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 22 August 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 108,905,026 4.93% 1,907,146 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,323,910 0.11% 11,265,848 0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,731,636 5.06% 13,923,994 0.63%
(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 7,132 16.7548
Purchase 3,300 16.8676
Purchase 126,886 16.8702
Purchase 200 16.8300
Purchase 1,984 16.8400
Purchase 2,964 16.9800
Purchase 29,000 16.8217
Purchase 1,263 17.0127
Purchase 5,030 16.7886
Purchase 79,885 16.7184
Purchase 6,042 16.8387
Purchase 859,335 16.8309
Purchase 443 16.9800
Purchase 400 16.9070
Purchase 1,500 16.6400
Purchase 84,100 16.9041
Purchase 18,242 16.7513
Purchase 65,808 16.7936
Purchase 250 16.7770
Purchase 22,579 16.9800
Purchase 4,153 16.9800
Purchase 68,764 16.8427
Purchase 3,991 16.9800
Sale 42 16.6230
Sale 42,170 16.7787
Sale 58,683 16.8379
Sale 63,068 16.8308
Sale 108,924 16.2200
Sale 217 16.6615
Sale 92 16.9515
Sale 364 16.6730
Sale 2,959 16.8900
Sale 100 16.9115
Sale 900 16.8683
Sale 72 16.6615
Sale 359 16.9693
Sale 2,907 16.9800
Sale 223 16.6230
Sale 57 16.6115
Sale 124 16.9430
Sale 47,502 16.9800
Sale 93,222 16.8892
Sale 200 16.8300
Sale 750 16.9600
Sale 2,063 16.9800
Sale 1,177 16.9773
Sale 9,464 16.6751
Sale 13,000 16.8604
Sale 132,720 16.8416
Sale 89,902 16.8615
Sale 53,282 16.9479
Sale 10,618 16.9800
Sale 138 16.9430
Sale 227 16.6115
Sale 13,000 16.9800
Sale 14,892 16.8164
Sale 400 16.9503
Sale 9,071 16.9529
Sale 400 16.8515
Sale 295 16.9503
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14892 16.8164
CFD Long 200 16.83
CFD Long 63068 16.8308
CFD Long 58683 16.8379
CFD Long 132720 16.8416
CFD Long 13000 16.8603
CFD Long 89902 16.8614
CFD Long 900 16.8683
CFD Long 6663 16.8879
CFD Long 93222 16.8892
CFD Long 13618 16.9003
CFD Long 53282 16.9478
CFD Long 9071 16.9528
CFD Long 1177 16.9772
CFD Short 1396 16.6267
CFD Short 1500 16.64
CFD Short 79885 16.7183
CFD Short 65808 16.7936
CFD Short 29000 16.8216
CFD Short 200 16.83
CFD Short 859335 16.8309
CFD Short 1984 16.84
CFD Short 68764 16.8426
CFD Short 3300 16.8675
CFD Short 126886 16.8702
CFD Short 84100 16.9041
CFD Short 400 16.907
CFD Short 5215 16.919
CFD Short 1263 17.0127
(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 26 August 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
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
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