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 07 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 110,980,239 5.03% 6,676,654 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,640,627 0.26% 1,064,759 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 753,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,623,016 5.33% 8,495,188 0.38%
(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 60,464 15.3111
Purchase 17,409 15.3400
Purchase 321 14.9128
Purchase 14,000 15.3550
Purchase 1,946 15.3500
Purchase 103 15.1880
Purchase 80,929 15.1755
Purchase 8,641 15.3807
Purchase 8,492 15.2431
Purchase 2,649 15.3325
Purchase 119,364 15.4653
Purchase 68 15.4225
Purchase 118,655 15.3278
Purchase 11,557 15.2331
Purchase 55,882 15.1194
Purchase 78,129 Transfer
Purchase 10,740 14.9100
Purchase 2,800 15.4018
Purchase 5,400 14.9733
Purchase 20,382 15.1905
Purchase 8,328 15.0548
Purchase 4,202 14.9100
Purchase 10,587 14.9100
Purchase 38,431 15.1540
Purchase 2,800 15.4018
Purchase 10,838 14.9100
Purchase 82,341 15.0136
Purchase 94,260 15.0511
Purchase 900 15.1729
Purchase 112,113 15.3236
Purchase 34,454 15.3866
Purchase 418,913 15.1920
Purchase 3,074 15.3624
Purchase 1,071 15.2009
Purchase 14,000 15.3550
Purchase 50,930 15.1661
Purchase 4,193 14.9100
Purchase 2,649 15.3283
Purchase 60,464 15.3110
Purchase 73,869 15.1678
Purchase 2,800 14.8900
Purchase 338,143 15.1760
Purchase 68 15.4225
Purchase 187,275 15.3273
Purchase 1,458 15.3866
Purchase 20,227 15.0107
Purchase 58,531 15.1289
Sale 119,364 15.4653
Sale 352,143 15.1832
Sale 303 Transfer
Sale 60,464 15.3111
Sale 112,113 15.3209
Sale 1,756 15.2424
Sale 8,641 15.3807
Sale 304 Transfer
Sale 14,000 15.3550
Sale 94,260 15.0498
Sale 2,649 15.3325
Sale 38,431 15.1524
Sale 321 14.9100
Sale 297 15.1635
Sale 20,382 15.1876
Sale 2,800 14.8878
Sale 900 15.1700
Sale 30,689 15.2478
Sale 78 15.3517
Sale 8,328 15.0526
Sale 210,294 15.2424
Sale 1,262 15.2424
Sale 260 15.1125
Sale 5,400 14.9718
Sale 80,929 15.1740
Sale 187,275 15.3273
Sale 425 15.1512
Sale 73,869 15.1650
Sale 17,409 15.3370
Sale 118,655 15.3278
Sale 14,000 15.3521
Sale 20,227 15.0093
Sale 1,152 15.2424
Sale 3,074 15.3605
Sale 2,800 15.4018
Sale 338,143 15.1760
Sale 82,341 15.0107
Sale 60,464 15.3110
Sale 160 15.3512
Sale 11,557 15.2316
Sale 498 15.2424
Sale 68 15.4225
Sale 50,930 15.1661
Sale 55,882 15.1194
Sale 2,649 15.3283
Sale 8,492 15.2431
Sale 247,739 15.3234
Sale 1,071 15.1980
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 321 14.9128
CFD Short 60687 15.033
CFD Short 8328 15.0548
CFD Short 4725 15.0821
CFD Short 28848 15.0842
CFD Short 73869 15.1677
CFD Short 900 15.1728
CFD Short 80929 15.1754
CFD Short 20382 15.1904
CFD Short 1071 15.2009
CFD Short 11557 15.233
CFD Short 34580 15.3063
CFD Short 118655 15.3277
CFD Short 6148 15.3624
CFD Short 8641 15.3806
CFD Short 2800 15.4018
CFD Short 68 15.4225
CFD Long 2800 14.8877
CFD Long 16714 14.9533
CFD Long 5400 14.9718
CFD Long 82341 15.0107
CFD Long 38431 15.1524
CFD Long 50930 15.1661
CFD Long 8492 15.243
CFD Long 2795 15.2551
CFD Long 112113 15.3208
CFD Long 17409 15.337
CFD Long 14000 15.352
CFD Long 718 15.3559
(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 08 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 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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