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 25 November 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 121,625,119 5.51% 1,189,681 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 10,234,743 0.46% 9,885,768 0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 4,450 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 131,864,312 5.97% 11,076,449 0.50%
(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 284 11.07
Purchase 33,300 10.9976
Purchase 5,350 11.2001
Purchase 23,337 11.4878
Purchase 385 10.51
Purchase 12 10.51
Purchase 1,724 11.12
Purchase 91,231 11.26
Purchase 457,464 10.9063
Purchase 822 10.51
Purchase 793 10.51
Purchase 7,027 11.4878
Purchase 12,582 11.3013
Purchase 319,387 11.2446
Purchase 366 9.8
Purchase 1,752,053 11.1526
Purchase 90,259 11.2047
Purchase 588 11.22
Purchase 124 8.3697
Purchase 26 10.51
Purchase 112,776 10.7253
Purchase 48 11.3
Purchase 91,231 11.26
Purchase 5,990 11.1148
Purchase 110,954 10.5998
Purchase 135,175 11.189
Purchase 853 Transfer
Purchase 133 11.3
Purchase 1,923,707 11.1376
Purchase 197 10.51
Purchase 375,000 11.2527
Purchase 6,241 10.51
Purchase 15,454 11.1148
Purchase 4,155 10.51
Purchase 4,653 10.6215
Purchase 25,000 10.63
Purchase 34,661 11.1836
Purchase 71 8.365
Purchase 25,102 10.51
Purchase 199 11.3
Purchase 3,581 10.51
Purchase 1,053 10.51
Purchase 419,008 11.5222
Purchase 5,531 11.1935
Purchase 57,598 10.51
Purchase 89,431 11.1836
Purchase 47,790 10.7861
Purchase 1,962,832 11.0362
Purchase 1,476 10.5063
Purchase 947 10.5063
Purchase 43 10.51
Purchase 190 10.5063
Purchase 532 10.89
Purchase 4,579 10.51
Purchase 3 10.38
Purchase 362,502 10.7548
Purchase 366 11.13
Purchase 46,300 10.51
Purchase 152 8.3697
Purchase 2,028 10.51
Purchase 1,592 10.51
Purchase 2,604 10.51
Purchase 4,653 11.1148
Purchase 92 11.3
Purchase 66 8.3697
Purchase 2,935 11.241
Purchase 69,428 11.3013
Purchase 26,928 11.1836
Purchase 9,045 11.4878
Purchase 13,234 10.51
Purchase 1,347 10.51
Purchase 6,274 11.1935
Purchase 26 10.51
Purchase 432,242 10.51
Purchase 822 10.51
Sale 2,664 10.61
Sale 705,535 11.3192
Sale 148,909 10.845
Sale 3,100 11.2798
Sale 694,387 11.2547
Sale 567,073 11.3069
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 1,768 11.3041
Sale 7,529,976 11.2598
Sale 25,000 11.5033
Sale 10,088 11.1928
Sale 2,500 11.0338
Sale 8,300 10.6348
Sale 34,124 11.0308
Sale 26,095 11.3489
Sale 1,260 11.3
Sale 13,927 11.1928
Sale 1,898,187 11.1793
Sale 126,000 11.3
Sale 69,428 11.3202
Sale 366 9.8
Sale 5,350 11.2001
Sale 1,137 Transfer
Sale 47,106 11.0308
Sale 88,853 11.1944
Sale 169,373 11.3871
Sale 141,596 11.1615
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 650 11.22
Sale 350 11.22
Sale 5,462 11.3415
Sale 14,331 10.51
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 5,030 11.3417
Sale 5,875 11.3415
Sale 7,290 10.51
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 5,271 11.3417
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 450 11.22
Sale 350 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 37,968 10.51
Sale 4,155 10.51
Sale 659,290 11.2972
Sale 290,249 11.2561
Sale 3,959 10.5137
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 25,928 10.51
Sale 450 11.22
Sale 432,242 10.51
Sale 6,415 7.975
Sale 23,298 7.975
Sale 17,400 7.975
Sale 11,180 11.3412
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 325 11.22
Sale 450 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 350 11.22
Sale 550 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 550 11.22
Sale 750 10.39
Sale 350 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 70,242 10.51
Sale 1,752,053 11.1526
Sale 319,387 11.2446
Sale 550 11.22
Sale 350 11.22
Sale 49,496 11.3457
Sale 13,098 11.3409
Sale 350 11.22
Sale 60,917 11.341
Sale 200,859 11.341
Sale 57,598 10.51
Sale 550 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 650 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 6,352 10.51
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 400 11.22
Sale 650 11.22
Sale 550 11.22
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 41655 10.9749
CFD Long 2500 11.0338
CFD Long 81493 11.1077
CFD Long 1752053 11.1525
CFD Long 141596 11.1615
CFD Long 1775039 11.1874
CFD Long 88853 11.1944
CFD Long 5350 11.2
CFD Long 319387 11.2446
CFD Long 7529976 11.2597
CFD Long 1768 11.3041
CFD Long 567073 11.3069
CFD Long 705535 11.3192
CFD Long 49496 11.3457
CFD Long 26095 11.3488
CFD Long 169373 11.3871
CFD Short 3 10.38
CFD Short 25086 10.415
CFD Short 4653 10.6215
CFD Short 1659812 10.6884
CFD Short 112776 10.7253
CFD Short 362502 10.7547
CFD Short 171378 10.7599
CFD Short 47790 10.786
CFD Short 68698 10.8326
CFD Short 457464 10.9062
CFD Short 80843 10.9945
CFD Short 33300 10.9976
CFD Short 1962832 11.0362
CFD Short 32079 11.0649
CFD Short 1752053 11.1525
CFD Short 1720250 11.1765
CFD Short 135175 11.189
CFD Short 5350 11.2
CFD Short 90259 11.2046
CFD Short 2935 11.241
(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)
Call Purchase 700 13 EURO 19/12/2008 .57
(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 26 November 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 750 2,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,300.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 600 1,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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