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 19 November 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 127,515,237 5.78% 1,176,071 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,889,767 0.54% 15,831,775 0.72%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,750 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 139,408,754 6.32% 17,008,846 0.77%
(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 1,600 8.4963
Purchase 400 8.5514
Purchase 1,177 8.4938
Purchase 102,908 8.6066
Purchase 3,886 8.3980
Purchase 10,982 8.4535
Purchase 14,585 8.5196
Purchase 20,942 8.5251
Purchase 1,624 8.4938
Purchase 13,000 8.2400
Purchase 1,120 8.5547
Purchase 446,550 8.5853
Purchase 30,959 8.4366
Purchase 330,095 8.5446
Purchase 24,000 8.5071
Purchase 1,256 8.8000
Purchase 16,036 8.4844
Purchase 38,240 8.4789
Purchase 4,206 8.5441
Purchase 1,300 8.5127
Purchase 1,287 8.2750
Purchase 42,738 8.4366
Purchase 1,023 8.2400
Purchase 341 8.2400
Purchase 953,694 8.8000
Purchase 20,289 8.5569
Purchase 33,740 8.5200
Purchase 281 8.4447
Purchase 26,030 8.5251
Purchase 13,850 8.5251
Purchase 7,568 8.2400
Purchase 1,032 8.2400
Purchase 6,285 8.5251
Purchase 11,121 8.5251
Purchase 9,487 8.5251
Purchase 41,423 8.5251
Purchase 11,722 8.5251
Purchase 80,344 8.2400
Purchase 2,534 8.5251
Sale 1,600 8.4938
Sale 537,681 8.4211
Sale 313,212 8.4785
Sale 24,961 8.5451
Sale 1,256 8.8000
Sale 364,945 8.5026
Sale 8,112 8.5371
Sale 1,300 8.5127
Sale 10,000 8.5006
Sale 350 8.5753
Sale 57,260 8.5676
Sale 12,437 8.5869
Sale 216,434 8.6545
Sale 11,664 8.5218
Sale 200 8.5853
Sale 24,150 8.2400
Sale 200 8.5553
Sale 55,646 8.2400
Sale 1,014 8.2400
Sale 135,997 8.4463
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 224937 8.2872
CFD Long 135997 8.4462
CFD Long 313212 8.4785
CFD Long 10764 8.5021
CFD Long 364945 8.5025
CFD Long 1300 8.5126
CFD Long 264104 8.5161
CFD Long 11664 8.5217
CFD Long 48640 8.5239
CFD Long 8112 8.5371
CFD Long 24961 8.5451
CFD Long 9050 8.5573
CFD Long 57260 8.5675
CFD Long 12437 8.5869
CFD Long 216434 8.6545
CFD Short 6273 8.24
CFD Short 3886 8.398
CFD Short 10982 8.4534
CFD Short 3000 8.4621
CFD Short 38240 8.4789
CFD Short 16036 8.4843
CFD Short 39450 8.4871
CFD Short 47017 8.4996
CFD Short 24000 8.5071
CFD Short 1300 8.5126
CFD Short 14585 8.5195
CFD Short 400 8.5514
CFD Short 280078 8.5529
CFD Short 15304 8.555
CFD Short 446550 8.5853
CFD Short 102908 8.6065
(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 20 November 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 750 2,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 600 1,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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