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 25 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 109,406,358 4.96% 5,433,036 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,751,709 0.26% 4,047,079 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,900 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 116,160,967 5.26% 10,232,890 0.46%
(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 350 14.4588
Purchase 350 14.3988
Purchase 3,690 14.1187
Purchase 42,994 14.0593
Purchase 2,731 14.1700
Purchase 300 14.2475
Purchase 80,982 14.1756
Purchase 10,219 14.0029
Purchase 8,000 14.1800
Purchase 126,807 14.0204
Purchase 21,165 14.3294
Purchase 60,000 14.2057
Purchase 691 14.4165
Purchase 130,741 14.1767
Purchase 1,016 14.1700
Purchase 8,000 14.1827
Purchase 66,497 14.1057
Purchase 328,669 14.2060
Purchase 1,200 14.1623
Purchase 400 14.4488
Sale 3,690 14.1187
Sale 200 14.0612
Sale 1,403 14.3892
Sale 8,000 14.1800
Sale 100,000 13.8600
Sale 496 14.3935
Sale 520 14.1673
Sale 31,244 14.0810
Sale 41,246 14.1700
Sale 26,269 14.1700
Sale 150,000 14.4248
Sale 214 13.2500
Sale 126,807 14.0204
Sale 1,200 14.1623
Sale 692 Transfer
Sale 96,487 14.1139
Sale 300 Transfer
Sale 176 14.3912
Sale 60,450 14.2057
Sale 70 14.4317
Sale 219,115 14.1851
Sale 10,219 13.9990
Sale 44,862 14.3504
Sale 84 14.4517
Sale 126,807 14.0177
Sale 10,219 14.0029
Sale 5,400 14.2657
Sale 253,067 14.0242
Sale 77,488 14.1700
Sale 1,579,686 14.1260
Sale 1,000 13.8100
Sale 1,200 14.1623
Sale 3,690 14.1187
Sale 268,999 14.2280
Sale 63,497 14.2289
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 66497 14.1057
CFD Short 101000 14.1712
CFD Short 80982 14.1755
CFD Short 8000 14.1826
CFD Short 26227 14.1862
CFD Short 60000 14.2057
CFD Short 328669 14.206
CFD Short 3514 14.2603
CFD Short 21165 14.3294
CFD Long 126807 14.0177
CFD Long 96487 14.1139
CFD Long 3690 14.1186
CFD Long 1579686 14.126
CFD Long 1200 14.1623
CFD Long 520 14.1673
CFD Long 219115 14.1851
CFD Long 29835 14.1931
CFD Long 60450 14.2057
CFD Long 224534 14.2287
CFD Long 63497 14.2288
CFD Long 5400 14.2657
CFD Long 14630 14.2875
CFD Long 44862 14.3503
CFD Long 1403 14.3891
(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 28 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 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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