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 18 August 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 108,239,525 4.90% 2,326,211 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,463,584 0.11% 10,784,184 0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,205,809 5.04% 13,861,395 0.63%
(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 84,275 15.3934
Purchase 187 Transfer
Purchase 122,756 15.6125
Purchase 693,270 15.5544
Purchase 39,255 15.5838
Purchase 2,931 15.4852
Purchase 2,000 15.3723
Purchase 1,633 15.3725
Purchase 50,851 15.6703
Purchase 102 Transfer
Purchase 1,200 15.5826
Purchase 48,783 15.5443
Purchase 61,915 15.5770
Purchase 30,785 15.6424
Purchase 187 Transfer
Purchase 400 15.6426
Purchase 44 15.4085
Purchase 490 15.5800
Purchase 1,337 15.5800
Purchase 9,470 15.3700
Purchase 2,399 15.3700
Purchase 485 15.3692
Purchase 3 15.7200
Purchase 932 15.5800
Purchase 4,000 15.7300
Purchase 300 15.5092
Purchase 6,949 15.3700
Purchase 255 15.6376
Sale 565 15.7103
Sale 49,093 15.5332
Sale 129,005 15.4823
Sale 189 15.5915
Sale 20,900 15.4755
Sale 103,692 15.4939
Sale 6,176 15.4703
Sale 948 15.4000
Sale 187 Transfer
Sale 59 15.6430
Sale 284 15.5015
Sale 102 Transfer
Sale 47,725 15.4905
Sale 195,815 15.4895
Sale 129 15.5430
Sale 7,252 15.3700
Sale 1,550 15.4075
Sale 187 Transfer
Sale 228 15.6030
Sale 12,522 15.3700
Sale 10,000 15.4275
Sale 161 15.5915
Sale 330 15.6800
Sale 710 15.4503
Sale 102 15.6315
Sale 99,062 15.4544
Sale 3,202 15.5952
Sale 12,111 15.3700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1550 15.4075
CFD Long 10000 15.4275
CFD Long 99062 15.4543
CFD Long 6176 15.4703
CFD Long 20900 15.4755
CFD Long 129005 15.4823
CFD Long 43766 15.484
CFD Long 195815 15.4895
CFD Long 103692 15.4939
CFD Long 49093 15.5331
CFD Long 3959 15.5623
CFD Long 3202 15.5951
CFD Short 2000 15.3723
CFD Short 1633 15.3724
CFD Short 80900 15.3813
CFD Short 48783 15.5442
CFD Short 693270 15.5543
CFD Short 61915 15.577
CFD Short 1200 15.5826
CFD Short 39255 15.5837
CFD Short 122756 15.6125
CFD Short 30785 15.6424
CFD Short 400 15.6426
CFD Short 50851 15.6703
CFD Short 3375 15.6828
CFD Short 3 15.72
(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 19 August 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 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 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
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