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 10 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 120,446,075 5.46% 1,147,975 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,559,959 0.12% 18,553,345 0.84%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 123,008,734 5.57% 19,702,320 0.89%
(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 4,193 9.5450
Purchase 2,396 9.5450
Purchase 527 9.6847
Purchase 600 9.3100
Purchase 1,050 9.4450
Purchase 1,047,76 3 9.2781
Purchase 36,935 9.6150
Purchase 1,000 9.4750
Purchase 1,500 9.0150
Purchase 535 9.5450
Purchase 12,776 9.7250
Purchase 82,571 9.5450
Purchase 29,237 9.0500
Purchase 36,720 9.4350
Purchase 9,584 9.3969
Purchase 2,125 9.2475
Purchase 80,993 9.3549
Purchase 151,900 9.3683
Purchase 2,600 9.1588
Purchase 7,256 9.4038
Purchase 129,272 9.3400
Purchase 301,132 9.6393
Purchase 25,000 9.5300
Purchase 442,383 9.2945
Purchase 1,000 9.4700
Purchase 133,459 9.4150
Purchase 4,499 9.4648
Purchase 6,500 9.4962
Purchase 215 9.5450
Purchase 447,213 9.4301
Purchase 100 9.3400
Purchase 1,003,907 9.2652
Purchase 161,928 9.1050
Purchase 600 9.3747
Purchase 3,440 9.1050
Purchase 200 9.7150
Purchase 1,000 9.6900
Purchase 286,035 36.9943
Purchase 9,803 9.2497
Purchase 165,256 9.5450
Purchase 897 Transfer
Purchase 292,456 9.2143
Purchase 1,385 9.1550
Purchase 4,433 9.5450
Purchase 30,997 9.6300
Purchase 936 9.6219
Purchase 10,000 9.0514
Purchase 1,445 9.5450
Purchase 1,399 9.5450
Sale 93,079 9.3485
Sale 51,597 9.5450
Sale 36,855 9.5450
Sale 1,968,840 9.3293
Sale 462 9.3650
Sale 52 9.2153
Sale 140,222 9.2708
Sale 965 9.2417
Sale 400 9.2600
Sale 301,132 9.6431
Sale 139 10.0000
Sale 14,650 10.4813
Sale 140 9.9203
Sale 33,241 9.2810
Sale 97 9.9853
Sale 241 9.9700
Sale 3,000 9.2250
Sale 36,720 9.4822
Sale 100 9.3400
Sale 12,241 9.2417
Sale 350 9.2400
Sale 215 9.5450
Sale 12,776 9.7250
Sale 310 9.5450
Sale 700 9.5000
Sale 12,241 9.5450
Sale 1,353 9.5450
Sale 75,234 9.3519
Sale 386 9.2303
Sale 600 9.5403
Sale 965 9.2417
Sale 8,348 9.5450
Sale 160,214 9.4551
Sale 267 Transfer
Sale 129,272 9.3400
Sale 43 9.7003
Sale 36,935 9.6150
Sale 133,459 9.4150
Sale 3,945 9.2014
Sale 702 Transfer
Sale 133,459 9.4150
Sale 1,016 9.3268
Sale 334 9.2103
Sale 3,100 9.2200
Sale 303,144 9.2049
Sale 402,802 9.3123
Sale 500 9.2453
Sale 14,471 9.5450
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3945 9.2013
CFD Long 303144 9.2049
CFD Long 140222 9.2708
CFD Long 284116 9.3039
CFD Long 105364 9.32
CFD Long 1968840 9.3293
CFD Long 100 9.34
CFD Long 75234 9.3518
CFD Long 133459 9.415
CFD Long 13322 9.4281
CFD Long 40299 9.4399
CFD Long 160214 9.4551
CFD Long 37949 9.4638
CFD Long 10012 9.545
CFD Short 1500 9.015
CFD Short 10000 9.0513
CFD Short 161928 9.1049
CFD Short 2600 9.1588
CFD Short 292456 9.2143
CFD Short 9803 9.2497
CFD Short 1003907 9.2652
CFD Short 1047763 9.2781
CFD Short 332262 9.2837
CFD Short 110121 9.3269
CFD Short 100 9.34
CFD Short 80993 9.3549
CFD Short 151900 9.3683
CFD Short 7256 9.4037
CFD Short 447213 9.43
CFD Short 4499 9.4648
CFD Short 936 9.6219
(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 13 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