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 31 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 112,943,697 5.06% 5,761,864 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,532,237 0.20% 1,104,129 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.04% 753,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 118,478,084 5.31% 7,619,768 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 14,581 15.6007
Purchase 33,275 15.3547
Purchase 972 15.6000
Purchase 13,592 15.4600
Purchase 97,414 15.3939
Purchase 23,364 15.3968
Purchase 3,972 15.4003
Purchase 101,838 15.3850
Purchase 413,404 15.3724
Purchase 68,444 15.4668
Purchase 279,005 15.3605
Purchase 16,457 15.4600
Purchase 30,145 15.4600
Purchase 9,665 15.3410
Purchase 101,838 15.3850
Purchase 1,647 15.4600
Purchase 44,317 15.3498
Purchase 68,444 15.4668
Purchase 38,188 15.4600
Purchase 93 Transfer
Purchase 1,522 15.4600
Purchase 1,217 15.4537
Purchase 8,432 15.4260
Purchase 1,100 Transfer
Purchase 1,402 15.3100
Purchase 381,412 15.3857
Sale 3,972 15.3990
Sale 481,848 15.3858
Sale 93 Transfer
Sale 1,402 15.3100
Sale 68,444 15.4668
Sale 68,444 15.4639
Sale 23,364 15.3952
Sale 5,104 15.4600
Sale 97,414 15.3909
Sale 22,966 15.4600
Sale 14,581 15.5979
Sale 63,794 15.4600
Sale 8,432 15.4245
Sale 1,464 15.4600
Sale 413,404 15.3724
Sale 1,217 15.4537
Sale 381,412 15.3857
Sale 2,151 15.4600
Sale 44,317 15.3483
Sale 1,402 15.3100
Sale 279,005 15.3577
Sale 9,665 15.3410
Sale 101,838 15.3850
Sale 33,275 15.3533
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 9665 15.341
CFD Short 44317 15.3498
CFD Short 28999 15.3546
CFD Short 4276 15.355
CFD Short 14581 15.6007
CFD Long 279005 15.3577
CFD Long 97414 15.3909
CFD Long 3568 15.3933
CFD Long 23364 15.3952
CFD Long 8432 15.4245
CFD Long 404 15.4486
CFD Long 1217 15.4537
CFD Long 68444 15.4638
(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 01 January 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 500,000 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 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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