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 31 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 107,428,458 4.81% 3,922,468 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,673,052 0.21% 4,253,066 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,600 0.04% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,105,110 5.07% 8,928,309 0.40%
(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 44,587 14.7791
Purchase 18,480 14.5538
Purchase 4,302 14.7700
Purchase 307 14.6848
Purchase 220 14.7700
Purchase 197,213 14.6286
Purchase 1,075,728 14.6031
Purchase 2,558 14.6363
Purchase 28,286 14.6720
Purchase 1,930 14.1943
Purchase 119,828 14.5834
Purchase 126 14.7700
Purchase 6,813 14.6910
Purchase 6 14.7700
Purchase 649 14.5728
Purchase 95,000 14.4600
Purchase 1,299 14.7700
Purchase 448 14.7700
Purchase 60,897 14.7700
Purchase 56,500 14.6479
Purchase 59,598 14.7448
Purchase 9,342 14.7700
Purchase 159,701 14.6211
Purchase 5,641 14.6642
Purchase 2,355 14.7700
Purchase 54,806 14.7700
Purchase 1,000 14.6106
Purchase 85,160 14.7700
Purchase 200 14.3080
Purchase 4,388 14.7700
Purchase 200 14.3763
Purchase 18,113 14.7700
Purchase 510 14.7728
Purchase 1,605 14.7700
Purchase 2,745 14.7700
Purchase 8,939 14.7700
Purchase 1,306 14.7700
Purchase 2,558 14.6363
Purchase 119,828 14.5862
Purchase 126,175 14.5634
Purchase 60,600 14.5275
Purchase 37,000 14.6122
Sale 3,646 14.6567
Sale 5,116 14.7700
Sale 37,000 14.6094
Sale 460 14.4300
Sale 1,339 14.7700
Sale 2,558 14.6363
Sale 31,465 14.5255
Sale 18,480 14.5499
Sale 168,879 14.5046
Sale 119,828 14.5834
Sale 1,000 14.4300
Sale 2,400 14.4300
Sale 85,473 14.5986
Sale 1,000 14.6106
Sale 95,257 14.8000
Sale 100,000 14.7700
Sale 400 14.6218
Sale 50 14.5310
Sale 60,300 14.5218
Sale 52,059 14.5710
Sale 85,160 14.7700
Sale 250 14.7024
Sale 130,489 14.4927
Sale 4,342 14.7700
Sale 350 14.5412
Sale 649 14.7172
Sale 21,113 14.5151
Sale 18,113 14.7700
Sale 60,897 14.7700
Sale 76,560 14.5629
Sale 37,000 14.6122
Sale 4,388 14.7700
Sale 18,480 14.5538
Sale 1,000 14.6106
Sale 10,100 14.4300
Sale 13,960 14.4300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1930 14.1942
CFD Short 60600 14.5275
CFD Short 126175 14.5634
CFD Short 649 14.5727
CFD Short 119828 14.5861
CFD Short 6258 14.595
CFD Short 1075728 14.6031
CFD Short 159701 14.621
CFD Short 190955 14.6297
CFD Short 2558 14.6363
CFD Short 56500 14.6479
CFD Short 28286 14.672
CFD Short 510 14.7728
CFD Long 130489 14.4927
CFD Long 168879 14.5045
CFD Long 21113 14.5151
CFD Long 60300 14.5217
CFD Long 31465 14.5254
CFD Long 24928 14.5706
CFD Long 27131 14.5714
CFD Long 1256 14.583
CFD Long 85473 14.5985
CFD Long 37000 14.6093
CFD Long 1000 14.6106
CFD Long 1274 14.6208
CFD Long 649 14.7171
(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 01 February 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 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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 1,700.0000 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