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 31 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 118,311,405 5.36% 1,578,353 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,471,010 0.16% 13,413,071 0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 121,785,115 5.52% 14,992,424 0.68%
(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 93,656 10.5300
Purchase 14,608 10.5300
Purchase 9,419 10.5300
Purchase 67,492 10.5300
Purchase 45,953 10.5300
Purchase 61,869 10.5300
Purchase 1,712 10.5300
Purchase 70,721 10.5300
Purchase 2,633 10.5300
Purchase 9,500 9.9800
Purchase 1,258 10.5300
Purchase 441,162 10.1880
Purchase 3,572 10.5300
Purchase 3,064 10.2332
Purchase 6,857 9.9282
Purchase 200 9.8100
Purchase 329,640 10.2404
Purchase 144,005 10.3763
Purchase 385,058 10.2104
Purchase 40,161 10.1586
Purchase 6,182 9.9478
Purchase 22,666 10.1699
Purchase 3,800 10.3013
Purchase 70,243 10.5300
Purchase 1,677 10.5300
Purchase 1,008 10.5597
Purchase 500 10.5897
Purchase 11,454 10.5300
Purchase 8,463 10.5300
Purchase 406 10.5300
Purchase 10,897 10.5300
Purchase 580 9.9047
Purchase 45,046 10.5300
Purchase 2,781 10.5300
Purchase 473 10.5300
Purchase 12,706 10.5300
Purchase 2,678 10.5300
Purchase 344 10.5300
Sale 184 10.0303
Sale 2,509 10.5300
Sale 83,632 10.3787
Sale 437,066 10.1143
Sale 580 10.2100
Sale 580 10.2100
Sale 105 10.0703
Sale 2,500 10.1200
Sale 40,378 10.5300
Sale 156 10.0603
Sale 12,000 10.2100
Sale 1,700 9.7807
Sale 200 9.8100
Sale 48,160 10.4422
Sale 45 10.0703
Sale 8,463 10.5300
Sale 21,781 10.2178
Sale 14,030 10.2100
Sale 4,662 9.8656
Sale 10,000 9.9035
Sale 327 10.4305
Sale 12,182 10.5300
Sale 12,517 10.5300
Sale 39,428 10.5300
Sale 698 10.5300
Sale 1,330 10.5300
Sale 400 10.0310
Sale 32,165 10.5300
Sale 1,227 10.5300
Sale 5,571 10.5300
Sale 3,741 10.5300
Sale 763,491 9.9975
Sale 1,558 10.5300
Sale 5,429 9.9600
Sale 6,018 10.3400
Sale 1,698 10.3760
Sale 444 10.1200
Sale 19,655 10.4869
Sale 870 10.2100
Sale 2,399 10.5300
Sale 200 10.0310
Sale 678 Transfer
Sale 54,035 9.8500
Sale 131 10.0403
Sale 2,570 10.5300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 228971 10.067
CFD Long 200394 10.1562
CFD Long 21781 10.2177
CFD Long 6018 10.34
CFD Long 1698 10.376
CFD Long 83632 10.3786
CFD Long 7701 10.428
CFD Long 48160 10.4421
CFD Long 19655 10.4868
CFD Long 19284 10.5332
CFD Long 1700 9.7807
CFD Long 200 9.81
CFD Long 54035 9.8499
CFD Long 10000 9.9035
CFD Long 763491 9.9975
CFD Short 248446 10.0908
CFD Short 40161 10.1585
CFD Short 22666 10.1698
CFD Short 441162 10.188
CFD Short 3064 10.2332
CFD Short 329640 10.2403
CFD Short 22105 10.2777
CFD Short 3800 10.3013
CFD Short 144005 10.3763
CFD Short 136612 10.4277
CFD Short 10030 10.5908
CFD Short 200 9.81
CFD Short 5485 9.9057
CFD Short 21684 9.9254
CFD Short 6182 9.9477
(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 03 November 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