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 07 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 106,554,913 4.83% 5,100,325 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,149,020 0.23% 4,476,806 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,800 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,707,733 5.11% 10,329,906 0.47%
(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 2,264 14.7800
Purchase 117,324 14.9897
Purchase 204 14.7500
Purchase 906 14.7800
Purchase 2,479 14.7600
Purchase 905 14.7600
Purchase 70,000 .1481
Purchase 123,709 14.8074
Purchase 1,812 14.8000
Purchase 120,300 14.7670
Purchase 1,203 14.7500
Purchase 5,662 14.7900
Purchase 2,277 16.0876
Purchase 2,944 14.7900
Purchase 329,231 14.8433
Purchase 319 14.6900
Purchase 388 14.7800
Purchase 1,049 14.7600
Purchase 512 14.6928
Purchase 1,359 14.7600
Purchase 200 14.7800
Purchase 2,500 14.7900
Purchase 7,936 14.7710
Purchase 15,000 14.8586
Purchase 1,507 14.7400
Purchase 906 14.7900
Purchase 824 14.8500
Purchase 1,585 14.7400
Purchase 446,339 14.7481
Purchase 1,030 14.8600
Purchase 70,242 14.7908
Purchase 1,029 14.8500
Purchase 45,907 14.8814
Purchase 883 14.7500
Purchase 3,882 15.0000
Purchase 500 14.8600
Purchase 211 14.7500
Purchase 706 14.7800
Purchase 296 14.8600
Purchase 3,456 14.8050
Purchase 1,471 14.8600
Purchase 650 14.7300
Purchase 2,060 14.8600
Purchase 117,324 14.9925
Purchase 34 14.9065
Purchase 546 15.2000
Purchase 2,146 14.7477
Purchase 4,208 15.0000
Purchase 5,162 14.9942
Purchase 1,585 14.7900
Purchase 1,585 14.7900
Purchase 2,944 14.7700
Purchase 530 14.7300
Purchase 1,373 14.8600
Purchase 1,132 14.8000
Purchase 906 14.8000
Purchase 2,408 14.8050
Purchase 906 14.7500
Purchase 4,187 14.8753
Purchase 805 15.0000
Purchase 470 14.8688
Purchase 650 14.7600
Purchase 152,000 14.8176
Purchase 943 14.8050
Purchase 1,193 14.6900
Purchase 77,661 14.8218
Purchase 346,970 14.8150
Purchase 51 14.7600
Purchase 1,359 14.7700
Purchase 1,812 14.8000
Purchase 1,920 14.8050
Purchase 906 14.7800
Purchase 5,730 15.1864
Purchase 70,000 .1481
Purchase 648 15.0000
Purchase 179 14.7300
Purchase 61,653 14.8205
Purchase 2,004 14.8922
Purchase 905 14.7500
Purchase 1,358 14.7600
Purchase 45,231 14.8449
Purchase 5,000 14.6400
Purchase 2,303 14.6900
Purchase 757 14.7500
Purchase 906 14.7900
Purchase 2,491 14.7900
Purchase 830 14.7600
Purchase 375 14.7500
Purchase 58 14.8500
Purchase 733 14.8800
Purchase 906 14.7600
Purchase 2,060 14.8600
Purchase 46 14.7600
Purchase 872 14.8883
Purchase 1,681 14.7600
Purchase 78 14.7400
Purchase 906 14.7500
Purchase 400 14.8200
Purchase 108 Transfer
Purchase 3,434 14.8600
Sale 83,370 14.6847
Sale 136 14.9900
Sale 15,000 14.8586
Sale 546 15.2000
Sale 600 14.7025
Sale 15,000 14.8647
Sale 117,324 14.9897
Sale 50,231 14.8245
Sale 45,231 14.8420
Sale 590 14.6400
Sale 23,909 14.9355
Sale 250 14.7625
Sale 280 14.8212
Sale 76,241 14.6900
Sale 70,242 14.7908
Sale 26,682 14.8431
Sale 162,514 14.7707
Sale 7,090 14.8263
Sale 23,895 14.6900
Sale 1,816 14.6900
Sale 10,075 15.1743
Sale 575 14.8712
Sale 7,716 14.6900
Sale 522,877 14.7235
Sale 2,646 14.7971
Sale 450 14.8312
Sale 360 14.8625
Sale 156,393 14.7778
Sale 27,002 14.8431
Sale 120,000 14.7759
Sale 1,419 14.6633
Sale 201,656 14.7297
Sale 108 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 140000 0.1481
CFD Short 512 14.6927
CFD Short 4500 14.7046
CFD Short 2146 14.7476
CFD Short 446339 14.748
CFD Short 120300 14.767
CFD Short 7936 14.7709
CFD Short 34201 14.7865
CFD Short 70242 14.7907
CFD Short 346970 14.815
CFD Short 61653 14.8204
CFD Short 85008 14.8212
CFD Short 77661 14.8218
CFD Short 329231 14.8433
CFD Short 4187 14.8752
CFD Short 45907 14.8813
CFD Short 2004 14.8922
CFD Short 1316 14.9271
CFD Short 117324 14.9925
CFD Short 11460 15.1863
CFD Long 1419 14.6632
CFD Long 83370 14.6847
CFD Long 522877 14.7235
CFD Long 201656 14.7297
CFD Long 28730 14.7642
CFD Long 133784 14.7721
CFD Long 120000 14.7759
CFD Long 2646 14.7971
CFD Long 7090 14.8262
CFD Long 45231 14.842
CFD Long 23909 14.9355
CFD Long 136 14.99
CFD Long 20150 15.1743
(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)
CALL Purchase 250 15 EURO 18/12/2009 .30
PUT Purchase 250 15 EURO 18/12/2009 .383
(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 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 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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 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 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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