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 02 September 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 109,882,156 4.98% 1,219,952 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,356,116 0.11% 11,230,628 0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,740,972 5.11% 13,201,580 0.60%
(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 1,200 15.75
Purchase 73 16.877
Purchase 697 15.66
Purchase 200 15.76
Purchase 39,739 15.8364
Purchase 285 15.76
Purchase 1,100 15.69
Purchase 1,343 15.69
Purchase 121,537 15.8017
Purchase 1,147,426 15.7912
Purchase 206,660 15.7819
Purchase 95 16.967
Purchase 5,570 15.75
Purchase 5,095 15.7584
Purchase 2,406 15.76
Purchase 158 15.69
Purchase 6,774 15.76
Purchase 1,778 15.69
Purchase 700 15.73
Purchase 1,393 15.7
Purchase 68 15.75
Purchase 200 15.73
Purchase 1,547 15.69
Purchase 96 15.7
Purchase 750 15.69
Purchase 15,097 15.7982
Purchase 100 15.76
Purchase 478 Transfer
Purchase 268 15.76
Purchase 3,492 15.73
Purchase 1,000 15.76
Purchase 404,983 15.8589
Purchase 2,700 15.74
Purchase 1,520 15.74
Purchase 793 15.76
Purchase 12,900 16.963
Purchase 1,822 15.75
Purchase 64,281 15.8138
Purchase 286 15.76
Purchase 5,351 15.75
Purchase 995 15.75
Purchase 6,402 15.69
Purchase 493 15.69
Purchase 1,600 15.8353
Purchase 12,611 15.73
Purchase 190 15.8126
Purchase 262 15.76
Purchase 5,000 15.69
Purchase 1,500 15.8566
Purchase 1,190 15.69
Purchase 1,700 15.7
Purchase 549,964 16.717
Purchase 101 15.73
Purchase 5,162 15.75
Purchase 4,800 15.73
Purchase 686 15.69
Purchase 49,834 16.7034
Purchase 1,609 15.75
Purchase 285 15.76
Purchase 2,894 15.76
Purchase 8,547 15.74
Purchase 5,000 15.69
Purchase 800 16.9503
Purchase 2,210 15.69
Purchase 262,859 15.7959
Purchase 2,607 15.69
Purchase 238 15.74
Purchase 2,835 15.75
Purchase 400 16.6425
Purchase 286 15.76
Purchase 1,320 15.69
Purchase 921 15.73
Purchase 2,507 15.69
Purchase 1,300 15.7
Purchase 700 15.75
Purchase 7 15.74
Purchase 1,857 15.73
Purchase 17,054 16.4845
Purchase 24 15.76
Purchase 7,291 15.74
Purchase 1,207 15.76
Purchase 24 15.76
Purchase 1,951 15.75
Purchase 1,000 15.7988
Purchase 868 15.8679
Purchase 982 15.868
Purchase 607 15.8679
Purchase 1,758 15.81
Purchase 607 15.8678
Purchase 630 15.8585
Purchase 225 15.8085
Purchase 250 15.8585
Purchase 283 Transfer
Purchase 961 15.74
Purchase 3,376 15.75
Purchase 1,030 15.75
Purchase 980 15.69
Purchase 1,000 15.73
Purchase 54,256 15.8464
Purchase 2,017 15.73
Purchase 1,588 15.8124
Purchase 74 15.75
Purchase 51,000 15.81
Purchase 2,646 15.73
Purchase 4,290 15.73
Purchase 3,253 15.74
Purchase 10,330 16.5667
Purchase 301 15.76
Purchase 1,793 15.76
Purchase 1,184 15.74
Purchase 1,161 15.76
Purchase 1,909 15.75
Sale 334,320 16.5976
Sale 650 15.8003
Sale 520 15.8403
Sale 478 Transfer
Sale 220 15.7803
Sale 58,968 15.81
Sale 178,414 16.6554
Sale 20,311 17.18
Sale 1,600 15.7403
Sale 171 16.6715
Sale 5,000 15.73
Sale 5,709 15.93
Sale 400 16.6425
Sale 700 15.8703
Sale 356,697 15.7988
Sale 828 15.7115
Sale 597 15.7915
Sale 500 15.8503
Sale 311 15.81
Sale 54,256 15.8464
Sale 103,760 15.7347
Sale 156 17.0015
Sale 9,886 16.825
Sale 1,600 15.8353
Sale 46,777 16.7089
Sale 135,145 15.7925
Sale 122 15.8174
Sale 14,273 15.7971
Sale 127 17.023
Sale 145 16.673
Sale 111,650 15.802
Sale 320 15.7803
Sale 65,333 16.6955
Sale 160,176 16.7062
Sale 47,903 16.48
Sale 175 16.113
Sale 252,488 16.5834
Sale 500 16.7072
Sale 450 15.7903
Sale 61,989 15.8158
Sale 250 15.7603
Sale 300 16.4273
Sale 12,000 15.7451
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 103760 15.7346
CFD Long 12000 15.7451
CFD Long 135145 15.7925
CFD Long 14273 15.797
CFD Long 356697 15.7987
CFD Long 111650 15.8019
CFD Long 2542 15.8132
CFD Long 61989 15.8158
CFD Long 122 15.8173
CFD Long 10577 15.8321
CFD Long 1600 15.8353
CFD Long 54256 15.8463
CFD Long 5709 15.93
CFD Short 4000 15.7434
CFD Short 5095 15.7584
CFD Short 206660 15.7818
CFD Short 1147426 15.7912
CFD Short 262859 15.7958
CFD Short 15097 15.7982
CFD Short 117537 15.8036
CFD Short 1588 15.8123
CFD Short 190 15.8125
CFD Short 64281 15.8137
CFD Short 1600 15.8353
CFD Short 39739 15.8364
CFD Short 54256 15.8463
CFD Short 1500 15.8566
CFD Short 404983 15.8588
(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 03 September 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