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 01 February 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 106,247,041 4.76% 5,598,404 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,705,043 0.26% 4,299,377 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,600 0.04% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,955,684 5.06% 10,650,556 0.48%
(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 1,860 16.4631
Purchase 351,206 16.3384
Purchase 10,333 15.9400
Purchase 110 16.3983
Purchase 41,390 15.9456
Purchase 749,424 16.3067
Purchase 170,900 16.2149
Purchase 8,172 16.1513
Purchase 128,223 16.2958
Purchase 7,180 15.9200
Purchase 11,000 16.5695
Purchase 94,922 15.9456
Purchase 1,500 16.2027
Purchase 11,000 16.5664
Purchase 95,000 14.4600
Purchase 4,888 15.9200
Purchase 64,028 16.3481
Purchase 4,800 16.3335
Purchase 16,555 15.9159
Purchase 292 16.2231
Purchase 7,118 16.2200
Purchase 23,379 16.1603
Purchase 96,282 16.3636
Purchase 4,388 15.7794
Purchase 24,669 16.2557
Purchase 211 16.2865
Purchase 21,395 16.1302
Purchase 28,186 15.9456
Purchase 6,340 16.2490
Purchase 20,000 16.2200
Purchase 585 16.5288
Purchase 88,826 16.0679
Purchase 246,470 16.2200
Purchase 1,380 16.3800
Purchase 5,000 15.8600
Purchase 1,500 16.2027
Purchase 2,344 16.2200
Purchase 2,944 16.2200
Purchase 16,473 15.9200
Purchase 1,619 16.6196
Purchase 29,249 16.2200
Sale 24,669 16.2557
Sale 83,900 16.3955
Sale 39,025 16.4230
Sale 11,000 16.5664
Sale 178 Transfer
Sale 88,826 16.0649
Sale 86,628 15.9367
Sale 359,938 16.2783
Sale 94,755 16.3780
Sale 1,860 15.6470
Sale 989 16.1548
Sale 122,925 16.3429
Sale 5,417 16.2400
Sale 95,206 16.0615
Sale 480 16.3935
Sale 61 15.8500
Sale 108 16.4117
Sale 5,261 16.4755
Sale 4,800 16.3335
Sale 810 16.1500
Sale 54,066 16.1548
Sale 152 16.6217
Sale 49 16.4117
Sale 280,211 16.1850
Sale 620 16.6237
Sale 1,398 Transfer
Sale 350 16.1600
Sale 175,122 16.2332
Sale 1,943,946 16.2742
Sale 4,800 16.3335
Sale 21,395 16.1302
Sale 2,944 16.2200
Sale 1,619 16.6768
Sale 35,002 16.1154
Sale 21,395 16.1302
Sale 1,500 16.2027
Sale 320 16.1812
Sale 500 16.5312
Sale 10,333 15.9400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 16555 15.9158
CFD Short 23379 16.1602
CFD Short 1500 16.2027
CFD Short 170900 16.2148
CFD Short 292 16.223
CFD Short 1354 16.2468
CFD Short 6340 16.2489
CFD Short 53028 16.2584
CFD Short 749424 16.3067
CFD Short 75195 16.3221
CFD Short 351206 16.3383
CFD Short 64028 16.348
CFD Short 96282 16.3636
CFD Short 1860 16.4631
CFD Short 11000 16.5695
CFD Short 1619 16.6195
CFD Long 1860 15.647
CFD Long 86628 15.9367
CFD Long 88826 16.0648
CFD Long 1000 16.0785
CFD Long 175122 16.2332
CFD Long 1943946 16.2741
CFD Long 4800 16.3335
CFD Long 121925 16.345
CFD Long 94755 16.3779
CFD Long 83900 16.3954
CFD Long 5261 16.4754
CFD Long 1619 16.6768
(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 04 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 1,700.0000 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