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 17 October 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 120,099,712 5.44% 1,333,344 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,740,257 0.12% 18,457,364 0.84%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 122,842,669 5.57% 19,791,708 0.90%
(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 161,345 8.7438
Purchase 15,000 7.9130
Purchase 2,812 8.1084
Purchase 470 8.9043
Purchase 80,987 8.5514
Purchase 33,023 8.3612
Purchase 1,663 8.3671
Purchase 99 8.1000
Purchase 89,293 8.4852
Purchase 7,958 8.2582
Purchase 6,000 8.6613
Purchase 99 8.5711
Purchase 65,822 8.3866
Purchase 4,790 8.9550
Purchase 2,084 8.3144
Purchase 6,168 8.9550
Purchase 5,583 8.3671
Purchase 500 8.1997
Purchase 6,354 8.3671
Purchase 565,385 8.4438
Purchase 2,575 8.9550
Purchase 999 8.4400
Purchase 2,733 8.3238
Purchase 155 8.5297
Purchase 9,680 8.6750
Purchase 15,883 8.1853
Purchase 600 8.6500
Purchase 5,314 8.0538
Purchase 2,410 8.3671
Purchase 23,855 8.9550
Purchase 45,875 8.9550
Purchase 8,819 8.3671
Purchase 927,959 8.3867
Purchase 26,771 8.9550
Purchase 5,232 8.3263
Purchase 138,506 8.2650
Purchase 900 8.9576
Purchase 46,828 8.9550
Purchase 200 7.8850
Sale 1,144 14.9600 USD
Sale 270 8.6325
Sale 23,859 8.5135
Sale 12,432 8.0771
Sale 75 8.5827
Sale 1,150 8.1303
Sale 935 14.9600 USD
Sale 100,000 8.9550
Sale 87,244 8.5516
Sale 200 7.8850
Sale 2,200 8.2547
Sale 786,993 8.4803
Sale 249,455 8.4348
Sale 678,998 8.5092
Sale 93,326 8.6301
Sale 1,144 14.9600 USD
Sale 64,372 8.3818
Sale 8,737 8.4138
Sale 18,496 8.3828
Sale 600 8.6500
Sale 116,238 8.7657
Sale 121 9.2558
Sale 42,000 8.5541
Sale 275 8.7405
Sale 1,075 14.9600 USD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 200 7.885
CFD Long 2200 8.2547
CFD Long 64372 8.3817
CFD Long 358881 8.3967
CFD Long 8737 8.4138
CFD Long 249455 8.4347
CFD Long 48829 8.4766
CFD Long 678998 8.5092
CFD Long 23859 8.5135
CFD Long 425815 8.5493
CFD Long 87244 8.5516
CFD Long 42000 8.5541
CFD Long 75 8.5826
CFD Long 93326 8.63
CFD Long 600 8.65
CFD Long 2297 8.7441
CFD Long 116238 8.7656
CFD Short 200 7.885
CFD Short 15000 7.9129
CFD Short 2812 8.1083
CFD Short 24527 8.1717
CFD Short 15883 8.1852
CFD Short 7958 8.2582
CFD Short 2733 8.3238
CFD Short 338493 8.3465
CFD Short 993781 8.3866
CFD Short 89293 8.4851
CFD Short 80987 8.5513
CFD Short 99 8.5711
CFD Short 202365 8.6394
CFD Short 600 8.65
CFD Short 6000 8.6612
CFD Short 161345 8.7437
CFD Short 470 8.9042
CFD Short 900 8.9576
(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 20 October 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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 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
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