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 10 January 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 109,782,476 4.97% 6,656,865 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,314,565 0.29% 900,320 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,099,191 5.31% 8,309,960 0.38%
(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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 422,229 15.1609
Purchase 225 15.2263
Purchase 32,278 15.2004
Purchase 397,691 15.2515
Purchase 34,145 15.2019
Purchase 1,300 15.1925
Purchase 10,900 15.1232
Purchase 1,300 15.1925
Purchase 3,161 15.2587
Purchase 2,060 14.9721
Purchase 1,358 15.1279
Purchase 114,526 15.2543
Purchase 38,875 15.2343
Purchase 15,930 15.1300
Purchase 1,574 15.1300
Purchase 418,949 15.1613
Purchase 78,914 15.2259
Purchase 600 15.2375
Purchase 1,364 15.0860
Purchase 7,480 15.1788
Purchase 32,200 15.0448
Purchase 400 15.3075
Purchase 33,486 15.3011
Purchase 3,280 15.1176
Purchase 330 15.0888
Purchase 6,680 15.3060
Purchase 191,869 15.1530
Purchase 927,407 15.1121
Purchase 24,698 15.2464
Purchase 390,000 15.1500
Purchase 850 15.2988
Purchase 730,593 15.0915
Purchase 5,186 15.0962
Purchase 200 15.2263
Purchase 33,900 15.3390
Purchase 1,013,393 15.1577
Purchase 11,880 15.1820
Purchase 1,719 15.2400
Purchase 989 15.2900
Purchase 6,764 15.1300
Purchase 24,698 15.2464
Purchase 6,680 15.3041
Purchase 107,046 15.2575
Purchase 33,900 15.3390
Purchase 483 15.2400
Purchase 45,573 15.0587
Purchase 418 15.1775
Purchase 6,680 15.3041
Purchase 486 15.1300
Purchase 10,620 15.1761
Purchase 4,000 15.2829
Purchase 94,070 15.1671
Sale 397,691 15.2515
Sale 2,700 15.1300
Sale 3,280 15.1176
Sale 33,486 15.3011
Sale 418,949 15.1613
Sale 418 15.1775
Sale 11,880 15.1820
Sale 1,982 15.1300
Sale 10,900 15.1232
Sale 32,278 15.1975
Sale 600 15.2375
Sale 375 14.9735
Sale 10,620 15.1761
Sale 24,698 15.2435
Sale 107,046 15.2575
Sale 1,013,39 15.1577
Sale 927,407 15.1121
Sale 94,070 15.1657
Sale 6,680 15.3041
Sale 418 15.1775
Sale 2,513 15.2135
Sale 486 15.1271
Sale 1,358 15.1279
Sale 952,105 15.1155
Sale 6,141 15.2135
Sale 524,097 15.2505
Sale 2,912 15.2135
Sale 5,186 15.0947
Sale 3,161 15.2571
Sale 78,914 15.2245
Sale 6,518 15.2135
Sale 10,227 15.2135
Sale 251,518 15.2432
Sale 33,900 15.3390
Sale 7,285 15.2800
Sale 45,573 15.0560
Sale 24,698 15.2464
Sale 4,664 15.2135
Sale 34,145 15.1990
Sale 147,251 15.2135
Sale 114,526 15.2543
Sale 8,026 15.2135
Sale 580 15.0600
Sale 191,869 15.1515
Sale 57,544 15.2135
Sale 32,200 15.0419
Sale 1,358 15.1279
Sale 600 15.2375
Sale 5,707 15.2135
Sale 6,680 15.3041
Sale 1,300 15.1925
Sale 4,000 15.2800
Sale 730,593 15.0888
Sale 7,480 15.1788
Sale 43 15.2017
Sale 38,875 15.2343
Sale 25 15.1417
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 45573 15.0587
CFD Short 3989 15.0776
CFD Short 5186 15.0962
CFD Short 191869 15.153
CFD Short 81167 15.1685
CFD Short 10620 15.176
CFD Short 11132 15.1835
CFD Short 1300 15.1925
CFD Short 8914 15.1936
CFD Short 34145 15.2018
CFD Short 4000 15.2829
CFD Short 1401 15.287
CFD Short 33486 15.301
CFD Short 6680 15.306
CFD Long 32200 15.0418
CFD Long 730593 15.0887
CFD Long 10900 15.1232
CFD Long 486 15.1271
CFD Long 1358 15.1279
CFD Long 6258 15.1456
CFD Long 418 15.1775
CFD Long 32278 15.1975
CFD Long 68656 15.2272
CFD Long 38875 15.2343
CFD Long 600 15.2375
CFD Long 24698 15.2435
CFD Long 3161 15.2571
CFD Long 4000 15.3011
(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 Purchasing 375 48 EURO 20/03/2008 2
(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 11 January 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 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,500.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 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