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 23 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 113,342,346 5.14% 1,961,097 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,053,950 0.14% 4,161,545 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,300 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,398,596 5.32% 6,875,417 0.31%
(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 2,000 13.1775
Purchase 10,000 12.5200
Purchase 121,150 12.7000
Purchase 5,806 12.4748
Purchase 160 Transfer
Purchase 153 12.7000
Purchase 3,900 12.4990
Purchase 120,948 12.6155
Purchase 61,283 12.8865
Purchase 88,944 12.7000
Purchase 13,525 13.0331
Purchase 3,900 12.4990
Purchase 55,696 12.6924
Purchase 1,704 12.7000
Purchase 390 12.5163
Purchase 760 12.6788
Purchase 56,079 13.3000
Purchase 1,000 12.4211
Purchase 3,080 12.8036
Purchase 912 12.4489
Purchase 350 13.1775
Purchase 2,744 13.2430
Purchase 7,500 13.1300
Purchase 8,200 12.5302
Purchase 339 12.7000
Purchase 104 13.1022
Purchase 33,600 12.7402
Purchase 400 12.7579
Purchase 6,500 12.4323
Purchase 102,875 12.1662
Purchase 12,412 12.7000
Purchase 912 12.4489
Purchase 1,556 12.5728
Purchase 1,000 12.3000
Purchase 991 12.7652
Purchase 416,246 12.6744
Purchase 33 12.7000
Purchase 105 Transfer
Purchase 325 12.7288
Purchase 91,126 13.0091
Purchase 93,593 12.3888
Purchase 10,000 12.5224
Purchase 899 13.1022
Purchase 315,730 12.6782
Purchase 6,030 13.0870
Purchase 10,000 13.1300
Sale 105 Transfer
Sale 44,000 12.3845
Sale 71,383 12.7184
Sale 214 12.8600
Sale 566 12.9975
Sale 80 12.7463
Sale 2,025 12.6060
Sale 912 12.4489
Sale 103,373 12.7000
Sale 12,412 12.7000
Sale 1,100 12.9000
Sale 22,140 13.0360
Sale 9,580 12.5225
Sale 410 13.2000
Sale 33 12.7000
Sale 130,958 12.9093
Sale 6,500 12.4323
Sale 3,900 12.4990
Sale 37,500 12.7800
Sale 108 12.2935
Sale 81,100 12.4230
Sale 87,593 12.4017
Sale 4,238 12.7000
Sale 10,000 12.5200
Sale 153 12.7000
Sale 62,100 12.8992
Sale 400 12.7579
Sale 16,547 12.7000
Sale 1,050,412 12.7878
Sale 172 Transfer
Sale 146,241 12.6638
Sale 56,407 12.7000
Sale 111,225 12.9037
Sale 339 12.7000
Sale 400 12.7579
Sale 91,126 13.0067
Sale 19,650 12.7475
Sale 10,658 13.0000
Sale 907 12.7000
Sale 197,458 12.7174
Sale 71,104 12.4035
Sale 91,126 13.0091
Sale 1,704 12.7000
Sale 1,000 12.4025
Sale 3,080 12.8036
Sale 1,000 12.3000
Sale 30,314 12.7475
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
21/01/2008 Sale 214 12.3900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 912 12.4489
CFD Short 5806 12.4747
CFD Short 3900 12.499
CFD Short 10000 12.5223
CFD Short 120948 12.6155
CFD Short 120607 12.6659
CFD Short 416246 12.6743
CFD Short 174097 12.6782
CFD Short 55696 12.6924
CFD Short 33600 12.7402
CFD Short 21026 12.7483
CFD Short 14103 12.7607
CFD Short 991 12.7652
CFD Short 23000 12.7719
CFD Short 61283 12.8865
CFD Short 13525 13.0331
CFD Long 4201 12.4825
CFD Long 21675 12.6282
CFD Long 122403 12.6663
CFD Long 19637 12.6867
CFD Long 22044 12.6962
CFD Long 197458 12.7173
CFD Long 71383 12.7183
CFD Long 3047 12.7548
CFD Long 400 12.7579
CFD Long 15800 12.7662
CFD Long 1050412 12.7878
CFD Long 8882 12.8467
CFD Long 62100 12.8991
CFD Long 130958 12.9092
CFD Long 91126 13.0066
(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 Purchase 150 15 EURO 20/03/08 3.9
(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 24 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 150 1,500.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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