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 03 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 108,812,032 4.93% 1,459,826 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,591,323 0.12% 10,522,092 0.48%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,906,055 5.07% 12,732,918 0.58%
(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 31,045 15.3045
Purchase 31,410 15.4543
Purchase 241,546 15.3815
Purchase 1,700 15.3845
Purchase 700 15.5200
Purchase 4,740 15.3279
Purchase 661 15.2723
Purchase 101,086 15.4004
Purchase 18,231 15.3719
Purchase 267,046 15.4723
Purchase 800 15.3825
Purchase 174 15.5500
Purchase 13,900 15.8005
Purchase 75 15.8185
Purchase 123,461 15.4637
Purchase 2,000 15.5297
Purchase 6,132 15.2700
Purchase 67,078 15.3809
Purchase 750 15.3685
Purchase 6,762 15.2973
Purchase 174 15.5500
Purchase 9,936 15.2700
Purchase 700 15.2100
Purchase 950 15.1788
Sale 3,138 15.3581
Sale 2,037 15.5643
Sale 200 15.5603
Sale 5,061 15.2960
Sale 124 15.1815
Sale 85 15.9630
Sale 102,558 15.4109
Sale 2,301 15.5484
Sale 150,000 15.7546
Sale 66,654 15.4216
Sale 493 15.5615
Sale 136 15.5215
Sale 21,000 15.4248
Sale 9,199 15.5774
Sale 1,027,492 15.3956
Sale 67 Transfer
Sale 72,848 15.2516
Sale 68 15.5115
Sale 350,311 15.4486
Sale 149,352 15.4150
Sale 3,229 15.4600
Sale 34,557 15.2617
Sale 31 15.8015
Sale 240 15.8015
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 72848 15.2515
CFD Long 34557 15.2617
CFD Long 12023 15.3509
CFD Long 3138 15.3581
CFD Long 1027492 15.3955
CFD Long 102558 15.4109
CFD Long 57484 15.4201
CFD Long 79845 15.4209
CFD Long 66654 15.4215
CFD Long 21000 15.4248
CFD Long 350311 15.4485
CFD Long 2301 15.5483
CFD Long 2037 15.5643
CFD Long 9199 15.5773
CFD Short 661 15.2722
CFD Short 6762 15.2972
CFD Short 31045 15.3044
CFD Short 112969 15.321
CFD Short 4740 15.3279
CFD Short 3138 15.3582
CFD Short 18231 15.3719
CFD Short 67078 15.3809
CFD Short 800 15.3825
CFD Short 101086 15.4003
CFD Short 128577 15.4345
CFD Short 31410 15.4543
CFD Short 123461 15.4636
CFD Short 267046 15.4722
CFD Short 700 15.52
(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 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