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 30 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 115,455,581 5.23% 1,697,192 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,101,190 0.14% 16,018,617 0.73%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 118,559,471 5.37% 17,716,809 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 7,190 12.4365
Purchase 63,257 12.5900
Purchase 2,200 12.4901
Purchase 3,973 12.5954
Purchase 10,000 12.0068
Purchase 84 13.0300
Purchase 5,717 12.4913
Purchase 750 12.5600
Purchase 220,880 12.4488
Purchase 48 12.7200
Purchase 837,613 12.3646
Purchase 2,100 12.3539
Purchase 88 12.7100
Purchase 17,569 12.5900
Purchase 2,784 12.5783
Purchase 81,514 12.6500
Purchase 14,000 11.7977
Purchase 178,462 12.4372
Purchase 408,725 12.5526
Purchase 143 12.8100
Purchase 1,200 12.5750
Purchase 83 12.3900
Purchase 149,362 12.5900
Purchase 807 12.3500
Purchase 262 12.4500
Purchase 179,338 12.5260
Purchase 2,000 12.2600
Purchase 24,979 12.6177
Purchase 2,926 12.5900
Purchase 8,282 12.5954
Purchase 2,399 12.5900
Purchase 45,950 12.5900
Purchase 1,122 12.4042
Purchase 129 13.0700
Purchase 31,112 12.5900
Purchase 11,667 12.5900
Purchase 6,032 12.5954
Purchase 8,517 12.5954
Purchase 1,053 12.5900
Purchase 350 12.4300
Purchase 274 12.5900
Purchase 198 12.3700
Purchase 324,247 12.4416
Purchase 41 13.0800
Purchase 42 12.4100
Purchase 2,741 12.5900
Purchase 9,615 12.5954
Purchase 3,032 12.5900
Purchase 600 12.6200
Purchase 106 13.0200
Purchase 6,039 12.5954
Purchase 790 12.5600
Sale 2,187 12.5962
Sale 12 12.5683
Sale 400 12.3680
Sale 16,206 12.5986
Sale 53 Transfer
Sale 325 12.8610
Sale 5,661 12.9800
Sale 15,113 12.3751
Sale 2,637 12.6408
Sale 272,639 12.5802
Sale 13,959 12.6944
Sale 71,354 12.3015
Sale 102 12.3805
Sale 179,891 12.4178
Sale 200 12.5500
Sale 4,928 12.5986
Sale 13,850 12.5900
Sale 1,200 12.7400
Sale 4,445 12.5900
Sale 17,170 12.5900
Sale 150,000 12.5900
Sale 25,469 12.5900
Sale 1,055 12.6408
Sale 4,174 12.5900
Sale 2,128 12.5900
Sale 200 12.6000
Sale 425 12.8000
Sale 81,514 12.6500
Sale 45,705 12.5900
Sale 13,710 12.5900
Sale 149,362 12.5900
Sale 197,272 12.6553
Sale 2,200 12.4901
Sale 88,200 12.5913
Sale 149,362 12.5900
Sale 778,760 12.5868
Sale 5,466 12.5962
Sale 13,420 12.4951
Sale 123 12.9500
Sale 1,662 12.5962
Sale 117 12.9005
Sale 81,514 12.6500
Sale 6,485 12.5986
Sale 1,200 12.5750
Sale 802 12.6408
Sale 171 12.3810
Sale 7,232 12.2771
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7232 12.277
CFD Long 71354 12.3014
CFD Long 400 12.368
CFD Long 15113 12.375
CFD Long 179891 12.4177
CFD Long 2200 12.49
CFD Long 13420 12.4951
CFD Long 119400 12.5245
CFD Long 12 12.5683
CFD Long 1200 12.575
CFD Long 778760 12.5867
CFD Long 88200 12.5913
CFD Long 131255 12.623
CFD Long 21984 12.626
CFD Long 197272 12.6553
CFD Long 2733 12.6933
CFD Long 2894 12.6934
CFD Short 14000 11.7977
CFD Short 10000 12.0068
CFD Short 2974 12.3182
CFD Short 2100 12.3539
CFD Short 837613 12.3646
CFD Short 60999 12.4082
CFD Short 7190 12.4365
CFD Short 178462 12.4371
CFD Short 324247 12.4416
CFD Short 220880 12.4487
CFD Short 2200 12.49
CFD Short 5717 12.4913
CFD Short 153638 12.5107
CFD Short 179338 12.526
CFD Short 1200 12.575
CFD Short 2784 12.5783
CFD Short 252113 12.5808
CFD Short 21969 12.59
CFD Short 24979 12.6176
(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 01 October 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