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 05 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 107,494,365 4.87% 2,884,064 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,654,508 0.17% 10,512,996 0.48%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,651,573 5.06% 14,148,060 0.64%
(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 154 Transfer
Purchase 2,126 14.3800
Purchase 72,522 14.5030
Purchase 189,019 14.5171
Purchase 757,157 14.5509
Purchase 1,400 14.5400
Purchase 2,560 14.5044
Purchase 6,310 14.6673
Purchase 2,795 14.5148
Purchase 1,600 14.5269
Purchase 236 14.5422
Purchase 2,560 14.5066
Purchase 5,440 14.5194
Purchase 1,400 14.6424
Purchase 23,088 14.5970
Purchase 60,000 14.3800
Purchase 186,024 14.5326
Purchase 3,319 14.3800
Purchase 300 14.3388
Purchase 1,000 14.4892
Purchase 1,510 14.7500
Purchase 254,875 14.5664
Purchase 68,816 14.8535
Sale 85,686 14.3399
Sale 9,838 14.3782
Sale 177,565 14.5314
Sale 1,500 14.5483
Sale 235 Transfer
Sale 166 14.3660
Sale 346 15.0615
Sale 3,051 Transfer
Sale 286 14.2400
Sale 277,618 14.3800
Sale 299 14.5000
Sale 5,000 14.4778
Sale 155 15.6230
Sale 531,314 14.4454
Sale 300 15.0630
Sale 95 15.0515
Sale 394 Transfer
Sale 2,068 14.3800
Sale 297 14.8300
Sale 1,542 14.3444
Sale 730 14.3303
Sale 82,700 14.3800
Sale 25,102 14.3800
Sale 200 14.6330
Sale 500 14.4830
Sale 1,166 14.3800
Sale 300 14.4703
Sale 1,490 14.4961
Sale 2,795 14.6020
Sale 1,600 14.5269
Sale 153 14.5015
Sale 141 14.3315
Sale 83,414 14.4946
Sale 1,000 14.3076
Sale 2,963 14.5880
Sale 189 15.0415
Sale 237,181 14.4616
Sale 91 14.5230
Sale 95,233 14.3612
Sale 436,815 14.5900
Sale 236 14.9878
Sale 601 14.6362
Sale 1,741 14.3778
Sale 2,560 14.5066
Sale 331,497 14.4344
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1000 14.3076
CFD Long 85686 14.3398
CFD Long 95233 14.3611
CFD Long 1741 14.3778
CFD Long 9838 14.3782
CFD Long 3515 14.3829
CFD Long 189875 14.387
CFD Long 531314 14.4454
CFD Long 237181 14.4615
CFD Long 5000 14.4778
CFD Long 16442 14.4853
CFD Long 83414 14.4945
CFD Long 1490 14.4961
CFD Long 125180 14.4995
CFD Long 10092 14.5191
CFD Long 1600 14.5268
CFD Long 177565 14.5313
CFD Long 1500 14.5483
CFD Long 2963 14.5879
CFD Long 436815 14.5899
CFD Long 2795 14.6019
CFD Long 236 14.9877
CFD Short 902 14.3757
CFD Short 55222 14.4541
CFD Short 72522 14.503
CFD Short 24560 14.5094
CFD Short 2795 14.5148
CFD Short 1600 14.5268
CFD Short 186024 14.5326
CFD Short 1400 14.54
CFD Short 236 14.5421
CFD Short 133797 14.543
CFD Short 757157 14.5509
CFD Short 254875 14.5663
CFD Short 2963 14.588
CFD Short 23088 14.597
CFD Short 1400 14.6424
CFD Short 6310 14.6673
CFD Short 68816 14.8534
(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 08 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