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 15 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 108,418,271 4.91% 7,280,054 0.33%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,091,355 0.37% 4,166,104 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,511,776 5.32% 12,198,933 0.55%
(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 72 15.0030
Purchase 8,386 14.8400
Purchase 216,967 15.2078
Purchase 270,405 15.0822
Purchase 8,900 15.1839
Purchase 491,392 15.2995
Purchase 17,956 14.8400
Purchase 189 15.0765
Purchase 47,242 15.0205
Purchase 119 Transfer
Purchase 20,340 15.1643
Purchase 145 15.0280
Purchase 50,517 15.2003
Purchase 225 15.3388
Purchase 32,977 15.1572
Purchase 87,242 14.9759
Purchase 493 14.8428
Purchase 7,750 14.9292
Purchase 8,140 15.1588
Purchase 340 14.9700
Purchase 247 14.8400
Purchase 1,070 15.1719
Purchase 8,900 15.1839
Purchase 728,010 15.1787
Purchase 19,270 15.1719
Purchase 1,858 14.8400
Purchase 602 15.5400
Purchase 165 15.5226
Purchase 6,070 15.0246
Purchase 24,433 15.2093
Purchase 276,491 15.0902
Purchase 211 15.0665
Purchase 53 Transfer
Purchase 25,994 15.2163
Purchase 6,086 15.4454
Purchase 800 14.9088
Purchase 343,397 15.2150
Purchase 6,086 15.4484
Purchase 325 14.9663
Purchase 5,497 14.9420
Purchase 160 15.3988
Purchase 102,563 15.2756
Purchase 15,363 15.1531
Purchase 6,163 15.1898
Purchase 79,000 14.8400
Purchase 79,340 14.8406
Purchase 13,651 14.9311
Purchase 76,485 15.0278
Purchase 45,924 15.0968
Sale 20,340 15.1643
Sale 36,845 15.4734
Sale 493 14.8400
Sale 47,242 15.0190
Sale 270,405 15.0822
Sale 15,263 15.3590
Sale 14,942 14.8400
Sale 32,977 15.1572
Sale 13,651 14.9311
Sale 15,930 14.8400
Sale 400 14.9825
Sale 87,242 14.9746
Sale 8,140 15.1588
Sale 24,433 15.2064
Sale 79,000 14.8400
Sale 6,086 15.4454
Sale 728,010 15.1787
Sale 5,497 14.9420
Sale 119,213 15.2463
Sale 25,994 15.2134
Sale 343,397 15.2135
Sale 50,517 15.2003
Sale 6,086 15.4454
Sale 15,363 15.1503
Sale 119 Transfer
Sale 11,230 14.8400
Sale 76,485 15.0265
Sale 102,563 15.2756
Sale 491,392 15.2995
Sale 8,951 14.8400
Sale 216,967 15.2050
Sale 7,030 14.8400
Sale 8,020 15.3590
Sale 112 Transfer
Sale 12,999 15.3590
Sale 340 14.9700
Sale 8,900 15.1839
Sale 6,070 15.0246
Sale 728,010 15.1787
Sale 24,989 15.3590
Sale 6,163 15.1870
Sale 8,140 15.1588
Sale 55 15.4317
Sale 24,638 15.3590
Sale 45,924 15.0941
Sale 2,547 14.8400
Sale 7,750 14.9292
Sale 98 15.1852
Sale 1,000 15.5212
Sale 8,900 15.1839
Sale 11,570 15.3590
Sale 400 15.2912
Sale 6,726 14.8400
Sale 53 Transfer
Sale 7,821 14.8400
Sale 1,343 15.3590
Sale 70 15.1535
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 493 14.8428
CFD Short 13651 14.9311
CFD Short 5497 14.942
CFD Short 48830 14.9436
CFD Short 47242 15.0205
CFD Short 45924 15.0967
CFD Short 6709 15.1394
CFD Short 21139 15.1589
CFD Short 20340 15.1718
CFD Short 20946 15.1884
CFD Short 6163 15.1898
CFD Short 50517 15.2002
CFD Short 24433 15.2092
CFD Short 5850 15.2541
CFD Short 6086 15.4483
CFD Long 79898 14.9551
CFD Long 6070 15.0246
CFD Long 15363 15.1502
CFD Long 32977 15.1571
CFD Long 8140 15.1588
CFD Long 7344 15.1863
CFD Long 216967 15.205
CFD Long 25994 15.2133
CFD Long 343397 15.2134
(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 16 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