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 09 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 108,932,033 4.94% 2,851,798 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,596,734 0.16% 10,959,024 0.50%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,031,467 5.12% 14,561,822 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 260 14.1792
Purchase 4,258 14.4252
Purchase 14,958 14.0500
Purchase 7,476 14.8500
Purchase 14,952 14.8500
Purchase 86,445 14.0500
Purchase 984 14.0521
Purchase 42 14.0612
Purchase 8,644 14.9262
Purchase 200 14.5692
Purchase 8,500 14.3882
Purchase 10,520 14.0500
Purchase 91 14.0625
Purchase 223,609 14.6256
Purchase 3,515 13.8900
Purchase 155,879 14.1237
Purchase 11,045 14.3999
Purchase 1,700 14.5742
Purchase 230 Transfer
Purchase 55,954 14.1685
Purchase 1,201,370 14.4610
Purchase 8,838 14.2888
Purchase 8,633 14.8500
Purchase 35,000 14.0500
Purchase 1,200 14.4725
Purchase 1,200 14.0750
Purchase 421,347 14.3832
Purchase 83 Transfer
Purchase 102 14.6285
Purchase 119,906 14.3896
Purchase 14,170 13.8505
Purchase 29,000 14.0241
Purchase 1,485 14.8000
Purchase 73,300 14.5860
Sale 210,224 14.0545
Sale 356,302 14.2092
Sale 235 15.0500
Sale 1,200 14.4725
Sale 77,131 14.1182
Sale 124,863 14.3808
Sale 70 14.7000
Sale 2,627 14.3978
Sale 51 14.4178
Sale 204,524 14.3270
Sale 180 15.0403
Sale 215,241 14.1878
Sale 114 Transfer
Sale 394 Transfer
Sale 1,800 14.3028
Sale 130 14.5830
Sale 1,200 14.0750
Sale 63 14.6600
Sale 59 14.3915
Sale 3,938 14.6400
Sale 12,076 14.8500
Sale 259 Transfer
Sale 8,633 14.8500
Sale 73 14.5830
Sale 16,625 14.8500
Sale 275 14.7015
Sale 740 14.7930
Sale 83 Transfer
Sale 1,700 14.8441
Sale 600 14.5615
Sale 300 13.8100
Sale 3,323 14.8500
Sale 12,000 14.6295
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 122257 13.9741
CFD Long 7882 14.0529
CFD Long 210224 14.0545
CFD Long 1200 14.075
CFD Long 77131 14.1182
CFD Long 356302 14.2091
CFD Long 1800 14.3027
CFD Long 204524 14.327
CFD Long 124863 14.3808
CFD Long 2627 14.3977
CFD Long 51 14.4178
CFD Long 92984 14.4687
CFD Long 1200 14.4725
CFD Long 1689 14.5097
CFD Long 12000 14.6294
CFD Long 3938 14.64
CFD Long 2999 14.853
CFD Long 1604 15.1531
CFD Short 14170 13.8505
CFD Short 60545 13.8936
CFD Short 984 14.0521
CFD Short 1200 14.075
CFD Short 155879 14.1237
CFD Short 55954 14.1684
CFD Short 8838 14.2887
CFD Short 244657 14.3269
CFD Short 119906 14.3895
CFD Short 11045 14.3999
CFD Short 4258 14.4251
CFD Short 1201 14.43
CFD Short 102760 14.4345
CFD Short 1201370 14.461
CFD Short 1200 14.4725
CFD Short 73930 14.4983
CFD Short 41828 14.5561
CFD Short 1700 14.5742
CFD Short 73300 14.5859
CFD Short 223609 14.6255
CFD Short 39859 15.1074
CFD Short 16023 15.1078
(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 10 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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 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 -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 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