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 13 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 108,389,509 4.91% 3,964,463 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,127,362 0.19% 4,963,568 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,800 0.05% 753,275 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,520,671 5.14% 9,681,306 0.44%
(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 5,181 15.0200
Purchase 200 15.3823
Purchase 445 15.3200
Purchase 116,941 15.3828
Purchase 58,000 15.3546
Purchase 1,265 15.4580
Purchase 180 15.3388
Purchase 17,535 15.4200
Purchase 30,000 15.5500
Purchase 53,564 15.3182
Purchase 10,112 15.0200
Purchase 23,902 15.4200
Purchase 2,119 15.3578
Purchase 69,842 15.2924
Purchase 97,546 15.4753
Purchase 15,153 15.5500
Purchase 721,449 15.4771
Purchase 89,875 15.4133
Purchase 285,000 Transfer
Purchase 174,189 15.4030
Purchase 320 15.3590
Purchase 3,524 15.0200
Purchase 10,000 15.3274
Purchase 61,038 15.3100
Purchase 6,000 15.5600
Purchase 58,000 15.3517
Purchase 1 15.5500
Purchase 489 15.4229
Purchase 74,374 15.3858
Purchase 129,671 15.3874
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 150 15.5800
Sale 32,022 15.4048
Sale 300 15.5800
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 1 15.5500
Sale 1,500 15.5800
Sale 800 15.5800
Sale 500 15.5800
Sale 120 15.5800
Sale 300 15.5800
Sale 150 15.5800
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 15,152 15.4200
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 250 15.5800
Sale 212,543 15.3456
Sale 150 15.5800
Sale 10,000 15.3274
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 55,192 15.4184
Sale 1,277 15.5490
Sale 250 15.5800
Sale 150 15.5800
Sale 36,612 15.2657
Sale 350 15.5800
Sale 6,000 15.5570
Sale 11,739 15.4100
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 500 15.5800
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 800 15.5800
Sale 500 15.5800
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 350 15.5800
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 300 15.5800
Sale 200 15.4312
Sale 300 15.5800
Sale 150 15.5800
Sale 91,900 15.3818
Sale 21,582 15.4200
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 81,356 15.3966
Sale 300 15.3512
Sale 600 15.5800
Sale 88,881 15.4188
Sale 150 15.5800
Sale 58,000 15.3517
Sale 400 15.5800
Sale 9,359 15.4200
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 350 15.5912
Sale 136,377 15.3867
Sale 1,700 15.3564
Sale 150 15.5800
Sale 300 15.5800
Sale 91 15.3817
Sale 207,000 15.3377
Sale 66,855 15.2744
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 400 15.5800
Sale 600 15.5800
Sale 150 15.5800
Sale 250 15.5800
Sale 170,078 15.3505
Sale 500 15.5800
Sale 6,000 15.5600
Sale 200 15.5800
Sale 101 Transfer
Sale 15,153 15.5500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6357 14.8281
CFD Short 4018 15.2819
CFD Short 69842 15.2923
CFD Short 5162 15.3259
CFD Short 58000 15.3546
CFD Short 2119 15.3578
CFD Short 200 15.3823
CFD Short 116941 15.3827
CFD Short 74374 15.3858
CFD Short 129671 15.3874
CFD Short 165009 15.4083
CFD Short 38676 15.41
CFD Short 89875 15.4132
CFD Short 489 15.4229
CFD Short 1265 15.458
CFD Short 97546 15.4753
CFD Short 721449 15.4771
CFD Long 66855 15.2743
CFD Long 212543 15.3455
CFD Long 170078 15.3504
CFD Long 1700 15.3564
CFD Long 91900 15.3818
CFD Long 136377 15.3867
CFD Long 81356 15.3965
CFD Long 32022 15.4047
CFD Long 11739 15.4099
CFD Long 84878 15.4133
CFD Long 55192 15.4184
CFD Long 4003 15.533
CFD Long 1277 15.5489
CFD Long 6000 15.557
(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 14 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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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 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 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
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