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 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 105,929,789 4.80% 6,004,405 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,089,065 0.28% 4,669,351 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,800 0.05% 753,275 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,022,654 5.12% 11,427,031 0.52%
(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 12,500 14.8078
Purchase 400 14.7224
Purchase 2,775 15.0100
Purchase 285 14.7863
Purchase 200 14.9188
Purchase 754 14.7100
Purchase 120,000 14.7847
Purchase 300 14.6963
Purchase 9,501 15.0100
Purchase 43 15.0100
Purchase 346,238 14.8219
Purchase 300 14.7775
Purchase 270 14.8875
Purchase 270 14.8275
Purchase 175 14.7775
Purchase 175,302 14.9321
Purchase 33,931 14.9488
Purchase 1,980 15.0100
Purchase 375 14.7888
Purchase 170 14.7263
Purchase 300 14.9063
Purchase 71,700 14.6540
Purchase 79,168 14.8016
Purchase 6,357 14.8282
Purchase 153,521 14.7666
Purchase 200 14.9088
Purchase 48,935 15.0100
Purchase 400 14.8188
Purchase 270 14.8688
Purchase 450,000 Transfer
Purchase 100,000 14.6500
Purchase 599 Transfer
Purchase 80 Transfer
Purchase 175 14.7488
Purchase 539 15.0100
Purchase 350 14.6975
Purchase 232,353 14.8282
Sale 96 14.9135
Sale 95,064 14.7698
Sale 63,000 15.0100
Sale 66,081 14.9434
Sale 153,521 14.7666
Sale 599 Transfer
Sale 40,885 14.7153
Sale 1,077,896 14.7704
Sale 33,931 14.9488
Sale 3,357 15.0100
Sale 81 14.8817
Sale 33,931 14.9498
Sale 120,000 14.7677
Sale 503 15.0072
Sale 1,446 14.8516
Sale 124,771 14.8328
Sale 325 14.9016
Sale 175,000 14.9000
Sale 1,161 14.9096
Sale 153,521 14.7638
Sale 130 14.6612
Sale 45,658 14.9324
Sale 2,362 14.6985
Sale 106,498 14.9303
Sale 176,023 15.0100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 71700 14.6539
CFD Short 400 14.7224
CFD Short 120000 14.7846
CFD Short 79168 14.8016
CFD Short 12500 14.8077
CFD Short 346238 14.8219
CFD Short 238710 14.8281
CFD Short 175302 14.9321
CFD Long 153521 14.7638
CFD Long 120000 14.7676
CFD Long 95064 14.7697
CFD Long 1077896 14.7703
CFD Long 142793 14.8327
CFD Long 1446 14.8515
CFD Long 1161 14.9096
CFD Long 45658 14.9324
CFD Long 88476 14.9501
CFD Long 503 15.0071
(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 Sale 500 14.5 EURO 15/02/2008 .27
(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 11 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 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 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 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 200 1,500.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 1,500.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 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 1,450.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 600 1,450.0000 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