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 February 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 105,936,429 4.80% 5,833,286 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,931,842 0.27% 4,628,297 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,800 0.05% 753,275 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,872,071 5.11% 11,214,858 0.51%
(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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 120,000 14.7681
Purchase 51,448 14.7595
Purchase 4,312 14.8300
Purchase 5,000 14.7900
Purchase 1,278 14.7100
Purchase 7,548 14.7892
Purchase 482 14.8115
Purchase 57,000 14.7300
Purchase 3,000 14.7800
Purchase 160 Transfer
Purchase 711 14.8200
Purchase 10,600 15.0100
Purchase 80 Transfer
Purchase 333,560 14.7731
Purchase 94,970 14.7798
Purchase 156 14.6583
Purchase 900 14.7675
Purchase 166 Transfer
Purchase 1,183 14.9310
Purchase 167 Transfer
Purchase 24,498 14.7370
Purchase 167 Transfer
Purchase 11,100 14.8112
Purchase 96,545 14.7712
Purchase 4,427 14.9310
Sale 23,895 14.8300
Sale 190 14.8112
Sale 303 14.7217
Sale 80 Transfer
Sale 218,741 14.7357
Sale 11,104 14.7358
Sale 29,000 14.8300
Sale 450 14.8112
Sale 1,203 Transfer
Sale 750 14.7212
Sale 167 Transfer
Sale 30,835 14.7381
Sale 3,000 14.7800
Sale 117 14.7717
Sale 200 14.8112
Sale 235 14.8112
Sale 6,162 14.7811
Sale 29,200 14.7643
Sale 4,009 14.8146
Sale 109,776 14.7851
Sale 508 14.8272
Sale 166 Transfer
Sale 120,300 14.7553
Sale 12,657 14.7542
Sale 4,664 14.8300
Sale 3,000 14.7800
Sale 160 Transfer
Sale 700 14.7912
Sale 167 Transfer
Sale 500 14.7912
Sale 5,000 14.7900
Sale 198,396 14.7628
Sale 5,000 14.7872
Sale 2,183 14.7258
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 24498 14.737
CFD Short 16441 14.753
CFD Short 30207 14.7541
CFD Short 120000 14.7681
CFD Short 96545 14.7712
CFD Short 333560 14.773
CFD Short 94970 14.7797
CFD Short 7548 14.7892
CFD Short 11100 14.8111
CFD Short 482 14.8114
CFD Short 4800 14.815
CFD Long 2183 14.7257
CFD Long 218741 14.7356
CFD Long 29051 14.7361
CFD Long 12657 14.7542
CFD Long 120300 14.7553
CFD Long 198396 14.7628
CFD Long 29200 14.7643
CFD Long 1784 14.7697
CFD Long 6162 14.781
CFD Long 5000 14.7871
CFD Long 508 14.8271
(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)
PUT Sale 500 14.5 EURO 15/02/2008 .27
(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 February 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 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 1,450.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 150 1,500.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 200 1,500.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 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 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 600 1,450.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
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