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 16 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 120,070,322 5.44% 1,169,917 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,403,466 0.11% 18,377,378 0.83%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 122,476,488 5.55% 19,548,295 0.89%
(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 2,028 8.1100
Purchase 19,177 9.0511
Purchase 18,039 8.8514
Purchase 32,027 8.0920
Purchase 20,000 8.4898
Purchase 1,070,836 8.7138
Purchase 9,042 8.6054
Purchase 5,200 8.9590
Purchase 7,100 8.6695
Purchase 1,011,798 8.5661
Purchase 20,000 8.4898
Purchase 26,475 8.1921
Purchase 170,003 8.4237
Purchase 27,701 8.5050
Purchase 251 Transfer
Purchase 5,775 9.0511
Purchase 126 Transfer
Purchase 65,934 8.6438
Purchase 66,332 8.8400
Purchase 972,879 8.5268
Purchase 89 8.2750
Purchase 66,453 8.1280
Purchase 176 9.1600
Purchase 2,396 8.1100
Purchase 362 8.1100
Purchase 26,330 8.4000
Purchase 772,083 8.6192
Purchase 27,525 8.4950
Purchase 100,000 8.8746
Purchase 23,855 8.1100
Purchase 64,692 8.1100
Purchase 4,651 8.1100
Purchase 688 8.1100
Purchase 7,433 9.0511
Purchase 30,908 8.1100
Purchase 4,822 8.1100
Purchase 3,616 8.1100
Purchase 1,480 8.1100
Purchase 23,484 8.6455
Purchase 1,535 8.2875
Purchase 13,396 8.7051
Sale 39 Transfer
Sale 176 9.1600
Sale 166,207 8.1100
Sale 27,525 8.4950
Sale 251 Transfer
Sale 1,080 8.9153
Sale 426 Transfer
Sale 493 Transfer
Sale 20,000 8.4898
Sale 27,701 8.5050
Sale 84,095 9.0148
Sale 439 Transfer
Sale 130,000 8.7146
Sale 22,222 8.9649
Sale 2,938 8.1100
Sale 380 8.8853
Sale 34,800 9.1600
Sale 225 8.9503
Sale 1,000 9.3103
Sale 1,100 8.8453
Sale 400 8.8350
Sale 66,006 8.6548
Sale 1,535 8.2875
Sale 741,345 8.6694
Sale 1,011 Transfer
Sale 1,843 8.8700
Sale 32,000 8.5322
Sale 301 Transfer
Sale 176 7.9650
Sale 81,100 8.5083
Sale 126 Transfer
Sale 1,223 9.0145
Sale 213 9.7300
Sale 69,713 8.7737
Sale 1,062,205 8.8591
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1535 8.2875
CFD Long 221634 8.4045
CFD Long 81100 8.5083
CFD Long 32000 8.5321
CFD Long 103648 8.625
CFD Long 66006 8.6547
CFD Long 5750 8.6947
CFD Long 69713 8.7736
CFD Long 361568 8.8018
CFD Long 1062205 8.8591
CFD Long 54495 8.9528
CFD Long 22222 8.9648
CFD Long 1223 9.0144
CFD Long 84095 9.0148
CFD Short 10901 7.9365
CFD Short 8805 8.0099
CFD Short 32027 8.0919
CFD Short 5345 8.11
CFD Short 66453 8.1279
CFD Short 26475 8.1921
CFD Short 1535 8.2875
CFD Short 448810 8.3091
CFD Short 170003 8.4236
CFD Short 20000 8.4898
CFD Short 1011798 8.566
CFD Short 105191 8.6038
CFD Short 9042 8.6054
CFD Short 772083 8.6191
CFD Short 65934 8.6438
CFD Short 23484 8.6454
CFD Short 1070836 8.7138
CFD Short 410073 8.7563
CFD Short 11137 8.7862
CFD Short 66332 8.8399
CFD Short 18039 8.8513
(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 17 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