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 08 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 107,672,814 4.88% 2,851,798 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,587,163 0.16% 10,855,450 0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,762,677 5.06% 14,458,248 0.66%
(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 13,760 14.7968
Purchase 22,394 15.2044
Purchase 259 Transfer
Purchase 12,263 14.7974
Purchase 45,312 14.8366
Purchase 130,000 14.9199
Purchase 300 14.8500
Purchase 39 14.5285
Purchase 863 15.1525
Purchase 21,234 15.1783
Purchase 120,295 15.2524
Purchase 5,016 15.0800
Purchase 1,000 15.1803
Purchase 12,980 14.9941
Sale 672 Transfer
Sale 491 Transfer
Sale 150,000 15.7546
Sale 6,866 15.1200
Sale 27,000 14.8500
Sale 20,338 15.1546
Sale 82,211 15.1695
Sale 1,388 Transfer
Sale 4,839 15.0896
Sale 10,882 15.0717
Sale 785 15.4003
Sale 148 14.8703
Sale 31,990 14.8536
Sale 281 14.8503
Sale 12,000 15.1419
Sale 81 14.4003
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 31990 14.8536
CFD Long 10882 15.0717
CFD Long 6866 15.12
CFD Long 12000 15.1418
CFD Long 20338 15.1545
CFD Long 82211 15.1694
CFD Short 13760 14.7968
CFD Short 12263 14.7974
CFD Short 45312 14.8366
CFD Short 130000 14.9199
CFD Short 12980 14.994
CFD Short 863 15.1525
CFD Short 21234 15.1782
CFD Short 1000 15.1803
CFD Short 22394 15.2043
CFD Short 120295 15.2524
(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 09 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