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 20 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 118,133,532 5.35% 1,577,373 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,259,029 0.15% 16,194,502 0.73%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 121,395,261 5.50% 17,772,875 0.81%
(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 2,970 9.3376
Purchase 17,183 8.5804
Purchase 2,932 9.2486
Purchase 300 9.6316
Purchase 1,650 8.9550
Purchase 5,795 9.3043
Purchase 154,552 9.7450
Purchase 580 8.6696
Purchase 399 9.5750
Purchase 3,050 9.4000
Purchase 29,904 8.6600
Purchase 19,312 9.4670
Purchase 5,488 8.9550
Purchase 1,386 9.2015
Purchase 1,015 9.7450
Purchase 180 Transfer
Purchase 19,253 8.9550
Purchase 2,397 9.7450
Purchase 47,940 9.4000
Purchase 4,794 9.7450
Purchase 4,790 8.9550
Purchase 5,505 9.7450
Purchase 23,855 9.7450
Purchase 22,152 9.2486
Purchase 3,902 9.2486
Purchase 6,329 9.7450
Purchase 1,463 9.2486
Purchase 2,631 9.4000
Purchase 2,030 9.7450
Purchase 28,928 9.7450
Purchase 923 9.2400
Purchase 111 9.3497
Purchase 580 8.6696
Purchase 103,116 9.6207
Purchase 26,060 9.4425
Purchase 499 9.1400
Purchase 8,217 9.5927
Purchase 300 9.3000
Purchase 183,450 9.4003
Purchase 19,245 9.3043
Purchase 12,000 8.6696
Purchase 9,459 9.5010
Purchase 7,984 9.7450
Purchase 7,459 9.3043
Purchase 2,896 9.2486
Purchase 2,720 9.2486
Purchase 3,600 9.5768
Purchase 870 8.6696
Purchase 73,710 9.7450
Purchase 51,800 9.4951
Purchase 1,600 9.5100
Purchase 10,753 9.2486
Purchase 14,030 8.6696
Purchase 620,686 9.4837
Purchase 11,167 9.7450
Purchase 10,580 9.4839
Sale 300 9.3000
Sale 500 9.5903
Sale 1,088,779 9.4846
Sale 5,488 8.9550
Sale 609,540 9.3299
Sale 722,782 9.4337
Sale 1,650 8.9550
Sale 121,149 9.4627
Sale 12,308 9.3475
Sale 190 9.2505
Sale 34,477 9.5226
Sale 180 Transfer
Sale 399 9.5750
Sale 100,832 9.7450
Sale 368,913 9.4075
Sale 2,000 9.4586
Sale 300,000 Transfer
Sale 793 9.3995
Sale 1,802 9.2261
Sale 20,637 9.4734
Sale 30,000 9.4453
Sale 1,715 9.6450
Sale 26,882 9.4470
Sale 231 9.3458
Sale 120,325 9.4412
Sale 788 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 68158 9.2829
CFD Long 300 9.3
CFD Long 5345 9.3001
CFD Long 609540 9.3298
CFD Long 56875 9.3337
CFD Long 12308 9.3475
CFD Long 793 9.3994
CFD Long 241060 9.401
CFD Long 722782 9.4336
CFD Long 120325 9.4411
CFD Long 30000 9.4452
CFD Long 26882 9.447
CFD Long 2000 9.4585
CFD Long 121149 9.4626
CFD Long 20637 9.4734
CFD Long 16827 9.4828
CFD Long 123713 9.4835
CFD Long 1088779 9.4846
CFD Long 10643 9.4869
CFD Long 70978 9.4883
CFD Long 34477 9.5225
CFD Long 422648 9.5265
CFD Long 399 9.575
CFD Long 1715 9.645
CFD Short 300 9.3
CFD Short 183450 9.4003
CFD Short 205841 9.4044
CFD Short 26060 9.4424
CFD Short 19312 9.467
CFD Short 51800 9.495
CFD Short 9459 9.501
CFD Short 414845 9.5229
CFD Short 399 9.575
CFD Short 3600 9.5768
CFD Short 8217 9.5926
CFD Short 103116 9.6206
CFD Short 300 9.6316
(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 21 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