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 01 October 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 116,848,690 5.29% 1,781,519 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,123,046 0.14% 16,817,421 0.76%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 119,974,436 5.44% 18,599,940 0.84%
(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 1,950 12.8677
Purchase 1,694 13.2201
Purchase 70,237 12.0900
Purchase 117 12.2700
Purchase 46,169 12.1900
Purchase 500 12.1900
Purchase 2,502 13.0356
Purchase 39 12.6400
Purchase 35,492 12.5503
Purchase 143 12.4600
Purchase 631,845 12.3656
Purchase 15,500 12.6500
Purchase 917 13.2201
Purchase 23,000 12.5900
Purchase 233 13.0100
Purchase 10,000 12.9519
Purchase 22,948 12.5998
Purchase 184,675 12.0500
Purchase 477 12.3500
Purchase 106,265 12.0985
Purchase 220,326 12.4335
Purchase 144,593 12.6693
Purchase 1,620 13.0300
Purchase 50,000 12.0900
Purchase 100 13.1200
Purchase 393,239 12.5454
Purchase 156,010 12.7110
Purchase 1,952 13.2465
Purchase 21,672 13.0356
Purchase 2,212 13.0356
Purchase 3,034 12.0900
Purchase 37,066 12.0900
Purchase 870 12.0900
Purchase 4,596 13.0356
Purchase 7,790 13.0356
Purchase 3,027 13.0356
Purchase 1,192 13.0300
Purchase 2,095 13.0356
Purchase 2,979 13.0356
Purchase 4,033 13.0356
Purchase 1,929 13.0356
Purchase 9,532 12.0900
Purchase 36,760 12.0900
Purchase 12,341 13.2201
Purchase 320 13.0800
Purchase 150 13.0400
Purchase 1,356 12.0900
Purchase 2,887 13.0356
Purchase 1,302 13.2201
Purchase 1,350 13.2201
Purchase 186,500 12.0900
Sale 4,122 12.9950
Sale 2,458 13.0300
Sale 13,600 12.0900
Sale 3,560 13.2269
Sale 20,000 12.9800
Sale 24,038 12.0900
Sale 5,303 12.9950
Sale 740 13.0300
Sale 1,950 13.0380
Sale 953 13.0300
Sale 500 13.0239
Sale 100 13.1200
Sale 186,900 12.6126
Sale 248 12.3805
Sale 14,000 13.1016
Sale 147,829 12.6342
Sale 200 13.0010
Sale 20,000 12.3087
Sale 251,039 12.6250
Sale 82,700 12.5968
Sale 227,606 12.8879
Sale 23,000 12.5900
Sale 1,440 13.2145
Sale 14,286 12.5900
Sale 167 12.3400
Sale 13,688 12.9950
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
30/09/2008 Purchase 14,000 11.7977
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 104832 12.2819
CFD Long 20000 12.3086
CFD Long 82700 12.5967
CFD Long 186900 12.6125
CFD Long 147829 12.6342
CFD Long 133024 12.8577
CFD Long 227606 12.8878
CFD Long 13183 13.0042
CFD Long 500 13.0239
CFD Long 1950 13.038
CFD Long 14000 13.1016
CFD Long 100 13.12
CFD Long 1440 13.2145
CFD Long 3560 13.2268
CFD Short 2000 11.9408
CFD Short 9894 12.09
CFD Short 106265 12.0984
CFD Short 232086 12.3578
CFD Short 631845 12.3655
CFD Short 220326 12.4335
CFD Short 35492 12.5502
CFD Short 22948 12.5997
CFD Short 144593 12.6692
CFD Short 156010 12.7109
CFD Short 159153 12.8264
CFD Short 1950 12.8676
CFD Short 10000 12.9519
CFD Short 100 13.12
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
30/09/2008 Short 14,000 11.7977
(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 02 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