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 24 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 111,826,353 5.07% 3,345,158 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,170,749 0.19% 4,242,181 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,900 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,000,002 5.30% 8,340,114 0.38%
(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 1,158 13.7071
Purchase 139,773 13.4120
Purchase 1,152 13.3100
Purchase 23,000 13.5874
Purchase 871 13.7071
Purchase 1,100 13.3073
Purchase 60,150 13.3691
Purchase 939 13.7071
Purchase 1,030 13.7071
Purchase 2,068 13.6394
Purchase 1,668 13.3000
Purchase 96,920 13.8600
Purchase 5,900 13.3239
Purchase 10,658 13.0000
Purchase 32,126 13.4968
Purchase 207,259 13.0000
Purchase 23,000 12.7720
Purchase 5,080 13.8600
Purchase 1,523 13.3000
Purchase 91,367 13.4464
Purchase 14,713 13.5374
Purchase 551 13.3000
Purchase 21,723 13.7071
Purchase 14,103 12.7608
Purchase 39,267 13.8600
Purchase 10,524 13.7071
Purchase 1,419 13.7071
Purchase 180 13.3588
Purchase 26,000 13.6292
Purchase 80,653 13.7479
Purchase 12,000 13.6049
Purchase 286 13.7265
Purchase 200 13.3375
Sale 3,376 13.6225
Sale 89,536 13.4429
Sale 5,226 13.8600
Sale 172 13.4100
Sale 190,317 13.5167
Sale 57,055 12.7000
Sale 60,150 13.3573
Sale 152 13.3417
Sale 80,653 13.7479
Sale 7,170 13.8600
Sale 100,000 13.8558
Sale 23,000 13.5874
Sale 22,044 12.6962
Sale 207,259 13.0000
Sale 137 13.7710
Sale 3,047 12.7549
Sale 800 13.6100
Sale 2,123 13.6997
Sale 14,866 12.7000
Sale 265 13.8535
Sale 327 13.2763
Sale 15,800 12.7662
Sale 12,500 12.7800
Sale 25,000 12.7800
Sale 44,197 13.5179
Sale 80,653 13.7479
Sale 210,000 13.5700
Sale 10,658 13.0000
Sale 207,259 13.0000
Sale 915,279 13.4507
Sale 4,860 13.6741
Sale 12,900 12.7000
Sale 2,245 13.6997
Sale 42,655 13.8600
Sale 23,000 13.5848
Sale 7,173 12.7000
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
23/01/2008 Sale 37,500 12.7800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1100 13.3072
CFD Short 5900 13.3239
CFD Short 60150 13.3691
CFD Short 139773 13.412
CFD Short 91367 13.4464
CFD Short 31934 13.4961
CFD Short 14713 13.5374
CFD Short 192 13.6012
CFD Short 12000 13.6049
CFD Short 26000 13.6292
CFD Long 60150 13.3572
CFD Long 89536 13.4428
CFD Long 915279 13.4507
CFD Long 22609 13.4628
CFD Long 190317 13.5166
CFD Long 10500 13.5592
CFD Long 21588 13.5754
CFD Long 23000 13.5848
CFD Long 800 13.61
CFD Long 4860 13.6741
CFD Long 80653 13.7479
(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 600 14.5 EURO 15/02/2008 .41
(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 25 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 600 1,450.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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