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 08 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 110,856,365 5.02% 6,687,108 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,563,178 0.25% 1,018,709 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 753,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,421,693 5.32% 8,459,592 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 93,388 15.3313
Purchase 1,473 15.1537
Purchase 328,768 15.1842
Purchase 80,934 15.1739
Purchase 170,445 15.3516
Purchase 282 15.3800
Purchase 26,300 14.9100
Purchase 47,595 15.3800
Purchase 10,587 15.3800
Purchase 10,740 15.3800
Purchase 36,358 15.3800
Purchase 35,800 15.3800
Purchase 9,195 15.3764
Purchase 18,457 15.2043
Purchase 44,875 15.2804
Purchase 2,937 15.1102
Purchase 3,580 15.3800
Purchase 2,112 15.3900
Purchase 11,827 15.4194
Purchase 24,438 15.2553
Purchase 33,027 15.2145
Purchase 3,000 15.3394
Purchase 9,582 15.3800
Purchase 39,825 15.3800
Purchase 118,743 15.4175
Purchase 2,318 15.3800
Purchase 7,000 15.0914
Purchase 1,570 15.2578
Purchase 256 15.3800
Purchase 1,241 15.3800
Purchase 36,838 15.4200
Purchase 24,438 15.2553
Purchase 557 15.1219
Purchase 246 15.3800
Purchase 10,550 15.3800
Purchase 10,600 15.3492
Purchase 46,354 15.4317
Purchase 14,001 15.1549
Purchase 85,441 15.1730
Purchase 230 15.0700
Purchase 400 15.2475
Purchase 460,832 15.3560
Purchase 6,000 15.2300
Purchase 335 15.1300
Purchase 3,059 15.2588
Purchase 21,693 15.2914
Purchase 493,304 15.2011
Purchase 51,370 15.2043
Purchase 21,693 15.2976
Purchase 58,374 15.3800
Purchase 2,937 15.1013
Purchase 14,484 15.3874
Purchase 27,464 12.2581
Purchase 9,559 15.3800
Purchase 61 Transfer
Purchase 79,538 15.2779
Sale 66,568 15.2860
Sale 1,902 15.2680
Sale 51,370 15.2030
Sale 44,875 15.2804
Sale 3,897 15.1500
Sale 36,838 15.4200
Sale 14,484 15.3851
Sale 256 15.3800
Sale 448 15.3417
Sale 37 15.3935
Sale 49,467 15.3800
Sale 282 15.3800
Sale 24,865 15.2411
Sale 342 15.1317
Sale 10,600 15.3463
Sale 246 15.3800
Sale 73 15.1235
Sale 1,241 15.3800
Sale 2,042 15.2680
Sale 4,208 15.2680
Sale 80,934 15.1739
Sale 21,693 15.2976
Sale 79,538 15.2779
Sale 2,318 15.3771
Sale 27,464 12.2581
Sale 3,000 15.3365
Sale 3,341 15.2680
Sale 6,000 15.2271
Sale 246 15.2317
Sale 58,374 15.3800
Sale 21,693 15.2914
Sale 1,795 15.2680
Sale 118,743 15.4159
Sale 98 Transfer
Sale 2,112 15.3900
Sale 328,768 15.1815
Sale 170,445 15.3502
Sale 24,438 15.2553
Sale 7,000 15.0886
Sale 3,059 15.2573
Sale 47,595 15.3800
Sale 2,937 15.1013
Sale 33,027 15.2145
Sale 24,438 15.2524
Sale 127 15.2217
Sale 509 15.0500
Sale 36,838 15.4200
Sale 327 Transfer
Sale 485,270 15.3509
Sale 460,832 15.3560
Sale 200 15.1337
Sale 93,388 15.3286
Sale 285,000 15.4000
Sale 333 15.2235
Sale 1,570 15.2578
Sale 173 15.2235
Sale 2,937 15.1102
Sale 11,827 15.4178
Sale 18,457 15.2028
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 7000 15.0914
CFD Short 557 15.1218
CFD Short 1667 15.1455
CFD Short 1473 15.1536
CFD Short 44109 15.1759
CFD Short 328768 15.1842
CFD Short 18457 15.2042
CFD Short 19668 15.2557
CFD Short 3059 15.2587
CFD Short 79538 15.2779
CFD Short 3000 15.3393
CFD Short 5761 15.3622
CFD Short 2112 15.39
CFD Short 1500 15.4313
CFD Long 33027 15.2144
CFD Long 6000 15.2271
CFD Long 24438 15.2523
CFD Long 93388 15.3285
CFD Long 154714 15.341
CFD Long 10600 15.3463
CFD Long 2318 15.377
CFD Long 14484 15.385
CFD Long 118743 15.4159
CFD Long 11827 15.4178
CFD Long 5683 15.423
CFD Long 10048 15.4503
(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 09 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 -500 950.0000 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
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 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 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