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 17 January 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 111,903,784 5.07% 3,787,980 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,111,955 0.23% 4,180,955 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 118,017,889 5.35% 8,721,710 0.40%
(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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 105,616 13.7205
Purchase 300 13.6075
Purchase 107,280 13.8739
Purchase 41,243 13.6747
Purchase 140 13.9470
Purchase 52,088 13.7454
Purchase 800 14.3224
Purchase 543 13.4926
Purchase 250 13.6288
Purchase 2,512 13.8551
Purchase 17,148 13.6520
Purchase 18,390 13.6516
Purchase 706,755 13.9164
Purchase 13,540 13.5000
Purchase 3,021 13.5120
Purchase 250 13.6288
Purchase 1,000 13.7288
Purchase 1,459,070 13.8142
Purchase 2,000 13.9400
Purchase 665 14.0600
Purchase 83 13.6283
Purchase 1,393 13.5573
Purchase 665 13.6600
Purchase 600,000 Transfer
Purchase 52 13.6683
Purchase 360 13.5888
Purchase 10,500 13.5585
Purchase 1,501 13.6800
Purchase 1,567,129 13.8139
Purchase 99,539 13.5974
Purchase 164,863 13.5753
Purchase 6,660 13.6902
Purchase 88,531 14.0213
Purchase 17,148 13.6520
Purchase 64,159 14.0043
Purchase 32,399 13.6584
Purchase 40,695 13.5582
Purchase 3,877 13.4900
Purchase 75 Transfer
Purchase 546 13.4900
Purchase 292,317 13.7828
Purchase 1,300,000 1.3900
Purchase 800 14.3224
Purchase 1,300,000 1.3900
Purchase 26,472 13.8944
Purchase 54,000 14.2548
Purchase 108,059 13.8095
Purchase 95,134 13.7047
Purchase 531 13.4900
Purchase 3,620 14.3100
Purchase 22,250 13.6040
Purchase 100 13.6200
Purchase 14,681 13.6910
Purchase 179 13.7065
Purchase 1,027,747 13.8937
Purchase 1,501 13.6700
Purchase 166,064 13.4900
Purchase 13,643 13.6415
Purchase 132,224 13.6845
Purchase 4,223 13.6593
Purchase 339 13.4900
Purchase 29,150 13.5320
Purchase 250 13.6188
Purchase 1,900 13.7300
Purchase 3,342 13.4900
Purchase 490,778 13.7404
Purchase 800 13.5578
Purchase 18,390 13.6583
Purchase 42,755 13.7667
Purchase 108,059 13.8121
Sale 18,390 13.6583
Sale 64,159 14.0043
Sale 5,624 13.4900
Sale 706,755 13.9139
Sale 105,616 13.7205
Sale 400 14.1425
Sale 2,512 13.8551
Sale 6,660 13.6902
Sale 107,280 13.8714
Sale 54,000 14.2548
Sale 41,243 13.6722
Sale 1,200 13.5112
Sale 14,681 13.6910
Sale 1,393 13.5573
Sale 1,300,000 1.3900
Sale 17,148 13.6494
Sale 507,926 13.7374
Sale 40,695 13.5582
Sale 1,459,070 13.8142
Sale 164,863 13.5741
Sale 32,399 13.6584
Sale 190 13.6212
Sale 42,755 13.7641
Sale 100 13.6200
Sale 18,390 13.6516
Sale 28,120 13.4900
Sale 1,027,747 13.8937
Sale 535 13.5412
Sale 800 13.5578
Sale 22,250 13.6027
Sale 490,778 13.7404
Sale 17,148 13.6520
Sale 800 13.5578
Sale 292,317 13.7802
Sale 108,059 13.8095
Sale 2,512 13.8551
Sale 75 Transfer
Sale 250 13.6112
Sale 99,539 13.5974
Sale 1,501 13.6700
Sale 95,134 13.7035
Sale 29,150 13.5307
Sale 665 14.0600
Sale 132,224 13.6831
Sale 800 14.3224
Sale 8,386 13.4900
Sale 150 13.5250
Sale 1,900 13.7300
Sale 220 13.6612
Sale 52,088 13.7428
Sale 4,223 13.6593
Sale 1,501 13.6800
Sale 10,500 13.5571
Sale 26,472 13.8930
Sale 531 13.4900
Sale 543 13.4900
Sale 665 13.6600
Sale 108,059 13.8095
Sale 3,021 13.5100
Sale 119,987 13.6066
Sale 14,681 13.6910
Sale 2,525 13.9815
Sale 13,540 13.5000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1300000 1.39
CFD Short 543 13.4925
CFD Short 3021 13.512
CFD Short 29150 13.532
CFD Short 10500 13.5584
CFD Short 148901 13.5647
CFD Short 4223 13.6592
CFD Short 15962 13.6739
CFD Short 132224 13.6844
CFD Short 6660 13.6901
CFD Short 33321 13.6911
CFD Short 1900 13.73
CFD Short 42755 13.7667
CFD Short 292317 13.7828
CFD Short 108059 13.8121
CFD Short 706755 13.9164
CFD Short 64159 14.0042
CFD Short 1062 14.1786
CFD Short 800 14.3224
CFD Long 800 13.5578
CFD Long 40695 13.5582
CFD Long 22250 13.6026
CFD Long 17148 13.6493
CFD Long 41243 13.6721
CFD Long 79336 13.6822
CFD Long 14681 13.691
CFD Long 105616 13.7204
CFD Long 52088 13.7428
CFD Long 15798 13.8097
CFD Long 2512 13.855
CFD Long 107280 13.8714
CFD Long 26472 13.8929
(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)
CALL Purchasing 375 48 EURO 20/03/2008 2
(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 18 January 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 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,500.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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