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 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 107,624,185 4.88% 4,668,735 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,749,378 0.22% 4,966,868 0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,800 0.05% 753,275 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,377,363 5.14% 10,388,878 0.47%
(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 240 15.3988
Purchase 42,998 15.0661
Purchase 1,007 15.0661
Purchase 1,258 15.1801
Purchase 33,900 15.0600
Purchase 49,887 15.0154
Purchase 162,824 15.3522
Purchase 1,258 14.8300
Purchase 2,739 15.0779
Purchase 117,273 15.2389
Purchase 275,630 15.3342
Purchase 83,304 15.3538
Purchase 300 15.5088
Purchase 868 15.0661
Purchase 33 15.0083
Purchase 48,768 15.5500
Purchase 74,376 15.3806
Purchase 1,057,358 15.2012
Purchase 10,587 15.5500
Purchase 140,000 14.8370
Purchase 6,059 15.0779
Purchase 31,781 15.3345
Purchase 255 15.1780
Purchase 98 Transfer
Sale 60 Transfer
Sale 153 15.2720
Sale 135 Transfer
Sale 23,895 15.5500
Sale 487 15.5470
Sale 16,846 15.2500
Sale 98 Transfer
Sale 21,730 15.3163
Sale 200 15.4012
Sale 422 15.1035
Sale 36,556 15.2298
Sale 240,746 15.1972
Sale 1,258 14.8300
Sale 1,300 15.0587
Sale 793 15.0467
Sale 6,731 15.2728
Sale 114,235 15.2435
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 140000 14.837
CFD Short 1057358 15.2011
CFD Short 117273 15.2388
CFD Short 1067 15.3221
CFD Short 275630 15.3342
CFD Short 31781 15.3345
CFD Short 162824 15.3522
CFD Short 83304 15.3538
CFD Short 74376 15.3806
CFD Long 793 15.0466
CFD Long 1300 15.0586
CFD Long 240746 15.1971
CFD Long 27485 15.2261
CFD Long 9071 15.241
CFD Long 114235 15.2434
CFD Long 6731 15.2728
CFD Long 21730 15.3162
CFD Long 487 15.547
(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 13 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 -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000v 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 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 -500,000 9.5000 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