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 30 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 118,034,454 5.35% 1,630,080 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,562,757 0.16% 13,536,296 0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 121,599,911 5.51% 15,167,376 0.69%
(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 373,595 10.1169
Purchase 99,100 9.8229
Purchase 25,000 10.2215
Purchase 1,032 10.0800
Purchase 11,110 10.2067
Purchase 1,986 9.9777
Purchase 4,411 9.9777
Purchase 8,595 9.9777
Purchase 16,091 10.1814
Purchase 8,386 10.0800
Purchase 1,376 10.0800
Purchase 10,000 10.0800
Purchase 507 Transfer
Purchase 53,519 10.0663
Purchase 69,195 10.2179
Purchase 11,110 10.2077
Purchase 40,433 10.1239
Purchase 6,597 9.9566
Purchase 66 10.3900
Purchase 3,729 10.1814
Purchase 7,014 10.1814
Purchase 18,151 9.6000
Purchase 424,842 10.1542
Purchase 9,013 10.1814
Purchase 22,913 10.1814
Purchase 12,395 10.1814
Purchase 6,478 10.1814
Purchase 54,041 10.1504
Purchase 25,387 10.1814
Purchase 3,629 10.1814
Purchase 33,526 10.1814
Purchase 20,431 10.1814
Purchase 63,471 10.0800
Purchase 32,652 10.0800
Purchase 17,726 10.1814
Purchase 5,195 10.0800
Purchase 2,311 10.1814
Purchase 16,773 10.1814
Purchase 3,748 10.3383
Purchase 10,805 10.1814
Sale 253 Transfer
Sale 15,371 10.0785
Sale 85 Transfer
Sale 772 Transfer
Sale 507 Transfer
Sale 11,110 10.2077
Sale 1,805 10.2262
Sale 598 10.2464
Sale 3,382 10.3173
Sale 117,856 10.1276
Sale 738 Transfer
Sale 924,418 10.1849
Sale 769 Transfer
Sale 3,009 10.2987
Sale 4,687 10.1306
Sale 2,621,584 10.1806
Sale 563,090 10.2422
Sale 4,748 9.6000
Sale 38 10.1805
Sale 44 10.1805
Sale 1,384 10.3100
Sale 59,417 10.2315
Sale 165,479 10.2315
Sale 714 Transfer
Sale 4,478 10.2571
Sale 40,990 10.1334
Sale 123 Transfer
Sale 83,705 10.2219
Sale 141,592 10.0974
Sale 518 Transfer
Sale 2,125 Transfer
Sale 469 10.2305
Sale 372,579 10.1955
Sale 18,151 9.6000
Sale 374 Transfer
Sale 15,790 10.1345
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6497 10.0525
CFD Long 15371 10.0784
CFD Long 141592 10.0974
CFD Long 117856 10.1275
CFD Long 4687 10.1305
CFD Long 40990 10.1334
CFD Long 102950 10.1472
CFD Long 3144 10.1498
CFD Long 2621584 10.1806
CFD Long 924418 10.1849
CFD Long 266485 10.2147
CFD Long 83705 10.2218
CFD Long 1805 10.2261
CFD Long 563090 10.2421
CFD Long 598 10.2464
CFD Long 4478 10.257
CFD Long 3009 10.2987
CFD Long 5027 9.7879
CFD Short 33075 10.0393
CFD Short 53519 10.0663
CFD Short 40433 10.1239
CFD Short 44401 10.1522
CFD Short 424842 10.1542
CFD Short 11110 10.2076
CFD Short 69195 10.2178
CFD Short 25000 10.2215
CFD Short 230694 10.2413
CFD Short 26347 10.4172
CFD Short 99100 9.8229
CFD Short 109826 9.8789
CFD Short 6597 9.9566
CFD Short 91373 9.9991
(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 31 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