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 18 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 112,291,606 5.09% 3,476,546 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,771,422 0.22% 4,520,170 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 118,065,178 5.35% 8,749,491 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 33,329 13.9411
Purchase 46 13.6165
Purchase 1,058,235 13.8083
Purchase 4,253 13.7018
Purchase 556 13.7523
Purchase 18,199 13.7800
Purchase 37,000 13.7800
Purchase 12,600 13.6964
Purchase 169,728 13.6946
Purchase 63,895 13.5611
Purchase 300 13.4088
Purchase 2,813 13.7800
Purchase 220 13.6680
Purchase 33,593 13.5141
Purchase 2,000 13.8375
Purchase 556 13.7523
Purchase 94,446 13.7398
Purchase 130 13.7383
Purchase 58,011 13.8576
Purchase 539,785 13.4882
Purchase 33,593 13.5115
Purchase 71,129 13.6487
Purchase 206 13.7683
Purchase 3,080 13.7347
Purchase 1,764,481 13.7033
Purchase 106,688 13.7800
Purchase 2,292 13.9856
Purchase 1,500 13.7688
Purchase 1,730,888 13.7070
Purchase 159,166 13.7405
Purchase 250 13.5088
Purchase 84 Transfer
Purchase 3,080 13.7347
Purchase 1,300 13.7661
Purchase 315,754 13.8264
Purchase 21,985 13.4528
Purchase 250 13.6495
Purchase 532 13.7800
Purchase 5,385 13.7226
Purchase 153,444 13.8725
Purchase 16,200 13.6747
Purchase 1,300 13.7661
Purchase 462,584 13.7800
Purchase 4,526 13.8218
Purchase 435 13.6680
Purchase 5,963 13.7800
Purchase 2,292 13.9856
Purchase 12,299 13.7800
Purchase 35,827 13.6800
Purchase 400 13.4788
Purchase 21,985 13.4528
Purchase 20,711 13.7750
Purchase 27,680 13.7800
Purchase 6,694 13.7441
Purchase 763,222 13.6793
Purchase 364,023 13.7666
Purchase 20,711 13.8426
Sale 1,418 13.5542
Sale 532 13.7774
Sale 72,575 13.6617
Sale 4,526 13.8218
Sale 13,528 13.6617
Sale 2,292 13.9856
Sale 1,058,235 13.8083
Sale 1,579 13.6617
Sale 4,526 13.8218
Sale 16,200 13.6733
Sale 2,588 13.6617
Sale 156 Transfer
Sale 3,089 13.5542
Sale 1,300 13.7661
Sale 364,023 13.7641
Sale 12,600 13.6964
Sale 106,688 13.7800
Sale 33,329 13.9397
Sale 143,688 13.7800
Sale 116 Transfer
Sale 6,694 13.7441
Sale 58,011 13.8562
Sale 20,711 13.8399
Sale 1,645 13.7725
Sale 3,080 13.7347
Sale 18,199 13.7800
Sale 1,225 13.6617
Sale 20,711 13.7724
Sale 94,446 13.7372
Sale 3,839 13.5542
Sale 153,444 13.8725
Sale 33,593 13.5115
Sale 1,080,220 13.8011
Sale 84 13.9417
Sale 4,193 13.7800
Sale 21,985 13.4502
Sale 26,648 13.6617
Sale 109 Transfer
Sale 159,166 13.7393
Sale 6,694 13.7441
Sale 340 13.9217
Sale 3,080 13.7330
Sale 763,222 13.6768
Sale 3,080 13.7347
Sale 44,874 13.7800
Sale 5,385 13.7226
Sale 5,046 13.5542
Sale 1,344 13.6617
Sale 4,253 13.7004
Sale 556 13.7523
Sale 84 Transfer
Sale 71,129 13.6487
Sale 34,247 13.6617
Sale 37,000 13.7800
Sale 2,029 13.6617
Sale 136 13.9210
Sale 33,593 13.5115
Sale 1,730,888 13.7070
Sale 4,727 13.6617
Sale 462,584 13.7786
Sale 21,985 13.4528
Sale 63,895 13.5611
Sale 539,785 13.4882
Sale 169,728 13.6920
Sale 1,152 13.6617
Sale 550 13.8625
Sale 5,074 13.5542
Sale 607 13.8000
Sale 315,754 13.8252
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 33593 13.5141
CFD Short 63895 13.561
CFD Short 8000 13.6099
CFD Short 71129 13.6487
CFD Short 16200 13.6747
CFD Short 763222 13.6792
CFD Short 169728 13.6946
CFD Short 4253 13.7017
CFD Short 113596 13.7315
CFD Short 15533 13.7441
CFD Short 556 13.7523
CFD Short 1300 13.7661
CFD Short 20711 13.775
CFD Short 462584 13.7799
CFD Short 37570 13.7955
CFD Long 21985 13.4502
CFD Long 12600 13.6964
CFD Long 5385 13.7226
CFD Long 7602 13.7268
CFD Long 3080 13.733
CFD Long 94446 13.7371
CFD Long 6694 13.744
CFD Long 364023 13.7641
CFD Long 532 13.7773
CFD Long 37779 13.8043
CFD Long 4526 13.8218
CFD Long 262897 13.8253
CFD Long 20711 13.8399
CFD Long 58011 13.8562
CFD Long 153444 13.8724
CFD Long 15078 13.874
CFD Long 33329 13.9396
(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 21 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