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 26 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 107,351,628 4.86% 1,964,846 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,600,785 0.12% 9,726,530 0.44%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,455,113 5.00% 12,442,376 0.56%
(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 187,944 16.6643
Purchase 22,371 16.3802
Purchase 2,740 16.4613
Purchase 9,833 16.3542
Purchase 59,269 16.4647
Purchase 89,280 16.5605
Purchase 490 Transfer
Purchase 46,444 16.7242
Purchase 1,704 16.7225
Purchase 20,000 16.7600
Purchase 3,841 16.5627
Purchase 7,479 16.9800
Purchase 301 Transfer
Purchase 875 16.2865
Purchase 678 16.2865
Purchase 11,237 16.7600
Purchase 12,925 16.4059
Purchase 829 16.2865
Purchase 22,795 16.2865
Purchase 5,461 16.4060
Purchase 72,126 16.7600
Purchase 625 16.3084
Purchase 600 16.7285
Purchase 4,344 16.2865
Purchase 857 16.2865
Purchase 728 16.2865
Purchase 300 16.5584
Sale 34,000 16.3921
Sale 67,441 16.7380
Sale 1,703 16.7275
Sale 192,113 16.3747
Sale 5,670 16.5562
Sale 2,241 16.5977
Sale 7,344 16.3471
Sale 17,256 16.7270
Sale 57,678 16.4553
Sale 1,537,449 16.4200
Sale 8,678 16.7329
Sale 10,000 16.6773
Sale 186 16.3930
Sale 850 16.4650
Sale 76,975 16.5200
Sale 490 Transfer
Sale 19,040 16.7600
Sale 11,237 16.7600
Sale 72,126 16.7600
Sale 16,696 16.7600
Sale 301 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6433 16.3708
CFD Long 97756 16.371
CFD Long 192113 16.3746
CFD Long 34000 16.392
CFD Long 1537449 16.42
CFD Long 57678 16.4552
CFD Long 76975 16.5199
CFD Long 5670 16.5561
CFD Long 122330 16.5666
CFD Long 2241 16.5977
CFD Long 11941 16.6429
CFD Long 10000 16.6773
CFD Long 17256 16.7269
CFD Long 1703 16.7274
CFD Long 8678 16.7328
CFD Long 55500 16.7584
CFD Short 5000 16.3404
CFD Short 4833 16.3683
CFD Short 22371 16.3802
CFD Short 2740 16.4613
CFD Short 59269 16.4647
CFD Short 89280 16.5604
CFD Short 3841 16.5626
CFD Short 187944 16.6642
CFD Short 1704 16.7225
CFD Short 46444 16.7241
(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 27 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 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
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
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