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 30 January 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 106,221,072 4.81% 4,918,832 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,771,274 0.26% 4,112,567 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,600 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,995,946 5.12% 9,784,174 0.44%
(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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 150 14.4263
Purchase 214 14.3900
Purchase 72 14.4883
Purchase 410 14.5488
Purchase 500 14.6713
Purchase 59,105 14.6083
Purchase 2,300 14.4137
Purchase 431,983 14.5949
Purchase 143,518 14.6312
Purchase 335 14.5775
Purchase 58,429 14.5621
Purchase 218,886 14.5624
Purchase 6,921 14.6740
Purchase 77,294 14.5708
Purchase 9,525 14.4600
Purchase 13,960 14.4300
Purchase 500 14.6713
Purchase 33,416 14.4989
Purchase 38,120 14.6653
Purchase 492 14.7675
Purchase 75,144 14.4900
Purchase 1,445 14.2000
Purchase 203,418 14.4148
Purchase 20,049 14.4834
Purchase 522 14.4627
Purchase 2,859 14.6167
Purchase 270 14.7675
Purchase 70,000 14.3057
Purchase 33,416 14.5016
Purchase 60,000 14.5894
Purchase 5,025 14.4600
Purchase 2,000 14.2900
Purchase 1,101 14.4848
Purchase 1,000 14.6700
Purchase 390 14.7888
Sale 4,499 14.4800
Sale 255,745 14.4626
Sale 97,175 14.3091
Sale 40,120 14.6432
Sale 33,416 14.4989
Sale 2,522 14.6502
Sale 36,342 14.6153
Sale 493 14.4800
Sale 7,699 14.6153
Sale 71,236 14.5182
Sale 1,539 14.4800
Sale 2,000 14.2900
Sale 733 14.6153
Sale 83,960 14.3264
Sale 128,819 14.4327
Sale 30,396 14.4964
Sale 500 14.6713
Sale 1,047 14.6153
Sale 518 14.4800
Sale 476,284 14.4700
Sale 12,866 14.6153
Sale 100,747 14.5815
Sale 10,000 14.4600
Sale 2,859 14.5700
Sale 57,513 14.5482
Sale 38,986 14.6193
Sale 947 14.6153
Sale 429 14.5387
Sale 9,630 14.6193
Sale 105,000 14.7100
Sale 70,000 14.3030
Sale 184,284 14.6738
Sale 9,693 14.6153
Sale 8,673 14.6153
Sale 300 14.3900
Sale 2,300 14.4137
Sale 38,120 14.6653
Sale 2,300 14.4137
Sale 139,460 14.6174
Sale 500 14.4125
Sale 15,819 14.6153
Sale 665 14.4800
Sale 530 14.4800
Sale 3,600 14.6153
Sale 754 14.4800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 203418 14.4148
CFD Short 522 14.4627
CFD Short 19852 14.4639
CFD Short 20049 14.4833
CFD Short 33416 14.5016
CFD Short 34973 14.5062
CFD Short 58429 14.562
CFD Short 77294 14.5708
CFD Short 164061 14.5862
CFD Short 60000 14.5894
CFD Short 431983 14.5949
CFD Short 59105 14.6082
CFD Short 500 14.6713
CFD Long 70000 14.3029
CFD Long 2300 14.4137
CFD Long 128819 14.4327
CFD Long 255745 14.4625
CFD Long 37226 14.4928
CFD Long 30396 14.4964
CFD Long 429 14.5386
CFD Long 33010 14.545
CFD Long 57513 14.5481
CFD Long 1000 14.5786
CFD Long 100747 14.5814
CFD Long 184284 14.6737
(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)
CALL Purchase 350 14.5 EURO 18/12/2009 .37
PUT Purchase 350 14.5 EURO 18/12/2009 .275
(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 31 January 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 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 150 1,500.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,500.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 600 1,450.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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