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 21 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 112,647,108 5.10% 2,783,712 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,965,095 0.18% 4,113,320 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,614,353 5.33% 7,649,807 0.35%
(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 60,000 12.9782
Purchase 480 12.3875
Purchase 114,091 12.8933
Purchase 9,200 12.9535
Purchase 1,250 13.0675
Purchase 1,636 12.9759
Purchase 717,633 12.8052
Purchase 700 12.7421
Purchase 60,000 12.9828
Purchase 10,700 12.8602
Purchase 300 12.9875
Purchase 20,796 12.9860
Purchase 39 13.4683
Purchase 290 13.1788
Purchase 1,452 12.9100
Purchase 4,500 12.7620
Purchase 11,070 12.7745
Purchase 3,917 12.3500
Purchase 63,051 12.6444
Purchase 231,895 12.9142
Purchase 158,082 12.6642
Purchase 192,377 12.9580
Purchase 1,004,233 12.9186
Purchase 4,800 12.7602
Purchase 179,661 12.6131
Purchase 2,900 12.6221
Purchase 11,712 12.9256
Purchase 12,700 12.6800
Purchase 466 12.7788
Purchase 196,919 12.8452
Purchase 211 13.1883
Purchase 1,401,482 12.7796
Purchase 2,400 13.0722
Purchase 14,482 12.9644
Purchase 19,408 12.9419
Purchase 197,586 12.6075
Purchase 6,764 12.8625
Purchase 340,651 12.0451
Purchase 8,446 13.0113
Purchase 1,636 12.9750
Purchase 3,761 12.7797
Purchase 91,187 13.0033
Purchase 1,619 12.3523
Purchase 148,000 12.6409
Purchase 1,581,143 12.7604
Purchase 131,562 12.7779
Purchase 2,400 13.0722
Purchase 15,827 12.3500
Purchase 2,004 13.1300
Purchase 250 12.6290
Purchase 700 12.7421
Purchase 14,482 12.9653
Purchase 443,627 12.8995
Purchase 192,377 12.9580
Purchase 25,733 12.8992
Purchase 149,049 12.9357
Purchase 179,661 12.6107
Purchase 400 12.7180
Purchase 226 13.0230
Sale 196,919 12.8452
Sale 19,408 12.9419
Sale 60,000 12.9803
Sale 4,800 12.7602
Sale 14,482 12.9644
Sale 11,712 12.9243
Sale 197,586 12.6064
Sale 179,661 12.6107
Sale 9,200 12.9522
Sale 567 12.9100
Sale 2,400 13.0722
Sale 8,446 13.0113
Sale 63,051 12.6432
Sale 91,187 13.0008
Sale 1,636 12.9750
Sale 1,636 12.9759
Sale 2,004 13.1280
Sale 192,377 12.9555
Sale 201,964 12.9171
Sale 12,700 12.6800
Sale 14,482 12.9653
Sale 1,047 13.4617
Sale 192,377 12.9580
Sale 10,700 12.8589
Sale 443,627 12.8982
Sale 94 12.5335
Sale 149,049 12.9357
Sale 1,619 12.3500
Sale 94 12.8217
Sale 222 13.2000
Sale 94 12.5535
Sale 60,000 12.9757
Sale 11,070 12.7745
Sale 94 12.8035
Sale 1,196,610 12.9249
Sale 148,000 12.6409
Sale 20,796 12.9860
Sale 75 12.8437
Sale 717,633 12.8029
Sale 3,761 12.7797
Sale 25,733 12.8992
Sale 700 12.7421
Sale 114,091 12.8922
Sale 340,651 12.0451
Sale 2,900 12.6221
Sale 179,661 12.6107
Sale 231,895 12.9119
Sale 4,500 12.7620
Sale 11,070 12.7745
Sale 1,004,233 12.9186
Sale 6,764 12.8625
Sale 1,401,482 12.7796
Sale 131,562 12.7754
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1619 12.3523
CFD Short 197586 12.6075
CFD Short 179661 12.6131
CFD Short 2900 12.622
CFD Short 63051 12.6444
CFD Short 700 12.7421
CFD Short 4800 12.7602
CFD Short 4500 12.762
CFD Short 26546 12.7746
CFD Short 131562 12.7778
CFD Short 717633 12.8052
CFD Short 196919 12.8452
CFD Short 11712 12.9256
CFD Short 9200 12.9534
CFD Short 60000 12.9781
CFD Short 2400 13.0722
CFD Long 11070 12.7745
CFD Long 3761 12.7797
CFD Long 10700 12.8589
CFD Long 3632 12.8621
CFD Long 6764 12.8625
CFD Long 114091 12.8921
CFD Long 443627 12.8982
CFD Long 231895 12.9119
CFD Long 19408 12.9419
CFD Long 192377 12.9555
CFD Long 60000 12.9802
CFD Long 20796 12.9859
CFD Long 91187 13.0008
CFD Long 2004 13.128
(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 22 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 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
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
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