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 13 October 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 118,491,384 5.37% 1,100,908 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,587,757 0.12% 17,130,876 0.78%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 121,081,841 5.49% 18,232,784 0.83%
(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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 11,950 10.2778
Purchase 11,975 10.4100
Purchase 4,790 10.4100
Purchase 12,845 10.4100
Purchase 11,010 10.4100
Purchase 1,279 10.2297
Purchase 700 10.3917
Purchase 18,724 10.5551
Purchase 9,580 10.4100
Purchase 1,215 9.0500
Purchase 100 10.3700
Purchase 11,939 10.3239
Purchase 5,871 10.0417
Purchase 238,364 10.3783
Purchase 41,553 10.3468
Purchase 290 10.1297
Purchase 10,000 10.1514
Purchase 3,616 10.4100
Purchase 100 9.3400
Purchase 10,521 10.4100
Purchase 161 9.5450
Purchase 4,900 10.2617
Purchase 425 10.2697
Purchase 1,544 10.1968
Purchase 18,695 10.1344
Purchase 1,847 10.1901
Purchase 1,565 10.3423
Purchase 2,968 10.1672
Purchase 455,114 10.2401
Purchase 46,780 10.2000
Purchase 36,593 10.3401
Purchase 4,191 10.3408
Purchase 3,581 10.3350
Purchase 327,602 10.2002
Sale 350 9.8900
Sale 60,000 10.4100
Sale 5,107 10.2375
Sale 300 9.8900
Sale 40,000 10.3832
Sale 480 9.8900
Sale 125 9.8900
Sale 355 9.8900
Sale 230 9.8900
Sale 407 9.8900
Sale 520,867 10.2549
Sale 56 9.2753
Sale 165 Transfer
Sale 338,361 10.1617
Sale 80 Transfer
Sale 2,194 10.1200
Sale 114 9.2503
Sale 112,109 10.2274
Sale 151 10.1103
Sale 56,091 10.4046
Sale 96 9.2003
Sale 189 9.2203
Sale 16,798 10.0555
Sale 93 9.3153
Sale 6,510 10.0555
Sale 275 9.8900
Sale 161 9.5450
Sale 446 9.8900
Sale 18,724 10.4100
Sale 1,022,563 9.3378
Sale 5,062 10.0555
Sale 1,039,357 10.2978
Sale 3,200 10.4591
Sale 215 10.4100
Sale 1,016 10.4100
Sale 8,985 10.3213
Sale 5,871 10.4283
Sale 924 10.3200
Sale 8,058 10.2286
Sale 554 Transfer
Sale 41 9.2503
Sale 968 Transfer
Sale 244 9.2503
Sale 85 9.7150
Sale 468 9.2350
Sale 106 9.3903
Sale 15,970 10.3300
Sale 403 9.8900
Sale 375 9.8900
Sale 229 9.8900
Sale 435 9.8900
Sale 8,752 10.4100
Sale 235 9.8900
Sale 152 Transfer
Sale 110,565 10.4100
Sale 408,052 10.2171
Sale 166 9.2050
Sale 385 10.1403
Sale 447 9.8900
Sale 1,366 9.8900
Sale 675 9.8900
Sale 466 9.8900
Sale 378 9.8900
Sale 370 9.8900
Sale 338 9.8900
Sale 337 9.8900
Sale 223 9.8900
Sale 1,845 10.4100
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
10/10/2008 Sale 1,968,840 9.3293
10/10/2008 Purchase 1,003,907 9.2652
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 338361 10.1616
CFD Long 358125 10.2069
CFD Long 112109 10.2273
CFD Long 8058 10.2286
CFD Long 5107 10.2374
CFD Long 33461 10.2523
CFD Long 520867 10.2548
CFD Long 1039357 10.2978
CFD Long 8985 10.3212
CFD Long 16466 10.3652
CFD Long 40000 10.3831
CFD Long 56091 10.4046
CFD Long 27332 10.41
CFD Long 5871 10.4282
CFD Long 3200 10.459
CFD Long 1022563 9.3378
CFD Short 5871 10.0416
CFD Short 18695 10.1343
CFD Short 10000 10.1513
CFD Short 291091 10.1926
CFD Short 1544 10.1968
CFD Short 46780 10.2
CFD Short 455114 10.24
CFD Short 10255 10.2449
CFD Short 7465 10.248
CFD Short 29046 10.2626
CFD Short 11950 10.2778
CFD Short 11939 10.3238
CFD Short 3581 10.3349
CFD Short 36593 10.3401
CFD Short 1565 10.3423
CFD Short 100 10.37
CFD Short 238364 10.3782
CFD Short 700 10.3917
CFD Short 100 9.34
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
10/10/2008 Short 1,003,907 9.2652
10/10/2008 Long 1,968,840 9.3293
(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 14 October 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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 750 2,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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