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 15 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 107,571,829 4.87% 3,753,463 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,118,785 0.19% 4,484,645 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,750 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,693,364 5.11% 8,990,883 0.41%
(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 6,858 15.5100
Purchase 11 15.4900
Purchase 11,500 15.5100
Purchase 20,832 15.5416
Purchase 450 15.7990
Purchase 623 15.7300
Purchase 120,000 15.6039
Purchase 78,673 15.6620
Purchase 9,659 15.6506
Purchase 132,503 15.5145
Purchase 11,815 15.6166
Purchase 165 15.6083
Purchase 13,000 15.8215
Purchase 13,247 15.4900
Purchase 27 Transfer
Purchase 295 15.6888
Purchase 1,278 15.7000
Purchase 10,587 15.5100
Purchase 39,026 15.5282
Purchase 600 15.6975
Purchase 20,365 15.7016
Purchase 280 15.5575
Purchase 370 15.7288
Purchase 600,000 14.5000
Purchase 215 15.6788
Purchase 81,998 15.5993
Purchase 18,008 15.5100
Purchase 17,375 15.7325
Purchase 22,494 15.8099
Purchase 30,000 15.5100
Purchase 33,900 15.8554
Purchase 13,000 15.8245
Purchase 709 15.6620
Purchase 9,530 15.5100
Purchase 757 15.7100
Sale 158,088 15.6249
Sale 6,858 15.5100
Sale 5,026 15.5903
Sale 87,251 15.5100
Sale 11 15.4900
Sale 240,544 15.5100
Sale 38,274 15.5261
Sale 40,603 15.6952
Sale 14,299 15.5903
Sale 7,200 15.5184
Sale 113 Transfer
Sale 12,257 15.5947
Sale 121,200 15.6039
Sale 285 15.6912
Sale 50,688 15.5903
Sale 9,826 15.5100
Sale 1,972 15.5903
Sale 13,247 15.4900
Sale 4,894 15.6336
Sale 27 Transfer
Sale 115 Transfer
Sale 11,500 15.5100
Sale 49,147 15.6128
Sale 5,554 15.5903
Sale 3,012 15.5555
Sale 900 15.9074
Sale 13,000 15.8215
Sale 489 Transfer
Sale 131,037 15.5903
Sale 350 15.5212
Sale 7,475 15.5903
Sale 209,148 15.6481
Sale 162,957 15.7498
Sale 138 Transfer
Sale 4,275 15.5903
Sale 6,738 15.6861
Sale 1,595 15.6735
Sale 366 Transfer
Sale 10,223 15.5903
Sale 6,276 15.5100
Sale 18,008 15.5100
Sale 5,522 15.5903
Sale 13,258 15.5100
Sale 20,365 15.6986
Sale 2,515 15.5903
Sale 89 15.7217
Sale 3,742 15.6579
Sale 20,365 15.7016
Sale 78,900 15.4804
Sale 250,000 16.0000
Sale 1,641 15.6861
Sale 820 15.5412
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 132503 15.5145
CFD Short 39026 15.5282
CFD Short 20832 15.5416
CFD Short 11459 15.5907
CFD Short 36725 15.5947
CFD Short 43759 15.5992
CFD Short 81998 15.5993
CFD Short 120000 15.6039
CFD Short 11815 15.6166
CFD Short 2421 15.6205
CFD Short 17375 15.7325
CFD Short 22494 15.8098
CFD Short 13000 15.8245
CFD Long 78900 15.4803
CFD Long 7200 15.5184
CFD Long 38274 15.5261
CFD Long 3012 15.5555
CFD Long 12257 15.5946
CFD Long 121200 15.6039
CFD Long 49147 15.6128
CFD Long 139415 15.6198
CFD Long 209148 15.648
CFD Long 18673 15.6629
CFD Long 40603 15.6951
CFD Long 20365 15.6986
CFD Long 162957 15.7497
CFD Long 900 15.9074
(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 18 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 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 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 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 150 1,500.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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