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 06 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 118,833,749 5.38% 1,053,584 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,496,410 0.11% 17,647,011 0.80%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 121,332,859 5.50% 18,701,595 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 580 11.5742
Purchase 10,000 11.2262
Purchase 127 11.2900
Purchase 870 11.5742
Purchase 3,420 10.8923
Purchase 332,065 10.5450
Purchase 1,100 10.6100
Purchase 48 10.7797
Purchase 668,801 10.7031
Purchase 30,000 10.8941
Purchase 14,030 11.5742
Purchase 2,030 10.7000
Purchase 8,893 10.8247
Purchase 319,814 10.8247
Purchase 116 11.2600
Purchase 76 11.4000
Purchase 253,737 10.8170
Purchase 238,113 10.7562
Purchase 219,200 12.9151
Purchase 1,006 10.8316
Purchase 8,500 10.7915
Purchase 1,500 10.8027
Purchase 1,954 10.8453
Purchase 125 10.8697
Purchase 12,000 11.5742
Purchase 59 11.4100
Purchase 91,906 10.4720
Purchase 580 11.5742
Purchase 9,019 10.6758
Purchase 69 11.4100
Purchase 88 11.2800
Purchase 147 10.7897
Purchase 673 10.7000
Purchase 100 10.7897
Purchase 4,003 10.8814
Purchase 19,939 10.8814
Purchase 66,386 10.8814
Purchase 1,827 10.8800
Purchase 200 10.7697
Purchase 450 10.8397
Purchase 1,939 10.8814
Purchase 3,566 10.8814
Purchase 1,297 10.8814
Purchase 52 11.2800
Purchase 500 10.8597
Purchase 104,731 10.7000
Purchase 314 10.7000
Purchase 1,211 10.8814
Purchase 4,219 10.7000
Purchase 1,635 10.8814
Purchase 21,073 10.7000
Purchase 23,894 11.8700
Purchase 1,816 10.7000
Purchase 1,480 10.5212
Purchase 21,073 10.7000
Purchase 2,775 10.8814
Purchase 443 11.2600
Sale 21,073 10.7000
Sale 58,832 10.8186
Sale 253,695 10.8188
Sale 90,363 12.0900
Sale 332,065 10.5492
Sale 7,194 11.8700
Sale 153 10.8305
Sale 225,149 10.7564
Sale 634 10.8900
Sale 17,709 10.8186
Sale 180,383 10.8093
Sale 80,422 10.7687
Sale 49,157 10.8557
Sale 52,759 10.7729
Sale 700 10.7400
Sale 730 10.7203
Sale 64,636 10.7000
Sale 22,795 10.8186
Sale 17,100 10.6195
Sale 87 10.9105
Sale 530 10.7303
Sale 1,000 10.7782
Sale 1,500 10.8027
Sale 704,216 10.7018
Sale 22,113 10.7000
Sale 86,775 10.8234
Sale 4,583 10.7489
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 17100 10.6195
CFD Long 704216 10.7018
CFD Long 183181 10.7389
CFD Long 700 10.74
CFD Long 4583 10.7489
CFD Long 17404 10.7631
CFD Long 80422 10.7686
CFD Long 52759 10.7728
CFD Long 1000 10.7782
CFD Long 1500 10.8026
CFD Long 180383 10.8093
CFD Long 6222 10.8151
CFD Long 253695 10.8188
CFD Long 35746 10.8353
CFD Long 49157 10.8556
CFD Long 634 10.89
CFD Short 91906 10.472
CFD Short 1100 10.61
CFD Short 9019 10.6758
CFD Short 668801 10.7031
CFD Short 10143 10.7364
CFD Short 196134 10.7485
CFD Short 6000 10.7573
CFD Short 8500 10.7915
CFD Short 35979 10.7979
CFD Short 1500 10.8026
CFD Short 253737 10.8169
CFD Short 319814 10.8246
CFD Short 8893 10.8247
CFD Short 1006 10.8316
CFD Short 1954 10.8453
CFD Short 3420 10.8923
CFD Short 10000 11.2262
CFD Short 219200 12.915
(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 07 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 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