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 28 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 113,316,965 5.08% 5,331,598 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,101,971 0.18% 1,053,873 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.04% 753,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 118,421,086 5.30% 7,139,246 0.32%
(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 26,809 15.6894
Purchase 4,193 15.6100
Purchase 29,884 15.6745
Purchase 87,278 15.7080
Purchase 995 15.6674
Purchase 11,700 15.7458
Purchase 400 15.7026
Purchase 23,229 15.6766
Purchase 250 15.7875
Purchase 2,616 15.7100
Purchase 595,358 15.6710
Purchase 73,000 15.6098
Purchase 575,080 15.6570
Purchase 6,000 15.7300
Purchase 10,559 15.5755
Purchase 15,930 15.6100
Purchase 250 15.7875
Purchase 2,892 15.6289
Purchase 2,715 15.6930
Purchase 73,000 15.6098
Purchase 9,070 15.7427
Purchase 26,571 15.7280
Purchase 393,654 15.6956
Purchase 400 15.7026
Purchase 595,358 15.6710
Purchase 420 15.6777
Purchase 6,000 15.7300
Purchase 100 15.5977
Purchase 3,000 15.6530
Purchase 250 15.7788
Purchase 7,620 15.6331
Purchase 132,317 15.6137
Sale 7,620 15.6301
Sale 595,358 15.6710
Sale 93,278 15.7094
Sale 995 15.6674
Sale 10,559 15.5739
Sale 6,000 15.7270
Sale 79 15.5417
Sale 3,000 15.6500
Sale 300 15.5525
Sale 2,616 15.7070
Sale 6,000 15.7300
Sale 3,553 15.6100
Sale 18,475 15.6100
Sale 400 15.7026
Sale 29,884 15.6745
Sale 11,700 15.7443
Sale 2,715 15.6900
Sale 575,080 15.6570
Sale 87,278 15.7080
Sale 26,809 15.6880
Sale 23,229 15.6750
Sale 995 15.6674
Sale 9,070 15.7399
Sale 2,892 15.6273
Sale 26,571 15.7280
Sale 393,654 15.6928
Sale 73,000 15.6098
Sale 132,317 15.6123
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 6355 15.5445
CFD Short 10559 15.5755
CFD Short 125962 15.6171
CFD Short 3000 15.6529
CFD Short 29884 15.6745
CFD Short 23229 15.6765
CFD Short 2715 15.6929
CFD Short 393654 15.6956
CFD Short 400 15.7026
CFD Long 2892 15.6273
CFD Long 7620 15.6301
CFD Long 995 15.6673
CFD Long 4636 15.668
CFD Long 22173 15.6922
CFD Long 2616 15.707
CFD Long 6000 15.727
CFD Long 26571 15.728
CFD Long 9070 15.7398
CFD Long 11700 15.7442
CFD Long 700 15.8074
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
27/12/2007 Short 700 15.8074
(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 31 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