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 14 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 109,079,101 4.94% 6,766,489 0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,162,812 0.28% 974,881 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 116,244,063 5.27% 8,494,145 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 53,000 15.5400
Purchase 209,843 15.3154
Purchase 350 15.0888
Purchase 102,812 15.1795
Purchase 23,921 15.0875
Purchase 2,500 15.1739
Purchase 22,600 15.2201
Purchase 717,650 15.2909
Purchase 1,494 15.2331
Purchase 181,824 15.4646
Purchase 320 15.0988
Purchase 5,700 15.0333
Purchase 295,901 15.4045
Purchase 21,743 15.0467
Purchase 21,743 15.0495
Purchase 7,858 15.1538
Purchase 52,271 15.0566
Purchase 12,907 15.5391
Purchase 83,750 15.2422
Purchase 76,978 15.2440
Purchase 1,191 15.5671
Purchase 296 15.1423
Purchase 107,288 15.4974
Purchase 1,040 14.9600
Purchase 946 15.5601
Purchase 29,074 15.4648
Purchase 43,886 15.2016
Purchase 473 15.5400
Purchase 391,729 15.1694
Purchase 8,400 15.4679
Purchase 209 15.0513
Purchase 5,700 15.0352
Purchase 695,907 15.2986
Purchase 6,527 15.3419
Purchase 54,254 15.3808
Purchase 868 15.2165
Purchase 250 15.3775
Purchase 5,700 15.0333
Purchase 1,494 15.2398
Purchase 57,253 15.2697
Sale 2,065 15.4425
Sale 8,400 15.4649
Sale 22,600 15.2201
Sale 209,843 15.3127
Sale 21,743 15.0467
Sale 5,700 15.0333
Sale 56 15.2917
Sale 695,907 15.2986
Sale 1,820 15.0712
Sale 1,494 15.2331
Sale 391,729 15.1694
Sale 95,257 15.2700
Sale 295,901 15.4045
Sale 7,858 15.1510
Sale 10,923 15.0200
Sale 107,288 15.4960
Sale 1,494 15.2398
Sale 57,253 15.2683
Sale 946 15.5601
Sale 102,812 15.1795
Sale 23,921 15.0875
Sale 1,191 15.5671
Sale 76,978 15.2413
Sale 1,070 15.1719
Sale 2,500 15.1739
Sale 83,750 15.2393
Sale 54,254 15.3808
Sale 19,270 15.1719
Sale 29,074 15.4632
Sale 52,271 15.0551
Sale 5,700 15.0333
Sale 215 15.2720
Sale 71,443 15.0500
Sale 296 15.1400
Sale 2,500 15.1739
Sale 295,901 15.4045
Sale 41 15.0317
Sale 53,000 15.5400
Sale 21,743 15.0467
Sale 4,218 15.5400
Sale 473 15.5370
Sale 12,907 15.5376
Sale 6,527 15.3390
Sale 79,606 15.3988
Sale 80 15.2635
Sale 181,824 15.4631
Sale 201 15.2735
Sale 5,318 15.5400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 5700 15.0352
CFD Short 21743 15.0495
CFD Short 52271 15.0566
CFD Short 18951 15.0918
CFD Short 296 15.1422
CFD Short 7858 15.1538
CFD Short 3651 15.1762
CFD Short 102812 15.1794
CFD Short 83750 15.2421
CFD Short 3340 15.2883
CFD Short 209843 15.3154
CFD Short 38302 15.3576
CFD Short 181824 15.4645
CFD Long 2500 15.1739
CFD Long 76978 15.2412
CFD Long 6527 15.3389
CFD Long 54254 15.3808
CFD Long 29074 15.4632
CFD Long 8400 15.4649
CFD Long 30238 15.4901
CFD Long 77050 15.4982
CFD Long 473 15.537
CFD Long 12907 15.5375
(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 15 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 1,600.0000 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
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