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 10 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 110,239,204 4.99% 1,901,405 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,675,513 0.12% 12,420,770 0.56%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,417,417 5.14% 15,073,175 0.68%
(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 2,030 13.8500
Purchase 9,820 13.9610
Purchase 15,766 13.8864
Purchase 100 14.1100
Purchase 83 Transfer
Purchase 1,050 Transfer
Purchase 34 14.6284
Purchase 591,663 13.8819
Purchase 15,845 13.8319
Purchase 151 Transfer
Purchase 6,826 13.8817
Purchase 700 14.0400
Purchase 98,145 14.0182
Purchase 124 Transfer
Purchase 2,530 14.2021
Purchase 319,595 13.8464
Purchase 17,000 13.8500
Purchase 22,579 13.7710
Purchase 717 13.8461
Purchase 19,164 13.7441
Purchase 59 14.6185
Purchase 201,292 13.8972
Purchase 190,316 13.8848
Purchase 855,671 13.8833
Purchase 2,112 14.1200
Purchase 500 13.9692
Purchase 393 13.8500
Purchase 750 13.6470
Purchase 350 13.8572
Purchase 68 14.6285
Purchase 183 13.8500
Purchase 459 14.0400
Purchase 313,750 13.8500
Purchase 200 13.5790
Purchase 210 14.1092
Purchase 3,246 14.0400
Purchase 355 13.9996
Purchase 2,399 14.0500
Purchase 47,389 14.8500
Purchase 2,700 13.7663
Purchase 6,524 13.8500
Purchase 46 13.7790
Purchase 22,579 13.7669
Purchase 164 Transfer
Sale 8,480 14.0918
Sale 46,000 13.9303
Sale 100 14.1100
Sale 284 Transfer
Sale 959 Transfer
Sale 164 Transfer
Sale 11,743 13.8875
Sale 221,371 14.0299
Sale 380 14.0030
Sale 83 Transfer
Sale 11,581 14.1296
Sale 31,438 13.8500
Sale 6,524 13.8500
Sale 350 13.7800
Sale 313,750 13.8500
Sale 265 Transfer
Sale 986 Transfer
Sale 201 Transfer
Sale 187 Transfer
Sale 124 Transfer
Sale 22,579 13.7710
Sale 209,099 13.8873
Sale 27,029 13.9715
Sale 304 Transfer
Sale 198,020 14.0219
Sale 3,537 14.1400
Sale 4,874 13.9180
Sale 717 14.0979
Sale 151,012 13.8758
Sale 195,948 13.8734
Sale 226 Transfer
Sale 151 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2481 13.8334
CFD Long 195948 13.8734
CFD Long 151012 13.8758
CFD Long 99139 13.8759
CFD Long 11743 13.8875
CFD Long 109960 13.8974
CFD Long 4874 13.918
CFD Long 46000 13.9303
CFD Long 27029 13.9714
CFD Long 198020 14.0219
CFD Long 221371 14.0298
CFD Long 8480 14.0917
CFD Long 717 14.0978
CFD Long 100 14.11
CFD Long 11581 14.1296
CFD Short 19164 13.744
CFD Short 2700 13.7663
CFD Short 110077 13.8257
CFD Short 91813 13.8382
CFD Short 717 13.846
CFD Short 117705 13.8721
CFD Short 6826 13.8816
CFD Short 591663 13.8818
CFD Short 855671 13.8832
CFD Short 190316 13.8847
CFD Short 15766 13.8863
CFD Short 18511 13.8876
CFD Short 201292 13.8972
CFD Short 54247 13.9005
CFD Short 9820 13.961
CFD Short 98145 14.0182
CFD Short 700 14.04
CFD Short 100 14.11
CFD Short 2530 14.2021
(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 11 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 -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
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
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