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 28 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 121,583,901 5.51% 2,150,997 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,925,489 0.18% 17,373,759 0.79%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 125,512,090 5.69% 19,525,756 0.88%
(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 16,236 8.4550
Purchase 75 8.9351
Purchase 124,593 8.8674
Purchase 22,341 8.9616
Purchase 3,816 8.3349
Purchase 1,600 8.4100
Purchase 462 9.1100
Purchase 45,679 8.4506
Purchase 30,000 8.9300
Purchase 10,000 8.7913
Purchase 465 8.3397
Purchase 9,090 8.7248
Purchase 26,609 8.7248
Purchase 16,835 8.7248
Purchase 7,453 8.7248
Purchase 18,772 8.7248
Purchase 49,527 8.8921
Purchase 1,230 8.4250
Purchase 27,301 8.4250
Purchase 350 8.4897
Purchase 430 8.3897
Purchase 450 8.4247
Purchase 650 9.1247
Purchase 7,147 8.7248
Purchase 73,498 8.5160
Purchase 17,124 8.7248
Purchase 10,000 8.5848
Purchase 46,891 8.7248
Purchase 9,083 8.7248
Purchase 15,310 8.7248
Purchase 9,480 8.4250
Purchase 4,740 9.1500
Purchase 29,645 8.7248
Purchase 19,167 8.7248
Purchase 1,640 9.0500
Purchase 338 8.4250
Purchase 710,820 8.7642
Purchase 565,845 8.7933
Purchase 70,999 8.4250
Purchase 900 8.4564
Purchase 215 8.9497
Purchase 1,400 8.5425
Purchase 33,586 8.7592
Purchase 700 8.4747
Purchase 1,700 8.9350
Purchase 900 8.8547
Purchase 231 8.4250
Purchase 410 8.9300
Sale 4,731 8.4250
Sale 440 8.9405
Sale 30,000 8.4250
Sale 35,953 8.4250
Sale 30,547 8.7416
Sale 1,185 8.4250
Sale 49,527 8.8921
Sale 361,972 8.8001
Sale 5,449 8.4250
Sale 95,311 8.4250
Sale 17,446 8.9260
Sale 974 8.4250
Sale 2,366 8.4250
Sale 2,300 8.8733
Sale 2,802 8.4250
Sale 70,430 8.4250
Sale 350 8.3500
Sale 763 8.4250
Sale 16,200 8.7377
Sale 231 8.4250
Sale 54,950 8.8963
Sale 3,152 8.4250
Sale 890 8.4250
Sale 965 8.4250
Sale 510 8.9358
Sale 1,400 8.5425
Sale 216,069 8.8697
Sale 7,600 8.8920
Sale 141 Transfer
Sale 16,236 8.4550
Sale 116 Transfer
Sale 10,000 9.1486
Sale 290,729 8.8829
Sale 14,007 8.4250
Sale 17,200 8.4250
Sale 240,327 8.8739
Sale 2,608 8.6237
Sale 70,999 8.4250
Sale 12,167 8.8900
Sale 9,991 9.0141
Sale 338 8.4250
Sale 48 Transfer
Sale 660 Transfer
Sale 106,412 8.9542
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1400 8.5425
CFD Long 79299 8.5947
CFD Long 2608 8.6237
CFD Long 16200 8.7376
CFD Long 30547 8.7416
CFD Long 250168 8.8486
CFD Long 216069 8.8697
CFD Long 2300 8.8733
CFD Long 240327 8.8739
CFD Long 290729 8.8828
CFD Long 12167 8.89
CFD Long 7600 8.892
CFD Long 54950 8.8962
CFD Long 17446 8.9259
CFD Long 32505 8.9279
CFD Long 9991 9.0141
CFD Long 10000 9.1486
CFD Short 3816 8.3349
CFD Short 45679 8.4506
CFD Short 900 8.4564
CFD Short 73498 8.516
CFD Short 49529 8.5317
CFD Short 1400 8.5425
CFD Short 10000 8.5848
CFD Short 248994 8.7518
CFD Short 33586 8.7591
CFD Short 710820 8.7641
CFD Short 22561 8.7708
CFD Short 10000 8.7913
CFD Short 124593 8.8673
CFD Short 267322 8.8803
CFD Short 30000 8.93
CFD Short 22341 8.9615
(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 29 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