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 11 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 108,898,812 4.93% 7,117,523 0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,619,592 0.30% 999,721 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 116,520,554 5.28% 8,870,019 0.40%
(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 12,212 15.2564
Purchase 54,497 15.0683
Purchase 33,900 15.1954
Purchase 44,900 15.1794
Purchase 20,000 15.1250
Purchase 199,274 15.0587
Purchase 434,405 15.0699
Purchase 98 Transfer
Purchase 105,527 14.9747
Purchase 142,346 15.1733
Purchase 2,500 15.0843
Purchase 38,882 15.1020
Purchase 20,000 15.1250
Purchase 38,882 15.1049
Purchase 11,000 15.1300
Purchase 33,903 15.0762
Purchase 297,817 15.0584
Purchase 36,301 15.0273
Purchase 4,384 15.0712
Purchase 5,600 14.9522
Purchase 200 15.0975
Purchase 400 15.0200
Purchase 900 15.1815
Purchase 64,984 15.1021
Purchase 31,500 15.0380
Purchase 473,287 15.0725
Purchase 324,857 15.0509
Purchase 668,486 15.0428
Purchase 8,803 15.0385
Purchase 176 15.1329
Purchase 30,814 15.0503
Purchase 53,601 15.1300
Purchase 26,644 14.9799
Purchase 3,300 15.0700
Purchase 176,980 15.0949
Purchase 2,520 14.9122
Purchase 1,000 15.1475
Purchase 8,386 15.1300
Purchase 18,567 14.9876
Purchase 12,212 15.2585
Sale 4,384 15.0697
Sale 1,478 15.0221
Sale 12,212 15.2585
Sale 324,857 15.0509
Sale 2,207 15.0221
Sale 900 15.1800
Sale 30,648 15.0619
Sale 280 14.9525
Sale 142,346 15.1733
Sale 5,600 14.9500
Sale 1,247 15.0619
Sale 539 15.0435
Sale 4,581 15.0619
Sale 434,405 15.0699
Sale 36,301 15.0245
Sale 50,772 15.0221
Sale 176 15.1300
Sale 2,248 15.0619
Sale 79,085 15.0221
Sale 875 15.0221
Sale 2,500 15.0843
Sale 19,240 15.0221
Sale 3,300 15.0700
Sale 38,882 15.1020
Sale 2,338 15.0221
Sale 7,479 15.0619
Sale 64,984 15.1006
Sale 38,882 15.1020
Sale 3,647 15.0221
Sale 199,274 15.0587
Sale 400 15.0200
Sale 6,994 15.0619
Sale 31,500 15.0351
Sale 105,527 14.9732
Sale 8,877 14.9001
Sale 30,814 15.0474
Sale 178,955 15.0221
Sale 18,567 14.9848
Sale 152,411 15.0700
Sale 1,344 15.0221
Sale 20,000 15.1250
Sale 663 15.0221
Sale 154,558 15.1799
Sale 20,381 15.0619
Sale 8,803 15.0372
Sale 5,241 15.0619
Sale 20,000 15.1221
Sale 1,380 15.0221
Sale 5,085 15.0619
Sale 9,383 14.9947
Sale 54,497 15.0656
Sale 26,644 14.9784
Sale 33,903 15.0762
Sale 176,980 15.0936
Sale 668,486 15.0428
Sale 2,500 15.0843
Sale 297,817 15.0557
Sale 688,486 15.0452
Sale 4,314 15.0619
Sale 12,212 15.2564
Sale 33,900 15.1954
Sale 11,000 15.1300
Sale 17,900 15.1300
Sale 2,520 14.9122
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2520 14.9122
CFD Short 5600 14.9522
CFD Short 26644 14.9799
CFD Short 400 15.02
CFD Short 36301 15.0273
CFD Short 19970 15.0326
CFD Short 12073 15.0342
CFD Short 31500 15.0379
CFD Short 54497 15.0683
CFD Short 33903 15.0761
CFD Short 64984 15.102
CFD Short 157010 15.1028
CFD Short 38882 15.1048
CFD Short 176 15.1328
CFD Short 900 15.1815
CFD Long 105527 14.9732
CFD Long 18567 14.9847
CFD Long 6227 15.006
CFD Long 30814 15.0474
CFD Long 297817 15.0556
CFD Long 199274 15.0587
CFD Long 4384 15.0696
CFD Long 3300 15.07
CFD Long 2500 15.0843
CFD Long 2576 15.1123
CFD Long 20000 15.1221
(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 14 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 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 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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
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