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 11 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 124,348,284 5.63% 1,824,173 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,519,118 0.11% 26,735,565 1.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 127,370,102 5.77% 29,310,738 1.33%
(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 13,740 13.8297
Purchase 154 Transfer
Purchase 119 Transfer
Purchase 13,740 13.8295
Purchase 104,284 13.9590
Purchase 3,537 13.9100
Purchase 643,487 13.9841
Purchase 13,229 14.0405
Purchase 372 13.6790
Purchase 72,638 13.9184
Purchase 7,675,538 13.7400
Purchase 50 13.6892
Purchase 8,400 14.0500
Purchase 26,000 14.0983
Purchase 268,289 13.9826
Purchase 277,454 13.8446
Purchase 229 14.0490
Purchase 715 14.0943
Purchase 206 14.0890
Purchase 141 13.8780
Purchase 200 13.6700
Purchase 24,984 13.7963
Purchase 52 13.9390
Purchase 135,100 13.8327
Purchase 127,497 14.0199
Purchase 1,689 13.9741
Purchase 250 13.8196
Purchase 290 13.9784
Purchase 1,032 14.0500
Purchase 13,230 14.0483
Purchase 1,874 14.0483
Purchase 195,069 13.9835
Purchase 574 14.0500
Purchase 1,904 13.9741
Purchase 250 13.8196
Purchase 1,436 13.9741
Purchase 3,186 13.9739
Purchase 909 13.9743
Purchase 3,593 13.9738
Purchase 15,802 13.9738
Purchase 41,454 13.9738
Purchase 743 14.0483
Purchase 6,148,394 13.7400
Purchase 2,978 13.9740
Sale 135,100 13.8327
Sale 115,035 13.9707
Sale 16,298 14.0714
Sale 34 Transfer
Sale 25,424 13.9119
Sale 170,700 13.9163
Sale 287 14.0986
Sale 394 14.1810
Sale 39,000 14.1007
Sale 131,232 14.0437
Sale 1,579 13.8500
Sale 401 13.7579
Sale 142,706 14.8676
Sale 13,740 13.8295
Sale 20,268 14.0500
Sale 5,777 13.9333
Sale 1,500 13.9400
Sale 8,348 14.0500
Sale 18,339 14.0500
Sale 44 14.1010
Sale 242 14.1310
Sale 950 14.0277
Sale 152 13.6977
Sale 7,600 13.9228
Sale 140,154 13.8544
Sale 2,119 14.1900
Sale 108,905 13.9796
Sale 257,620 14.1655
Sale 13,000 14.0500
Sale 154 Transfer
Sale 79,186 13.7951
Sale 1,796 14.0479
Sale 220,329 14.0031
Sale 119 Transfer
Sale 200 13.6700
Sale 57,000 13.9000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 200 13.67
CFD Long 152 13.6976
CFD Long 401 13.7579
CFD Long 79186 13.7951
CFD Long 135100 13.8327
CFD Long 140154 13.8543
CFD Long 114616 13.895
CFD Long 57000 13.9
CFD Long 25424 13.9118
CFD Long 37580 13.9166
CFD Long 7600 13.9227
CFD Long 39343 13.923
CFD Long 115035 13.9706
CFD Long 108905 13.9795
CFD Long 220329 14.0031
CFD Long 950 14.0277
CFD Long 131232 14.0436
CFD Long 16741 14.0455
CFD Long 1796 14.0478
CFD Long 287 14.0986
CFD Long 39000 14.1007
CFD Short 200 13.67
CFD Short 13823932 13.74
CFD Short 135100 13.8327
CFD Short 277454 13.8446
CFD Short 22907 13.9007
CFD Short 31420 13.9011
CFD Short 128673 13.9107
CFD Short 72638 13.9183
CFD Short 104284 13.959
CFD Short 195069 13.9834
CFD Short 643487 13.984
CFD Short 127497 14.0199
CFD Short 13229 14.0405
CFD Short 103555 14.048
CFD Short 36061 14.0514
CFD Short 715 14.0942
CFD Short 26000 14.0982
(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 12 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