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 28 August 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 108,899,809 4.93% 1,265,514 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,304,559 0.10% 10,516,696 0.48%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,707,068 5.06% 12,533,210 0.57%
(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 49,645 17.2146
Purchase 161 Transfer
Purchase 721,137 17.3619
Purchase 36,800 17.4300
Purchase 92,539 17.4500
Purchase 279,036 17.2159
Purchase 4,274 17.2138
Purchase 37,016 17.3900
Purchase 545 17.2288
Purchase 8,115 17.2326
Purchase 31,127 17.3213
Purchase 46,600 17.0782
Purchase 1,473 17.1227
Purchase 400 17.1000
Purchase 47 Transfer
Purchase 2,989 17.4200
Purchase 96,152 17.2617
Purchase 137,915 17.2301
Purchase 1,771 16.8500
Purchase 277,618 17.4500
Purchase 196 17.2280
Purchase 26,216 17.3000
Purchase 92,539 17.4500
Purchase 105,813 17.1339
Purchase 125 17.0092
Purchase 280 17.2296
Purchase 923 17.0100
Purchase 400 17.2297
Sale 250 17.0703
Sale 3,410 17.0000
Sale 1,000 17.4503
Sale 47 Transfer
Sale 225 17.0603
Sale 10,057 17.2972
Sale 400 17.1000
Sale 106 16.8530
Sale 47 16.8015
Sale 33,288 17.1999
Sale 227 16.6030
Sale 109 16.9530
Sale 44,213 17.2258
Sale 114 16.8615
Sale 400 17.0803
Sale 462 17.3903
Sale 5,049 17.2256
Sale 245 17.3530
Sale 289 16.9803
Sale 36,800 17.5172
Sale 54 16.8530
Sale 238,417 17.1138
Sale 969 Transfer
Sale 49,957 17.2235
Sale 545 17.2972
Sale 3,000 17.3151
Sale 216 17.4495
Sale 37,016 17.3900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10602 17.2972
CFD Long 3000 17.3151
CFD Short 46600 17.0781
CFD Short 400 17.1
CFD Short 4331 17.1115
CFD Short 15363 17.1166
CFD Short 1473 17.1227
CFD Short 105813 17.1339
CFD Short 4274 17.2138
CFD Short 49645 17.2145
CFD Short 274705 17.2175
CFD Short 545 17.2288
CFD Short 137915 17.23
CFD Short 7211 17.231
CFD Short 8115 17.2326
CFD Short 96152 17.2616
CFD Short 31127 17.3212
CFD Short 721137 17.3619
(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 29 August 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 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 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
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 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