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 22 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 114,260,925 5.18% 1,171,952 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,309,020 0.10% 4,162,401 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,572,095 5.33% 6,087,128 0.28%
(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 992 13.0000
Purchase 60,000 12.1339
Purchase 7,502 12.2898
Purchase 30 12.2165
Purchase 49,752 12.5041
Purchase 240 12.5388
Purchase 290 12.6163
Purchase 4,596 12.3369
Purchase 350 12.6263
Purchase 350 12.5588
Purchase 44,000 12.5207
Purchase 8,602 12.5759
Purchase 310 12.4575
Purchase 5,806 13.0000
Purchase 700 12.6300
Purchase 3,098,038 12.2729
Purchase 801 12.2918
Purchase 20,573 12.6773
Purchase 18,563 12.2756
Purchase 300 12.8263
Purchase 3,166,038 12.2745
Purchase 1,857 13.0000
Purchase 400 12.8263
Purchase 1,008 12.5749
Purchase 104,260 12.4126
Purchase 1,619 12.2622
Purchase 33,912 12.4038
Purchase 63,533 12.4760
Purchase 1,990 12.4575
Purchase 246,260 12.2436
Purchase 4,822 11.8469
Purchase 29,673 13.0000
Purchase 300 12.1088
Purchase 4,822 11.8469
Purchase 60,000 12.2007
Purchase 871,978 12.4316
Purchase 176 12.5300
Purchase 755 13.0000
Purchase 4,596 12.3369
Purchase 45,000 12.6600
Purchase 1,612,334 12.1227
Purchase 200 12.2400
Purchase 68,000 12.3481
Purchase 10,500 12.3000
Purchase 113,835 12.3907
Purchase 6,281 13.0000
Purchase 2,456,523 12.2684
Purchase 1,394,328 12.4292
Purchase 200 12.4075
Purchase 31,739 12.2757
Purchase 340 12.9200
Purchase 4,100 12.4500
Purchase 103,798 12.3447
Purchase 794 13.0000
Purchase 635 12.4575
Purchase 77 Transfer
Purchase 80,887 12.3590
Purchase 245 12.8975
Purchase 44,170 12.4197
Purchase 2,660 12.0112
Purchase 1,825 13.0000
Purchase 87 Transfer
Purchase 347 11.9500
Sale 49,752 12.5041
Sale 4,596 12.3354
Sale 4,596 12.3369
Sale 30,276 12.4512
Sale 80,887 12.3590
Sale 77 Transfer
Sale 871,978 12.4294
Sale 63,533 12.4760
Sale 7,502 12.2898
Sale 1,394,328 12.4292
Sale 10,500 12.3000
Sale 290 12.6550
Sale 112 12.6517
Sale 44,000 12.5207
Sale 31,739 12.2745
Sale 183 12.2322
Sale 103,798 12.3447
Sale 20,573 12.6760
Sale 4,822 11.8469
Sale 68,000 12.3481
Sale 33,912 12.4038
Sale 4,596 12.3369
Sale 1,612,334 12.1227
Sale 153,950 12.3911
Sale 2,456,523 12.2662
Sale 5,806 12.9975
Sale 8,602 12.5759
Sale 3,098,038 12.2729
Sale 2,660 12.0100
Sale 176 12.5300
Sale 104,260 12.4115
Sale 700 12.6300
Sale 350 12.6325
Sale 727 12.1215
Sale 200 12.2382
Sale 60,000 12.1316
Sale 18,563 12.2756
Sale 60,000 12.1984
Sale 500 12.3725
Sale 820 13.0000
Sale 19,624 12.4512
Sale 1,825 13.0000
Sale 1,619 12.2599
Sale 801 12.2900
Sale 755 13.0000
Sale 113,835 12.3895
Sale 246,260 12.2436
Sale 45,000 12.6600
Sale 1,439,328 12.4364
Sale 214 12.3900
Sale 87 Transfer
Sale 875 12.2200
Sale 400 12.4899
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4822 11.8468
CFD Short 2660 12.0111
CFD Short 60000 12.1338
CFD Short 102875 12.1661
CFD Short 6444 12.2376
CFD Short 246260 12.2436
CFD Short 2361184 12.2478
CFD Short 2456523 12.2684
CFD Short 31739 12.2757
CFD Short 801 12.2918
CFD Short 68000 12.3504
CFD Short 93593 12.3887
CFD Short 107391 12.3998
CFD Short 49752 12.504
CFD Short 122826 12.5054
CFD Short 6756 12.5638
CFD Short 811 12.677
CFD Short 67504 12.7994
CFD Long 60000 12.1984
CFD Long 200 12.2381
CFD Long 1619 12.2598
CFD Long 729849 12.3286
CFD Long 4596 12.3354
CFD Long 103798 12.3446
CFD Long 24957 12.3528
CFD Long 44000 12.3844
CFD Long 84517 12.3855
CFD Long 87593 12.4016
CFD Long 81100 12.4229
CFD Long 871978 12.4293
CFD Long 63533 12.4759
CFD Long 19743 12.5226
CFD Long 8602 12.5759
CFD Long 700 12.63
CFD Long 45000 12.6575
CFD Long 20573 12.6759
CFD Long 65664 12.8414
CFD Long 45561 12.9935
CFD Long 6372 12.9975
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
21/01/2008 Short 197,586 12.6075
21/01/2008 Long 114,091 12.8921
(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 23 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 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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