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 12 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 124,252,064 5.63% 2,155,274 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,843,277 0.13% 26,867,267 1.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 127,598,041 5.78% 29,773,541 1.35%
(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 626,620 14.7803
Purchase 45,690 14.7779
Purchase 4,000 14.4700
Purchase 748 14.7110
Purchase 98,556 14.7131
Purchase 57,527 14.9861
Purchase 56 14.8080
Purchase 14,006 14.5475
Purchase 66,820 14.6216
Purchase 201 Transfer
Purchase 400 14.6925
Purchase 81 14.8284
Purchase 151,007 14.7173
Purchase 68,518 14.8797
Purchase 8,400 14.0500
Purchase 17,444 15.0900
Purchase 7,216 14.7527
Purchase 8,644 14.0500
Purchase 304 Transfer
Purchase 4,000 14.4700
Purchase 42,441 14.7150
Purchase 57,000 13.9000
Purchase 1,939 Transfer
Purchase 325 14.7490
Purchase 265 14.7390
Purchase 2,999 15.0900
Purchase 42 14.6790
Purchase 80 Transfer
Sale 171,669 14.8061
Sale 4,000 14.4700
Sale 785 14.8400
Sale 143 14.2010
Sale 10,778 14.6864
Sale 111 14.1920
Sale 80 14.7100
Sale 5,100 14.5104
Sale 31,428 .1474
Sale 304 Transfer
Sale 3,370 14.8200
Sale 141 14.2010
Sale 215 14.5520
Sale 16,708 14.7321
Sale 57,000 15.0900
Sale 748 14.4478
Sale 4,147 15.0900
Sale 1,234 15.0900
Sale 400 14.7510
Sale 54,000 14.7157
Sale 145,740 14.7231
Sale 578 15.0877
Sale 400 14.6925
Sale 9,190 15.0881
Sale 202,413 14.6599
Sale 1,163 14.7400
Sale 110,614 14.7098
Sale 2,686 14.6402
Sale 224 14.1720
Sale 421 14.7300
Sale 118,206 14.7150
Sale 322,293 14.7732
Sale 29 Transfer
Sale 350 14.8400
Sale 8,400 14.0500
Sale 900 14.7276
Sale 238,207 14.7397
Sale 80 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 31428 0.1474
CFD Long 748 14.4478
CFD Long 2686 14.6401
CFD Long 202413 14.6599
CFD Long 10778 14.6863
CFD Long 400 14.6925
CFD Long 110614 14.7097
CFD Long 28701 14.7101
CFD Long 226970 14.715
CFD Long 54000 14.7156
CFD Long 145740 14.723
CFD Long 89911 14.7259
CFD Long 900 14.7276
CFD Long 238207 14.7397
CFD Long 1163 14.74
CFD Long 18171 14.7425
CFD Long 322293 14.7732
CFD Long 53057 14.9938
CFD Long 578 15.0877
CFD Long 9190 15.0881
CFD Short 57000 13.9
CFD Short 66820 14.6216
CFD Short 400 14.6925
CFD Short 748 14.7109
CFD Short 98556 14.7131
CFD Short 74852 14.7148
CFD Short 151205 14.715
CFD Short 76155 14.7196
CFD Short 24184 14.7321
CFD Short 7216 14.7527
CFD Short 45690 14.7779
CFD Short 626620 14.7802
CFD Short 68518 14.8796
CFD Short 57527 14.986
(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 15 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