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 20 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 129,468,481 5.87% 961,089 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,721,557 0.53% 17,532,359 0.79%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,750 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 141,193,788 6.40% 18,494,448 0.84%
(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 142,078 7.8043
Purchase 700 7.3547
Purchase 380 7.8550
Purchase 160 7.4297
Purchase 370 7.8897
Purchase 14,278 7.8243
Purchase 45,853 7.7678
Purchase 22,799 7.5250
Purchase 149,366 7.7095
Purchase 5,512 7.8670
Purchase 270 7.6950
Purchase 40 Transfer
Purchase 2,402 7.7617
Purchase 505,617 7.7457
Purchase 1,997,172 7.7838
Purchase 3,365 7.7617
Purchase 84 7.7900
Purchase 400 7.7900
Purchase 12,804 7.8186
Purchase 1,990 7.6500
Purchase 9,276 7.8186
Purchase 10,708 7.5261
Purchase 200 7.6875
Purchase 22,759 7.7288
Purchase 400 7.4197
Purchase 400 7.7297
Purchase 250 7.3447
Purchase 344 7.5250
Purchase 200 7.6950
Purchase 250 7.6900
Purchase 500 7.8897
Purchase 106,384 7.5250
Purchase 1,400 7.8600
Purchase 34,537 7.7259
Purchase 7,844 7.8000
Purchase 300 7.6900
Purchase 650 7.7497
Purchase 5,196 7.8000
Purchase 550 7.6950
Purchase 19,206 7.5250
Purchase 650 7.5197
Purchase 850 7.5197
Sale 20,273 7.8866
Sale 14,753 7.8336
Sale 1,371 7.4383
Sale 118 8.4958
Sale 5,000 7.8888
Sale 304 7.8103
Sale 55,251 7.7849
Sale 208 Transfer
Sale 400 7.7850
Sale 71,351 8.2400
Sale 56,909 7.7515
Sale 18,904 7.8418
Sale 200 7.7103
Sale 3,709 7.6707
Sale 413,980 7.7301
Sale 1,630 7.8200
Sale 500 7.9405
Sale 4,399 7.5939
Sale 400 7.5438
Sale 94,573 7.8751
Sale 51 7.4855
Sale 40 Transfer
Sale 19,745 7.5809
Sale 231,252 7.6838
Sale 8,626 7.5490
Sale 200 7.6875
Sale 106,384 7.5250
Sale 44,719 7.8826
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 400 7.5438
CFD Long 8626 7.5489
CFD Long 4399 7.5938
CFD Long 180123 7.605
CFD Long 3709 7.6706
CFD Long 231252 7.6837
CFD Long 14176 7.6868
CFD Long 29349 7.6871
CFD Long 200 7.6875
CFD Long 56909 7.7514
CFD Long 8276 7.781
CFD Long 55251 7.7848
CFD Long 17764 7.7969
CFD Long 216093 7.8288
CFD Long 14753 7.8336
CFD Long 18904 7.8418
CFD Long 94573 7.875
CFD Long 44719 7.8825
CFD Long 20273 7.8865
CFD Long 5000 7.8888
CFD Short 10708 7.5261
CFD Short 6000 7.5454
CFD Short 227034 7.6719
CFD Short 200 7.6875
CFD Short 149366 7.7094
CFD Short 22759 7.7287
CFD Short 45853 7.7678
CFD Short 1997172 7.7837
CFD Short 142078 7.8042
CFD Short 272583 7.8115
CFD Short 14278 7.8243
CFD Short 5512 7.8669
(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 21 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