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 15 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 117,923,919 5.34% 1,585,399 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,957,102 0.13% 16,743,905 0.76%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 120,883,721 5.48% 18,330,304 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 350 9.7647
Purchase 3,273 9.7769
Purchase 104,672 9.2677
Purchase 12,988 9.5416
Purchase 6,028 9.1600
Purchase 4,733 9.1600
Purchase 2,118 9.2437
Purchase 3,291 10.8337
Purchase 308 10.9797
Purchase 1,185 9.7847
Purchase 35,885 9.5448
Purchase 28,513 10.8337
Purchase 28,513 9.2437
Purchase 35,694 9.1600
Purchase 5,528 9.2437
Purchase 5,528 10.8337
Purchase 1,048 10.8337
Purchase 1,047 9.2437
Purchase 2,125 10.8337
Purchase 287,692 9.7933
Purchase 6,203 9.4466
Purchase 8,250 9.4453
Purchase 500 9.5750
Purchase 44,685 9.5122
Purchase 4,300 9.6736
Purchase 55 10.7297
Purchase 10,500 9.8150
Purchase 101 10.0597
Purchase 394,683 9.4538
Purchase 2,124 9.2437
Purchase 8,570 9.6621
Purchase 697 Transfer
Purchase 749,139 9.5596
Purchase 20,000 10.1301
Purchase 48 11.3297
Purchase 55,000 10.3155
Purchase 4,863 10.2300
Purchase 123,233 9.8836
Purchase 8,172 10.8337
Purchase 19,176 10.7700
Purchase 16,779 10.7700
Purchase 1,480 9.1600
Purchase 1,937 9.7769
Purchase 1,480 9.1600
Purchase 2,119 10.8337
Purchase 2,032 9.1600
Purchase 6,305 10.8337
Purchase 6,305 9.2437
Purchase 7,344 10.7700
Purchase 8,172 9.2437
Purchase 1,484 10.7700
Purchase 2,330 9.2437
Purchase 2,330 10.8337
Purchase 2,013 9.2437
Purchase 2,014 10.8337
Purchase 1,606 9.2437
Purchase 1,606 10.8337
Purchase 10,158 10.8337
Purchase 10,158 9.2437
Purchase 3,291 9.2437
Purchase 2,982 9.1600
Purchase 3,417 9.2437
Purchase 271 10.8337
Purchase 23,868 9.1600
Purchase 1,612 9.7769
Purchase 2,111 9.7769
Purchase 270 9.2437
Purchase 5,472 9.2437
Purchase 5,473 10.8337
Purchase 3,418 10.8337
Purchase 12,852 10.7700
Purchase 4,042 10.8337
Purchase 190,570 10.7700
Purchase 4,042 9.2437
Purchase 91,800 10.7700
Purchase 11,016 10.7700
Sale 3,400 9.7650
Sale 500 9.5750
Sale 528,010 9.4341
Sale 416 Transfer
Sale 93 Transfer
Sale 183,128 9.4835
Sale 6,200 9.7176
Sale 247,335 9.4118
Sale 55 10.9705
Sale 600 9.7613
Sale 43,653 9.5028
Sale 662,412 9.4563
Sale 10,000 9.0886
Sale 161 10.0700
Sale 38,078 9.1600
Sale 8,570 9.6631
Sale 8,570 9.6621
Sale 34,699 9.5706
Sale 992 9.2536
Sale 6,480 9.2559
Sale 10,000 9.8109
Sale 438 Transfer
Sale 30,000 9.4159
Sale 3,473 10.5000
Sale 45,000 9.3606
Sale 17,702 10.7700
Sale 2,013 9.7350
Sale 200,000 Transfer
Sale 697 Transfer
Sale 9,814 9.2562
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10000 9.0886
CFD Long 9665 9.2307
CFD Long 414305 9.3453
CFD Long 45000 9.3606
CFD Long 247335 9.4118
CFD Long 30000 9.4158
CFD Long 528010 9.4341
CFD Long 183128 9.4834
CFD Long 43653 9.5028
CFD Long 34699 9.5705
CFD Long 500 9.575
CFD Long 238442 9.658
CFD Long 8570 9.662
CFD Long 6200 9.7176
CFD Long 3400 9.7649
CFD Long 10000 9.8108
CFD Short 20000 10.1301
CFD Short 55000 10.3154
CFD Short 710 11.1601
CFD Short 4112 9.16
CFD Short 147825 9.2082
CFD Short 104672 9.2676
CFD Short 8250 9.4453
CFD Short 6203 9.4466
CFD Short 44685 9.5122
CFD Short 12988 9.5415
CFD Short 35885 9.5448
CFD Short 749139 9.5596
CFD Short 500 9.575
CFD Short 235347 9.5951
CFD Short 4300 9.6736
CFD Short 11511 9.7192
CFD Short 287692 9.7932
CFD Short 123233 9.8836
(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 16 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