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 21 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 116,475,860 5.28% 1,752,820 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,479,935 0.16% 14,392,432 0.65%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 119,958,495 5.44% 16,146,252 0.73%
(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 23,612 9.7953
Purchase 1,026 10.0093
Purchase 2,024 10.0095
Purchase 2,741 9.8060
Purchase 2,468 9.8060
Purchase 12,252 10.0096
Purchase 600 10.0797
Purchase 2,703 10.2000
Purchase 355,695 9.8280
Purchase 126 9.4697
Purchase 6,017 9.6955
Purchase 51,608 9.6889
Purchase 1,000 9.8256
Purchase 1,313 10.0095
Purchase 861 10.0497
Purchase 369 10.0300
Purchase 64 9.3400
Purchase 347,806 9.7745
Purchase 5,143 9.8785
Purchase 159 9.3647
Purchase 159 9.3300
Purchase 86 9.6397
Purchase 16,851 9.7150
Purchase 93,512 9.6498
Purchase 85,000 10.0300
Purchase 1 9.5100
Purchase 57,901 9.7776
Purchase 26,776 9.8645
Purchase 400 9.8450
Purchase 5,552 9.8060
Purchase 758 9.8060
Purchase 7,145 10.2000
Purchase 6,677 9.8060
Purchase 9,588 9.6700
Purchase 3,054 9.8166
Purchase 8,227 10.0096
Purchase 12,843 9.8060
Purchase 20,405 9.8060
Purchase 11,985 9.8060
Purchase 3,352 9.8060
Purchase 10,834 9.8060
Purchase 2,971 9.8060
Purchase 885 10.2000
Purchase 5,851 10.0096
Purchase 45,202 9.6700
Purchase 279 9.7347
Purchase 1,627 9.8060
Purchase 3,806 10.0095
Purchase 8,189 9.8060
Purchase 3,033 10.0095
Purchase 35,152 9.8060
Purchase 4,478 9.8060
Purchase 6,966 9.8060
Purchase 27,267 10.0096
Purchase 20,030 9.8060
Purchase 1,095 10.0092
Purchase 10,435 10.0096
Sale 7,900 9.8150
Sale 65,000 9.6700
Sale 277 Transfer
Sale 1,000 10.1785
Sale 400 9.8450
Sale 436 10.0215
Sale 1,863,360 9.8283
Sale 112 Transfer
Sale 130 9.4103
Sale 28 9.3605
Sale 50,045 9.6862
Sale 651 Transfer
Sale 323,416 9.7899
Sale 15,187 10.0744
Sale 254 Transfer
Sale 56,299 9.7745
Sale 2,400 10.1200
Sale 333,913 9.8967
Sale 1 9.5100
Sale 75 9.7105
Sale 3,809 9.5014
Sale 61,000 10.0308
Sale 103,073 9.9990
Sale 9,987 9.8919
Sale 358 Transfer
Sale 134,013 9.7251
Sale 397 Transfer
Sale 110 9.6205
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 436 10.0214
CFD Long 61000 10.0307
CFD Long 15187 10.0743
CFD Long 1000 10.1785
CFD Long 3809 9.5014
CFD Long 1 9.51
CFD Long 50045 9.6862
CFD Long 134013 9.7251
CFD Long 78072 9.7283
CFD Long 6003 9.7736
CFD Long 56299 9.7745
CFD Long 11201 9.7747
CFD Long 28255 9.7749
CFD Long 240800 9.8068
CFD Long 7900 9.815
CFD Long 1863360 9.8282
CFD Long 400 9.845
CFD Long 9987 9.8918
CFD Long 333913 9.8966
CFD Long 4544 9.9489
CFD Long 103073 9.9989
CFD Short 1 9.51
CFD Short 93512 9.6497
CFD Short 15800 9.6613
CFD Short 51608 9.6888
CFD Short 6017 9.6954
CFD Short 16851 9.715
CFD Short 105692 9.7443
CFD Short 57901 9.7776
CFD Short 23612 9.7952
CFD Short 226314 9.7964
CFD Short 1000 9.8255
CFD Short 355695 9.8279
CFD Short 400 9.845
CFD Short 26776 9.8645
CFD Short 5143 9.8784
(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 22 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 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