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 14 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 117,544,281 5.33% 1,294,117 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,659,432 0.12% 16,407,800 0.74%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 120,206,413 5.45% 17,702,917 0.80%
(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 20,000 10.7700
Purchase 1,400 10.4400
Purchase 3,124 10.7700
Purchase 584,511 10.8718
Purchase 179,612 10.8714
Purchase 27,701 10.7300
Purchase 2,296 10.8300
Purchase 161 10.4100
Purchase 1,120 10.7200
Purchase 554 11.0300
Purchase 434,252 10.9902
Purchase 44,700 11.0474
Purchase 41,000 10.4100
Purchase 148 Transfer
Purchase 123,290 10.8185
Purchase 19,159 10.7649
Purchase 1,221 11.4000
Purchase 12,900 10.7953
Purchase 100 10.9500
Purchase 270 10.9700
Purchase 57 Transfer
Purchase 13,800 10.8937
Purchase 6,717 11.4119
Purchase 6,454 11.2169
Purchase 7,441 10.8942
Purchase 27,540 10.9000
Purchase 548 10.6500
Purchase 8,375 11.1600
Purchase 2,638 10.6500
Purchase 600 11.3897
Purchase 900 11.2097
Purchase 1,000 11.4197
Purchase 795 11.3997
Purchase 2,090 11.4000
Purchase 900 11.0997
Purchase 550 11.0697
Purchase 51,597 10.7700
Purchase 7,371 10.7700
Purchase 1,234 10.6500
Sale 27,701 10.7300
Sale 161 10.9000
Sale 2,397 10.8191
Sale 2,331 11.0400
Sale 41,702 10.9229
Sale 13,000 11.4152
Sale 1,613 10.6494
Sale 123 10.4203
Sale 161 10.4100
Sale 408,287 10.8581
Sale 816,157 11.0694
Sale 170,422 11.0375
Sale 60,943 10.7700
Sale 343,073 10.9300
Sale 40,000 10.7534
Sale 18,143 10.4100
Sale 49,345 10.7700
Sale 5,053 10.9173
Sale 41,000 10.4100
Sale 897 10.1403
Sale 101 10.4003
Sale 2,030 11.2152
Sale 413 Transfer
Sale 16,784 10.9173
Sale 257 Transfer
Sale 57 Transfer
Sale 100 10.9500
Sale 464,115 11.2024
Sale 23,726 10.8390
Sale 100 10.3700
Sale 900 11.3481
Sale 27,540 10.9000
Sale 6,497 10.9173
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 100 10.37
CFD Long 1613 10.6493
CFD Long 40000 10.7533
CFD Long 126962 10.7676
CFD Long 23726 10.839
CFD Long 408287 10.858
CFD Long 100 10.95
CFD Long 212727 11.0251
CFD Long 173806 11.0374
CFD Long 816157 11.0694
CFD Long 464115 11.2023
CFD Long 2030 11.2152
CFD Long 900 11.3481
CFD Long 13000 11.4152
CFD Short 1400 10.44
CFD Short 19159 10.7648
CFD Short 60280 10.77
CFD Short 12900 10.7952
CFD Short 123290 10.8185
CFD Short 179612 10.8713
CFD Short 584511 10.8718
CFD Short 13800 10.8936
CFD Short 7441 10.8942
CFD Short 197020 10.9132
CFD Short 100 10.95
CFD Short 44700 11.0473
CFD Short 224351 11.0486
CFD Short 12881 11.1477
CFD Short 6717 11.4118
(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 15 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