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 27 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 107,314,869 4.86% 2,002,789 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,635,739 0.12% 9,722,947 0.44%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,453,308 5.00% 12,476,736 0.57%
(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 57,572 16.8469
Purchase 185,316 16.7901
Purchase 9,830 16.7927
Purchase 27,590 16.8863
Purchase 200 16.6700
Purchase 92,262 16.7979
Purchase 3,257 16.6846
Purchase 200 16.7800
Purchase 282,111 16.8859
Purchase 689 16.9528
Purchase 1,376 16.9800
Purchase 597 16.9800
Purchase 332 16.9409
Purchase 783 16.9409
Purchase 1,015 16.9800
Purchase 49,059 16.7600
Purchase 20,375 16.9645
Sale 122 16.6230
Sale 355,355 16.9152
Sale 88,901 16.6369
Sale 260 16.8473
Sale 31,620 16.8659
Sale 59,776 16.7836
Sale 11,000 16.9800
Sale 2,800 16.3180
Sale 221 16.7315
Sale 48,038 16.8443
Sale 126 16.4215
Sale 200 16.6700
Sale 541 16.9800
Sale 77 16.6615
Sale 107,646 16.8817
Sale 2,989 16.7100
Sale 200 16.7800
Sale 600 16.7703
Sale 12,404 16.9800
Sale 23,304 16.7425
Sale 23,143 16.9648
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2800 16.318
CFD Long 88901 16.6368
CFD Long 200 16.67
CFD Long 200 16.78
CFD Long 59776 16.7835
CFD Long 48038 16.8443
CFD Long 260 16.8473
CFD Long 2643 16.8588
CFD Long 31620 16.8659
CFD Long 107646 16.8816
CFD Long 355355 16.9152
CFD Long 20500 16.9784
CFD Short 200 16.67
CFD Short 3257 16.6845
CFD Short 200 16.78
CFD Short 185316 16.79
CFD Short 9830 16.7926
CFD Short 92262 16.7978
CFD Short 2000 16.8365
CFD Short 57572 16.8468
CFD Short 282111 16.8859
CFD Short 25590 16.8901
CFD Short 689 16.9528
CFD Short 20375 16.9645
(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 28 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