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 27 December 2007
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 112,744,894 5.05% 5,890,679 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,588,052 0.21% 1,039,869 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.04% 753,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 118,335,096 5.30% 7,684,323 0.34%
(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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 114,000 15.7200
Purchase 700 15.8074
Purchase 732,219 15.7582
Purchase 8,890 15.8511
Purchase 1,256 15.6100
Purchase 348,853 15.7222
Purchase 7,300 15.7211
Purchase 732,219 15.7582
Purchase 26,100 15.7889
Purchase 100,023 15.8632
Purchase 21,000 15.8557
Purchase 651 15.7863
Purchase 2,800 15.6844
Purchase 690,509 15.7636
Purchase 2,199 15.6496
Purchase 18,242 15.7571
Purchase 700 15.8074
Purchase 406 15.8100
Purchase 6,116 15.6839
Purchase 478,962 15.7656
Purchase 116,801 15.7819
Purchase 521 15.7800
Purchase 125,163 15.7107
Purchase 8,843 15.6100
Purchase 8,567 15.8800
Purchase 139,270 15.7521
Purchase 900 15.6900
Purchase 535 15.6900
Purchase 529 15.6500
Purchase 85,273 15.6377
Purchase 1,000 15.7824
Purchase 4,701 15.6130
Purchase 530 15.7800
Purchase 21,000 15.8557
Sale 348,853 15.7222
Sale 1,256 15.6100
Sale 732,219 15.7582
Sale 21,000 15.8527
Sale 521 15.7800
Sale 8,567 15.8800
Sale 100,023 15.8604
Sale 651 15.7847
Sale 1,000 15.7800
Sale 478,962 15.7656
Sale 6,116 15.6824
Sale 8,890 15.8481
Sale 535 15.6900
Sale 2,199 15.6466
Sale 139,270 15.7521
Sale 116,801 15.7803
Sale 690,509 15.7607
Sale 499,962 15.7694
Sale 2,800 15.6814
Sale 18,242 15.7557
Sale 4,701 15.6100
Sale 8,567 15.8800
Sale 7,300 15.7181
Sale 85,273 15.6363
Sale 700 15.8074
Sale 530 15.7800
Sale 8,843 15.6100
Sale 529 15.6500
Sale 900 15.6900
Sale 400 15.6612
Sale 26,100 15.7873
Sale 114,000 15.7200
Sale 21,000 15.8557
Sale 406 15.8084
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 4701 15.6129
CFD Short 6116 15.6839
CFD Short 2800 15.6844
CFD Short 900 15.69
CFD Short 3600 15.7126
CFD Short 7300 15.721
CFD Short 690509 15.7635
CFD Short 14642 15.768
CFD Short 1000 15.7823
CFD Short 651 15.7862
CFD Short 700 15.8074
CFD Long 82298 15.6299
CFD Long 2199 15.6465
CFD Long 139270 15.752
CFD Long 116801 15.7802
CFD Long 26100 15.7872
CFD Long 406 15.8084
CFD Long 2975 15.8101
CFD Long 8890 15.848
CFD Long 21000 15.8527
CFD Long 100023 15.8603
(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 28 December 2007
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 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,500.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000 1,500.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
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