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 21 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 129,653,238 5.87% 1,263,449 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 12,072,181 0.55% 17,545,529 0.79%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,750 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 141,729,169 6.42% 18,809,978 0.85%
(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 56,634 8.0917
Purchase 3,000 8.0862
Purchase 201 7.9160
Purchase 14,601 7.9750
Purchase 460 7.9100
Purchase 3,497 8.0681
Purchase 4,758 8.0917
Purchase 162,177 8.0917
Purchase 42,639 8.0320
Purchase 13,051 8.0917
Purchase 482 8.0584
Purchase 1,468 8.0584
Purchase 12,709 8.0474
Purchase 3,451 8.0917
Purchase 200 8.0175
Purchase 1,363 8.0681
Purchase 597 8.3297
Purchase 417,097 8.2150
Purchase 432,649 8.0129
Purchase 4,399 8.0962
Purchase 6,356 8.1561
Purchase 32,058 8.0027
Purchase 2,800 7.8164
Purchase 21,108 8.1561
Purchase 8,182 8.1561
Purchase 3,867 7.8164
Purchase 12,425 8.0027
Purchase 11,050 7.8805
Purchase 15,000 7.7878
Purchase 1,101 7.9701
Purchase 1,032 7.9663
Purchase 4,105 8.0917
Purchase 37,958 7.5250
Purchase 1,477 7.9750
Purchase 17,500 7.8943
Purchase 772 8.0584
Purchase 1,071 8.0584
Purchase 135,524 7.9639
Purchase 3,446 8.0584
Purchase 1,237 8.0934
Purchase 9,652 8.0027
Purchase 604 8.0584
Purchase 1,880 8.0584
Purchase 580 8.0584
Purchase 1,668 8.0584
Purchase 3,051 7.9750
Purchase 5,894 8.0917
Purchase 9,270 7.9750
Purchase 10,135 8.0681
Purchase 5,941 8.0917
Purchase 486,411 8.0963
Purchase 11,431 8.0917
Purchase 350 7.9097
Purchase 1,224 8.1597
Purchase 1,843 8.0934
Purchase 1,360 8.0584
Purchase 64,890 7.9750
Purchase 275 8.0584
Purchase 10,531 8.0681
Purchase 2,347 8.0934
Purchase 17,148 8.0681
Purchase 111,240 7.9750
Sale 4,400 8.2069
Sale 64,881 8.1244
Sale 8,097 7.9058
Sale 588 Transfer
Sale 161 7.8653
Sale 170,960 8.2264
Sale 1,101 7.9683
Sale 1,000 7.8800
Sale 2,011 7.9130
Sale 4,427 8.0453
Sale 12,195 7.9951
Sale 1,871 7.9750
Sale 1,898 8.0857
Sale 10,608 8.0857
Sale 7,975 7.8719
Sale 400 8.1403
Sale 600 8.0805
Sale 19,004 8.2003
Sale 32,395 7.9750
Sale 14,601 7.9750
Sale 407,040 8.1172
Sale 300 7.9450
Sale 200 8.0175
Sale 325 7.8903
Sale 41,807 8.0267
Sale 417,097 8.2149
Sale 716,321 8.0296
Sale 75,000 7.9750
Sale 433 7.9203
Sale 10,000 8.2363
Sale 816 8.0253
Sale 37,958 7.5250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8097 7.9058
CFD Long 398793 7.9521
CFD Long 12195 7.995
CFD Long 200 8.0175
CFD Long 41807 8.0266
CFD Long 80164 8.0329
CFD Long 4427 8.0452
CFD Long 8069 8.0869
CFD Long 407040 8.1171
CFD Long 294772 8.1203
CFD Long 64881 8.1244
CFD Long 4400 8.2069
CFD Long 22756 8.2089
CFD Long 417097 8.2149
CFD Long 170960 8.2263
CFD Long 10000 8.2362
CFD Short 7040 7.7553
CFD Short 15000 7.7878
CFD Short 11050 7.8805
CFD Short 17500 7.8942
CFD Short 201 7.916
CFD Short 135524 7.9639
CFD Short 1032 7.9662
CFD Short 34462 7.968
CFD Short 432649 8.0128
CFD Short 200 8.0175
CFD Short 225762 8.0275
CFD Short 42639 8.032
CFD Short 3000 8.0862
CFD Short 4399 8.0962
CFD Short 260649 8.1558
CFD Short 417097 8.2149
(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 24 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