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 08 October 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 120,107,424 5.44% 949,826 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,336,832 0.11% 18,520,352 0.84%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 122,446,956 5.55% 19,471,178 0.88%
(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 3,060 9.7250
Purchase 36,935 10.3300
Purchase 6,476 9.9269
Purchase 200,252 10.2892
Purchase 42,197 10.4105
Purchase 113,479 9.6718
Purchase 416 10.3300
Purchase 24,853 10.0160
Purchase 34,287 10.1644
Purchase 806,007 10.1938
Purchase 5,335 10.1909
Purchase 3,328 10.9730
Purchase 25,661 10.1987
Purchase 14,439 10.2586
Purchase 1,189,756 10.1843
Purchase 98,062 9.7250
Purchase 36,263 9.9500
Purchase 78,408 10.3245
Purchase 1,403 10.3085
Purchase 1,059 10.1300
Purchase 9,592 9.7250
Purchase 1,047 10.6598
Purchase 33,066 9.7250
Purchase 36,740 10.3300
Purchase 3,674 9.7250
Purchase 45,925 9.7250
Purchase 381 10.8200
Purchase 206,243 10.2997
Purchase 91,305 9.7250
Purchase 1,340 9.7250
Purchase 379,555 10.2981
Purchase 4,831 10.1091
Purchase 331 10.3897
Purchase 3,033 9.9400
Purchase 200 9.9500
Purchase 5,511 9.7250
Purchase 23,122 9.7250
Sale 324,392 10.3218
Sale 996 Transfer
Sale 127 10.0000
Sale 231 9.9953
Sale 36,740 10.3817
Sale 177,070 10.2118
Sale 3,654 10.6093
Sale 163,339 10.5723
Sale 1,600 10.9650
Sale 7,325 10.1577
Sale 252 10.0803
Sale 200 10.0600
Sale 1,124 10.1309
Sale 720 10.0200
Sale 300 10.1203
Sale 73,400 10.3460
Sale 441,896 10.2048
Sale 24,106 10.2625
Sale 20,000 10.1285
Sale 90 Transfer
Sale 194,000 10.2793
Sale 30,000 9.7250
Sale 2,000 10.1328
Sale 471 Transfer
Sale 189 9.9603
Sale 36,935 10.3300
Sale 61 Transfer
Sale 195 10.5300
Sale 14,439 10.2586
Sale 67 10.0903
Sale 684 9.9080
Sale 134,465 9.9935
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 20000 10.1284
CFD Long 2000 10.1328
CFD Long 7325 10.1577
CFD Long 52907 10.1674
CFD Long 441896 10.2047
CFD Long 177070 10.2117
CFD Long 14439 10.2585
CFD Long 194000 10.2792
CFD Long 73400 10.3459
CFD Long 254236 10.3772
CFD Long 66662 10.3808
CFD Long 1282 10.423
CFD Long 868 10.4231
CFD Long 163339 10.5722
CFD Long 3654 10.6093
CFD Long 1600 10.965
CFD Long 684 9.908
CFD Long 17249 9.9782
CFD Long 134465 9.9934
CFD Short 24853 10.016
CFD Short 14779 10.0484
CFD Short 34287 10.1644
CFD Short 1189756 10.1842
CFD Short 58667 10.1908
CFD Short 806007 10.1938
CFD Short 25661 10.1986
CFD Short 3640 10.2435
CFD Short 14439 10.2585
CFD Short 200252 10.2891
CFD Short 206243 10.2996
CFD Short 1403 10.3085
CFD Short 78408 10.3244
CFD Short 311444 10.3282
CFD Short 42197 10.4104
CFD Short 113479 9.6717
CFD Short 2013 9.725
CFD Short 6476 9.9268
(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 09 October 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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 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
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