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 29 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 106,736,651 4.84% 4,980,450 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,046,853 0.27% 4,123,343 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,900 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,786,404 5.16% 9,856,568 0.45%
(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 1,040 14.4716
Purchase 1,524 14.0200
Purchase 16,400 14.3044
Purchase 6,824 14.3341
Purchase 162 Transfer
Purchase 635 14.3488
Purchase 1,000,000 Transfer
Purchase 159,494 14.2570
Purchase 2,671 14.3400
Purchase 75,419 14.3683
Purchase 1,200 14.4017
Purchase 2,401 14.4900
Purchase 720 14.4300
Purchase 1,200 14.1623
Purchase 67,080 14.2230
Purchase 5,024 14.4900
Purchase 30,000 14.0133
Purchase 50,338 14.3424
Purchase 103 Transfer
Purchase 30,000 14.0160
Purchase 18,635 14.3028
Purchase 10,500 14.3226
Purchase 8,314 14.3670
Purchase 695 14.0200
Purchase 6,375 14.2838
Purchase 213 Transfer
Purchase 1,200 14.4017
Purchase 720 14.4300
Purchase 1,100 14.0021
Purchase 1,479 14.3600
Purchase 4,393 14.4900
Purchase 1,400 14.3088
Purchase 11,300 14.4900
Purchase 110,000 14.3648
Sale 6,859 14.4900
Sale 270 14.1025
Sale 18,635 14.3001
Sale 213 Transfer
Sale 150,000 14.4900
Sale 4,256 14.4281
Sale 18,635 14.3028
Sale 1,200 14.4017
Sale 3,690 14.1187
Sale 500 14.2512
Sale 30,000 14.0133
Sale 393,816 14.3262
Sale 103 Transfer
Sale 127,438 14.2903
Sale 121 14.4135
Sale 10,685 14.3250
Sale 51,220 14.4049
Sale 7,320 14.2477
Sale 39,071 14.3143
Sale 169,318 14.3945
Sale 11,009 14.3250
Sale 162 Transfer
Sale 720 14.4300
Sale 2,401 14.4900
Sale 163 14.4872
Sale 300 14.3400
Sale 190,513 14.2100
Sale 741 14.2600
Sale 51,664 14.3222
Sale 77,236 14.3099
Sale 725 14.3337
(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 14.0021
CFD Short 30000 14.0159
CFD Short 1200 14.1623
CFD Short 159494 14.257
CFD Short 6375 14.2838
CFD Short 16400 14.3044
CFD Short 13000 14.3151
CFD Short 10500 14.3225
CFD Short 6824 14.3341
CFD Short 50338 14.3424
CFD Short 110000 14.3647
CFD Short 62419 14.3794
CFD Short 1200 14.4017
CFD Short 1040 14.4715
CFD Long 3690 14.1186
CFD Long 7320 14.2477
CFD Long 741 14.26
CFD Long 127438 14.2902
CFD Long 77236 14.3099
CFD Long 51664 14.3222
CFD Long 393816 14.3262
CFD Long 169318 14.3944
CFD Long 50447 14.4044
CFD Long 4256 14.428
CFD Long 773 14.4387
CFD Long 163 14.4872
(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 30 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