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 22 October 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 118,839,018 5.38% 2,083,381 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,735,604 0.17% 15,698,635 0.71%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 122,577,322 5.55% 17,783,016 0.81%
(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 3,958 8.9940
Purchase 1,000 8.9080
Purchase 9,717 9.2184
Purchase 57 9.0547
Purchase 36,993 8.8749
Purchase 1,836 8.8000
Purchase 6,873 9.2184
Purchase 447,405 8.8424
Purchase 2,166 8.9941
Purchase 5,591 8.9940
Purchase 21,050 8.8826
Purchase 1,650 8.8000
Purchase 248 10.0297
Purchase 117,206 8.9437
Purchase 1,400 9.0489
Purchase 105,300 8.9862
Purchase 1,002 8.8053
Purchase 1,334 8.8050
Purchase 999,521 8.9450
Purchase 560 8.7600
Purchase 931,560 9.6700
Purchase 21,620 8.8000
Purchase 500 8.8350
Purchase 216 8.8300
Purchase 20,552 8.8000
Purchase 3,061 8.9941
Purchase 400 8.8197
Purchase 58,664 8.8000
Purchase 500 8.8647
Purchase 450 8.8947
Purchase 325 9.0147
Purchase 46,828 8.8000
Purchase 60,963 8.8813
Purchase 342,031 8.8000
Purchase 390,492 8.9156
Sale 1,334 8.7900
Sale 315 Transfer
Sale 580 9.7660
Sale 55,818 8.8826
Sale 39,080 8.9209
Sale 40,202 9.6700
Sale 14,030 9.7660
Sale 140,203 8.8317
Sale 216 8.8200
Sale 139,782 8.8722
Sale 1,000 8.9080
Sale 5,000 9.0386
Sale 580 9.7660
Sale 678,844 8.8718
Sale 64,400 8.8596
Sale 905 Transfer
Sale 149 Transfer
Sale 82,613 8.8456
Sale 1,600 8.9029
Sale 12,000 9.7660
Sale 870 9.7660
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 140203 8.8317
CFD Long 82613 8.8456
CFD Long 416551 8.8458
CFD Long 31913 8.8556
CFD Long 64400 8.8595
CFD Long 1719 8.8597
CFD Long 139782 8.8721
CFD Long 55818 8.8826
CFD Long 1600 8.9029
CFD Long 1000 8.908
CFD Long 39080 8.9208
CFD Long 230380 8.9209
CFD Long 5000 9.0386
CFD Short 51371 8.7434
CFD Short 78261 8.7974
CFD Short 1002 8.8053
CFD Short 447405 8.8423
CFD Short 33605 8.8655
CFD Short 36993 8.8749
CFD Short 60963 8.8813
CFD Short 21050 8.8826
CFD Short 1000 8.908
CFD Short 55377 8.9083
CFD Short 117206 8.9437
CFD Short 999521 8.945
CFD Short 250139 8.9593
CFD Short 105300 8.9861
CFD Short 1400 9.0489
(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 23 October 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 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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 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