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 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 105,581,775 4.73% 5,797,747 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,850,698 0.26% 4,103,247 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,300 0.04% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,435,773 5.04% 10,653,769 0.48%
(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 3,122 16.0581
Purchase 19,406 16.0914
Purchase 26,074 15.9127
Purchase 6,946 15.9096
Purchase 868 16.0581
Purchase 9,145 16.4900
Purchase 17,409 16.0581
Purchase 3,958 16.1585
Purchase 75 Transfer
Purchase 12,168 15.9841
Purchase 4,975 16.0581
Purchase 5,000 16.0581
Purchase 3,652 16.0581
Purchase 10,000 16.1500
Purchase 114 16.2465
Purchase 60,000 16.0050
Purchase 2,876 16.0581
Purchase 315 16.0688
Purchase 8,220 16.0581
Purchase 11,375 15.9127
Purchase 370 16.0988
Purchase 7,750 15.9127
Purchase 5,823 15.9700
Purchase 15,000 15.9489
Purchase 74,797 16.0581
Purchase 22,862 15.9000
Purchase 2,644 16.0000
Purchase 10,700 16.4900
Purchase 126,353 16.0873
Purchase 53,749 16.4900
Purchase 1,017 15.9700
Purchase 5,309 15.9841
Purchase 147,354 16.0926
Purchase 8,925 16.0000
Purchase 3,887 16.0000
Purchase 3,106 15.9914
Purchase 9,176 15.9369
Purchase 3,616 15.9841
Purchase 5,000 16.0631
Purchase 35,779 16.0581
Purchase 5,000 16.0600
Purchase 146 15.9000
Purchase 2,798 16.0581
Purchase 117,000 15.9700
Purchase 39,116 16.0488
Purchase 1,196 16.0581
Sale 50 16.1026
Sale 39,116 16.0488
Sale 2,059 16.0219
Sale 1,134 15.8874
Sale 3,072 16.0219
Sale 10,146 16.0219
Sale 11,842 16.0219
Sale 135 16.0052
Sale 6,788 16.0220
Sale 20,187 16.0597
Sale 15,925 15.9837
Sale 393,206 16.0017
Sale 14,191 16.0219
Sale 6,074 16.1100
Sale 40,208 16.0219
Sale 10,000 16.1469
Sale 65,749 16.0219
Sale 169 16.1117
Sale 39,116 16.0539
Sale 217,287 16.0416
Sale 6,863 16.0951
Sale 5,000 16.0600
Sale 21,533 16.0219
Sale 44,296 15.9174
Sale 22,716 15.9700
Sale 23,660 16.0597
Sale 53,749 16.4900
Sale 8,519 16.0219
Sale 6,467 16.0219
Sale 38 16.0017
Sale 10,000 16.1500
Sale 13,218 16.0219
Sale 72,000 16.1500
Sale 474 15.9670
Sale 49,560 15.9503
Sale 22,862 15.9000
Sale 3,290 16.0219
Sale 93,974 15.9176
Sale 455 16.0012
Sale 146 15.9000
Sale 270 16.1012
Sale 20,834 16.0219
Sale 10,784 16.0597
Sale 49 16.0017
Sale 43,922 15.9836
Sale 16,221 15.9987
Sale 75 Transfer
Sale 60,000 16.0162
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 7684 15.9042
CFD Short 6946 15.9095
CFD Short 15000 15.9488
CFD Short 3106 15.9914
CFD Short 60000 16.0049
CFD Short 21355 16.014
CFD Short 25363 16.0535
CFD Short 5000 16.063
CFD Short 126353 16.0873
CFD Short 19406 16.0913
CFD Short 147354 16.0926
CFD Short 1492 16.105
CFD Short 3958 16.1584
CFD Long 1134 15.8873
CFD Long 93974 15.9175
CFD Long 49560 15.9502
CFD Long 474 15.9669
CFD Long 1787 15.9718
CFD Long 11825 15.9748
CFD Long 43922 15.9836
CFD Long 7473 15.9933
CFD Long 16221 15.9987
CFD Long 393206 16.0016
CFD Long 4100 16.0091
CFD Long 60000 16.0161
CFD Long 351 16.0275
CFD Long 10000 16.1469
(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)
PUT Purchase 200 15 EURO 15/02/08 .235
(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 06 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 200 1,500.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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 1,700.0000 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