2965
CFD Short 113792 14.3193
CFD Short 31466 14.3231
CFD Short 249731 14.3317
CFD Short 2390 14.3448
CFD Short 99297 14.3536
CFD Short 265140 14.3998
CFD Short 100 14.41
CFD Short 2006 14.4518
CFD Short 1300 14.4846
CFD Short 500 14.5224
(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 26 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