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 24 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 123,299,411 5.59% 1,880,126 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,834,118 0.17% 19,134,422 0.87%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 127,136,229 5.76% 21,015,548 0.95%
(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 12,000 8.4728
Purchase 3,211 7.7500
Purchase 14,030 8.4728
Purchase 94,500 7.9291
Purchase 135,000 8.6850
Purchase 2,400 Transfer
Purchase 171,391 7.8871
Purchase 1,000 8.1212
Purchase 21,564 7.8200
Purchase 95,000 7.8237
Purchase 1,604,023 7.9492
Purchase 3,565 8.6850
Purchase 157,036 7.9921
Purchase 18,227 7.9248
Purchase 1,080,281 7.9724
Purchase 800 7.9100
Purchase 870 8.4728
Purchase 16,713 8.6850
Purchase 580 8.4728
Purchase 580 8.4728
Purchase 12,901 8.0547
Purchase 693,634 7.9897
Purchase 6,109 7.8824
Purchase 9,584 8.6850
Purchase 22,020 8.6850
Purchase 805 7.7250
Purchase 192,386 8.6850
Purchase 1,502 7.8824
Purchase 1,111 7.8824
Purchase 355 7.8300
Purchase 86,281 8.6850
Purchase 14,776 7.8824
Purchase 1,201 8.3386
Purchase 11,266 7.8824
Purchase 1,100 8.2391
Purchase 5,819 7.8824
Purchase 5,464 7.8824
Purchase 29,332 8.6850
Purchase 16,948 7.8824
Purchase 80,477 7.8824
Purchase 256,175 7.8824
Purchase 84,546 8.0207
Purchase 2,228 7.8532
Purchase 7,888 7.8824
Sale 1,847 8.1300
Sale 101 8.5305
Sale 258 8.4805
Sale 347,538 8.0878
Sale 120 Transfer
Sale 1,213 Transfer
Sale 12,388 8.3205
Sale 1,200 7.7350
Sale 1,000 7.7350
Sale 1,800 7.8650
Sale 2,000 7.8500
Sale 88,839 7.9019
Sale 60,000 8.5057
Sale 305 7.8400
Sale 805,555 8.1592
Sale 26,000 8.0926
Sale 40,000 7.9870
Sale 7,300 7.8862
Sale 130,000 7.9107
Sale 127 8.5303
Sale 87,428 8.0298
Sale 1,100 8.2391
Sale 40,000 7.8172
Sale 63 8.5305
Sale 189,834 8.1605
Sale 825,419 8.0120
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 40000 7.8171
CFD Long 7507 7.8764
CFD Long 7300 7.8861
CFD Long 88839 7.9019
CFD Long 40000 7.987
CFD Long 386806 8.007
CFD Long 825419 8.0119
CFD Long 87428 8.0297
CFD Long 55830 8.0765
CFD Long 6817 8.0772
CFD Long 347538 8.0878
CFD Long 26000 8.0926
CFD Long 102820 8.1331
CFD Long 41682 8.145
CFD Long 189834 8.1604
CFD Long 1100 8.239
CFD Long 12388 8.3204
CFD Long 20093 8.3413
CFD Long 315929 8.354
CFD Long 60000 8.5056
CFD Short 95000 7.8237
CFD Short 171391 7.8871
CFD Short 800 7.91
CFD Short 18227 7.9248
CFD Short 94500 7.929
CFD Short 1604023 7.9492
CFD Short 382802 7.9715
CFD Short 1080281 7.9723
CFD Short 157036 7.9921
CFD Short 310832 8.0121
CFD Short 84546 8.0206
CFD Short 12901 8.0546
CFD Short 1000 8.1212
CFD Short 1100 8.239
CFD Short 1201 8.3386
(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 27 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