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 03 January 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 113,228,234 5.13% 5,407,915 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,006,867 0.23% 1,258,876 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 753,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 119,237,251 5.40% 7,420,566 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 190,381 15.5400
Purchase 819,986 15.5690
Purchase 56,400 15.5805
Purchase 325 15.4088
Purchase 780 15.4154
Purchase 83,642 15.4498
Purchase 112,399 15.5523
Purchase 26,032 15.4440
Purchase 201,118 15.5289
Purchase 14,558 15.3505
Purchase 1,000 15.3785
Purchase 1,000 15.7700
Purchase 1,300 15.4154
Purchase 83,642 15.4491
Purchase 1,000 15.3785
Purchase 164,313 15.7692
Purchase 1,950 15.4154
Purchase 33,900 15.4418
Purchase 14,703 15.7271
Purchase 18,000 15.4600
Purchase 1,071 15.9700
Purchase 63,873 15.5313
Purchase 1,550,000 Transfer
Purchase 190,381 15.5325
Purchase 15,757 15.9001
Purchase 9,519 15.9700
Purchase 15,000 15.9300
Purchase 293,914 15.5244
Purchase 490 15.4154
Purchase 9,636 15.4299
Purchase 78,129 15.3600
Purchase 9,143 15.3893
Purchase 1,033,962 15.5287
Purchase 16,000 15.5140
Purchase 2,314 15.9700
Purchase 29,171 15.6362
Purchase 34,701 15.5342
Purchase 293,914 15.5244
Purchase 18,000 15.4600
Purchase 13,843 15.7474
Purchase 300 15.4029
Purchase 25,173 15.4456
Purchase 500 15.8777
Purchase 438,302 15.4485
Purchase 410,142 15.4930
Purchase 3 15.3600
Sale 112,399 15.5508
Sale 438,302 15.4485
Sale 25,173 15.4426
Sale 4,254 15.3845
Sale 553,763 15.4693
Sale 410,142 15.4902
Sale 3,570 15.5482
Sale 3 15.3600
Sale 1,000 15.7676
Sale 15,000 15.9300
Sale 819,986 15.5690
Sale 1,071 15.9670
Sale 5,217 15.3845
Sale 412 15.5237
Sale 164,313 15.7678
Sale 293,914 15.5244
Sale 33,900 15.4418
Sale 16,000 15.5111
Sale 553 15.8083
Sale 40 15.3752
Sale 302 15.8083
Sale 34,701 15.5328
Sale 14,558 15.3505
Sale 1,000 15.3785
Sale 1,033,962 15.5287
Sale 29,171 15.6362
Sale 2,569 15.6100
Sale 5,971 15.3845
Sale 125,863 15.3845
Sale 122,579 15.8083
Sale 83,642 15.4491
Sale 56,400 15.5790
Sale 13,843 15.7458
Sale 300 15.4000
Sale 90 Transfer
Sale 9,143 15.3865
Sale 83,642 15.4498
Sale 52,719 15.3845
Sale 837,986 15.5666
Sale 201,118 15.5289
Sale 7,204 15.3845
Sale 18,000 15.4571
Sale 18,000 15.4600
Sale 74 15.5717
Sale 9,636 15.4284
Sale 26,032 15.4410
Sale 5,573 15.3845
Sale 15,757 15.8985
Sale 2,372 15.3845
Sale 2,314 15.9670
Sale 90 Transfer
Sale 647 15.8083
Sale 76 15.4017
Sale 9,043 15.3845
Sale 1,082 15.8083
Sale 14,703 15.7271
Sale 2,275 15.3845
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 1000 15.3785
CFD Short 9143 15.3892
CFD Short 300 15.4029
CFD Short 9636 15.4298
CFD Short 25173 15.4455
CFD Short 201118 15.5289
CFD Short 34701 15.5342
CFD Short 31753 15.5396
CFD Short 13843 15.7474
CFD Long 14558 15.3504
CFD Long 26032 15.441
CFD Long 18000 15.457
CFD Long 410142 15.4902
CFD Long 16000 15.511
CFD Long 112399 15.5507
CFD Long 57946 15.5756
CFD Long 56400 15.5789
CFD Long 1000 15.7676
CFD Long 106367 15.8725
CFD Long 15757 15.8985
CFD Long 3385 15.9669
(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 04 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