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 04 February 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 106,175,033 4.76% 5,227,785 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,605,857 0.25% 4,109,416 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,600 0.04% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,784,490 5.05% 10,089,976 0.45%
(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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 36,978 16.2411
Purchase 1,773 16.3934
Purchase 50 16.3300
Purchase 235 16.1765
Purchase 8,517 16.3124
Purchase 39,000 16.1274
Purchase 11,508 15.9456
Purchase 17,925 16.4900
Purchase 73 Transfer
Purchase 14,657 16.4514
Purchase 291 16.2573
Purchase 43,004 16.3780
Purchase 5,259 16.4039
Purchase 64,700 16.4054
Purchase 98,170 16.3284
Purchase 1,773 16.3934
Purchase 2,834 16.3829
Purchase 600,000 Transfer
Purchase 28,000 16.4900
Purchase 30,938 16.1859
Purchase 518,625 16.2482
Purchase 39,000 16.1244
Purchase 300 16.3588
Purchase 2,730 16.5353
Purchase 1,991 15.9200
Sale 457 16.4869
Sale 95,257 16.3000
Sale 350,912 16.4100
Sale 3,727 16.3359
Sale 44,068 16.3355
Sale 127,000 16.4900
Sale 250 16.2912
Sale 250 16.5712
Sale 6,166 16.4900
Sale 39,000 16.1244
Sale 5,259 16.4039
Sale 64,700 16.4055
Sale 291 16.2573
Sale 189,829 16.4764
Sale 64,700 16.4054
Sale 95,257 16.3000
Sale 73 Transfer
Sale 72,257 16.3900
Sale 100 16.2312
Sale 74 16.4917
Sale 1,773 16.3934
Sale 55,604 16.4318
Sale 145 16.1335
Sale 500 16.3112
Sale 500 16.5512
Sale 86,494 16.4023
Sale 77,221 16.4614
Sale 600 16.3112
Sale 5,259 16.4039
Sale 3,214 16.5786
Sale 95,257 16.5100
Sale 137,497 16.3755
Sale 73 16.5817
Sale 1,620 16.4900
Sale 240 16.4525
Sale 291 16.2573
Sale 925 16.6100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 39000 16.1274
CFD Short 30938 16.1858
CFD Short 36978 16.241
CFD Short 518625 16.2482
CFD Short 8517 16.3124
CFD Short 98170 16.3283
CFD Short 43004 16.3779
CFD Short 2834 16.3828
CFD Short 1773 16.3934
CFD Short 8292 16.4038
CFD Short 11233 16.404
CFD Short 28599 16.4253
CFD Short 14606 16.4513
CFD Short 51 16.4915
CFD Long 291 16.2572
CFD Long 44068 16.3354
CFD Long 88310 16.3745
CFD Long 35595 16.3747
CFD Long 13592 16.3838
CFD Long 72257 16.3899
CFD Long 5259 16.4039
CFD Long 350912 16.4099
CFD Long 55604 16.4317
CFD Long 77221 16.4613
CFD Long 189829 16.4764
CFD Long 457 16.4868
(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 05 February 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 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 150 1,500.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,500.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 600 1,450.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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