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 03 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 118,614,533 5.37% 1,044,214 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,449,779 0.11% 17,628,011 0.80%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 121,067,012 5.49% 18,673,225 0.85%
(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 3,674 11.9115
Purchase 90 12.0500
Purchase 4,060 11.8700
Purchase 3,199 11.4037
Purchase 290,827 11.6893
Purchase 87 Transfer
Purchase 964,033 11.2819
Purchase 4,682 11.2800
Purchase 499 11.5276
Purchase 76 11.2600
Purchase 151 11.4100
Purchase 63 11.3000
Purchase 226,015 11.4342
Purchase 4,210 11.6635
Purchase 2,200 11.2677
Purchase 82,355 11.6736
Purchase 532 11.4100
Purchase 89,400 11.2284
Purchase 1,167 11.7976
Purchase 88 11.2500
Purchase 240,932 11.5041
Purchase 172 11.2600
Purchase 656,307 11.3455
Purchase 57,397 11.8700
Purchase 200 11.7800
Purchase 300 11.2400
Purchase 35,924 12.5900
Purchase 4,989 11.8700
Purchase 23,717 10.9533
Purchase 3,028 11.2974
Purchase 2,674 11.2974
Purchase 971 11.2974
Purchase 11,217 10.9533
Purchase 104,301 11.2100
Purchase 2,125 10.9533
Purchase 5,530 10.9533
Purchase 1,761 11.3135
Purchase 897 11.2974
Purchase 800 11.2300
Purchase 250 11.4000
Purchase 2,677 11.8700
Purchase 26,646 10.9533
Purchase 8,893 11.2974
Sale 244 11.3505
Sale 105,531 11.5778
Sale 386,253 11.4264
Sale 620 11.4500
Sale 47,543 11.4675
Sale 39,275 11.6928
Sale 5,000 11.3783
Sale 104,301 11.2100
Sale 2,500 11.3392
Sale 499 11.5276
Sale 87 Transfer
Sale 141 12.4605
Sale 6,168 11.8700
Sale 9,371 11.7216
Sale 800 11.2305
Sale 46,168 11.8700
Sale 96 11.2610
Sale 10,535 11.3067
Sale 325,333 11.4563
Sale 216 12.3610
Sale 240,655 11.5074
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2500 11.3392
CFD Long 32441 11.3654
CFD Long 5000 11.3782
CFD Long 98711 11.3896
CFD Long 386253 11.4263
CFD Long 202183 11.4649
CFD Long 47543 11.4675
CFD Long 240655 11.5073
CFD Long 499 11.5276
CFD Long 105531 11.5777
CFD Long 24439 11.6541
CFD Long 39275 11.6927
CFD Short 89400 11.2283
CFD Short 10622 11.2354
CFD Short 2200 11.2677
CFD Short 22342 11.276
CFD Short 964033 11.2818
CFD Short 656307 11.3454
CFD Short 26142 11.3544
CFD Short 3199 11.4037
CFD Short 189251 11.4563
CFD Short 240932 11.504
CFD Short 499 11.5276
CFD Short 4210 11.6635
CFD Short 82355 11.6735
CFD Short 290827 11.6892
CFD Short 1167 11.7976
CFD Short 7465 11.87
(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 06 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