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 29 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 115,203,249 5.22% 1,973,526 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,451,563 0.16% 15,699,907 0.71%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 118,657,512 5.38% 17,674,433 0.80%
(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 1,105,757 12.8274
Purchase 36 Transfer
Purchase 89,000 13.0051
Purchase 36 Transfer
Purchase 609 12.9283
Purchase 218,516 12.7316
Purchase 100,125 12.5509
Purchase 366 12.3200
Purchase 100,000 12.3200
Purchase 78 Transfer
Purchase 400 12.7950
Purchase 189,299 12.5893
Purchase 220,880 12.4438
Purchase 920 13.1020
Purchase 92,337 12.7900
Purchase 215,664 12.6951
Purchase 1,500 12.2680
Purchase 43,919 12.6131
Purchase 305 13.1800
Purchase 29,000 12.8340
Purchase 92,337 12.7900
Purchase 46,169 12.8405
Purchase 2,712 12.3200
Purchase 64,330 12.3200
Purchase 443 12.6430
Purchase 1,500 12.2100
Purchase 27,136 13.9800
Purchase 19,069 12.3200
Purchase 12,866 12.3200
Purchase 1,200 12.7700
Purchase 16,111 12.3200
Purchase 235 12.9600
Purchase 3,564 12.3200
Purchase 1,480 12.3140
Purchase 15,671 12.3200
Purchase 1,900 12.6389
Sale 1,100 12.5579
Sale 2,198 12.7433
Sale 9,857 12.3061
Sale 15,700 12.5160
Sale 36 Transfer
Sale 109,240 12.5149
Sale 23,000 12.5259
Sale 16,793 12.3200
Sale 301 13.7810
Sale 87 Transfer
Sale 220,880 12.4488
Sale 8,921 12.3200
Sale 290,018 12.5339
Sale 400 12.7950
Sale 2,892 12.7433
Sale 129 Transfer
Sale 87 Transfer
Sale 259 13.9905
Sale 78 Transfer
Sale 7,228 12.7433
Sale 18,979 12.5837
Sale 12,970 12.3061
Sale 7,594 12.5837
Sale 100,325 12.5357
Sale 920 12.7991
Sale 52,537 12.4882
Sale 202 14.0305
Sale 5,772 12.5837
Sale 3,000 13.7900
Sale 25,000 12.9101
Sale 267 Transfer
Sale 150 13.8705
Sale 40,216 12.6769
Sale 63,310 12.3200
Sale 19,069 12.3200
Sale 253 14.0005
Sale 27,548 12.3200
Sale 32,413 12.3061
Sale 27,136 13.9800
Sale 294,862 12.5769
Sale 36 Transfer
Sale 36 12.2505
Sale 346,553 12.5386
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 146 12.3538
CFD Long 156926 12.436
CFD Long 52537 12.4881
CFD Long 109240 12.5149
CFD Long 15700 12.5159
CFD Long 23000 12.5258
CFD Long 100325 12.5356
CFD Long 346553 12.5386
CFD Long 1100 12.5579
CFD Long 294862 12.5769
CFD Long 133092 12.6492
CFD Long 40216 12.6769
CFD Long 35361 12.6853
CFD Long 400 12.795
CFD Long 920 12.799
CFD Long 25000 12.91
CFD Short 1500 12.21
CFD Short 1500 12.268
CFD Short 59482 12.5315
CFD Short 100125 12.5509
CFD Short 189299 12.5893
CFD Short 43919 12.6131
CFD Short 1900 12.6389
CFD Short 218516 12.7316
CFD Short 138944 12.7481
CFD Short 400 12.795
CFD Short 1105757 12.8273
CFD Short 17238 12.8316
CFD Short 609 12.9283
CFD Short 89000 13.005
CFD Short 920 13.1019
(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 30 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