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 26 September 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 114,244,703 5.18% 2,114,781 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,382,944 0.15% 14,997,557 0.68%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,630,347 5.33% 17,113,338 0.78%
(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 2,583 13.6914
Purchase 200 13.9123
Purchase 297,655 13.8516
Purchase 27,200 13.9128
Purchase 18,390 13.6900
Purchase 12,900 13.9128
Purchase 54,854 13.8137
Purchase 143,300 13.7359
Purchase 47,616 13.9041
Purchase 100 13.8400
Purchase 811 Transfer
Purchase 7,600 13.9128
Purchase 46,437 13.8185
Purchase 531,583 13.8813
Purchase 7,900 13.9128
Purchase 2,690 13.8571
Purchase 50,000 13.6900
Purchase 36,500 14.0527
Purchase 86,840 13.8885
Purchase 82,800 13.7000
Purchase 375 14.0300
Purchase 1,250 14.0300
Purchase 215 14.0300
Purchase 215 14.0300
Purchase 215 14.0300
Purchase 28,800 13.7000
Purchase 415 14.0300
Purchase 215 14.0300
Purchase 150 13.8600
Purchase 350 14.0300
Purchase 4,003 13.6900
Purchase 215 14.0300
Purchase 285 14.0300
Sale 811 Transfer
Sale 88 14.0205
Sale 109 14.0410
Sale 4,057 13.8669
Sale 5,412 14.3800
Sale 152,302 13.8525
Sale 179 13.9005
Sale 100 13.8400
Sale 8,024 13.8907
Sale 1,052 13.9400
Sale 89,638 13.9237
Sale 151 14.3710
Sale 44,277 13.8510
Sale 11,908 13.6900
Sale 84,607 13.9057
Sale 170 Transfer
Sale 460 13.8510
Sale 2,349 13.9844
Sale 215 14.4005
Sale 4,000 13.9329
Sale 315 Transfer
Sale 84,317 13.9270
Sale 23 14.3905
Sale 185 14.3510
Sale 391,364 13.9060
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 50977 13.7272
CFD Long 100 13.84
CFD Long 44277 13.8509
CFD Long 1000 13.8591
CFD Long 4057 13.8668
CFD Long 1403 13.8745
CFD Long 8024 13.8907
CFD Long 84607 13.9056
CFD Long 391364 13.906
CFD Long 100325 13.916
CFD Long 89638 13.9236
CFD Long 27429 13.925
CFD Long 84317 13.927
CFD Long 4000 13.9329
CFD Long 2349 13.9844
CFD Short 2583 13.6913
CFD Short 143300 13.7358
CFD Short 54854 13.8136
CFD Short 46437 13.8185
CFD Short 192519 13.8285
CFD Short 100 13.84
CFD Short 2690 13.8571
CFD Short 17012 13.8792
CFD Short 17527 13.8793
CFD Short 531583 13.8812
CFD Short 86840 13.8885
CFD Short 88580 13.8934
CFD Short 16556 13.8952
CFD Short 47616 13.904
CFD Short 200 13.9123
CFD Short 36500 14.0527
(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 29 September 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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 750 2,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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
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