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 18 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 107,560,730 4.87% 3,635,641 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,767,830 0.17% 4,355,157 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,250 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,331,810 5.09% 8,743,573 0.40%
(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 24,493 Transfer
Purchase 103 Transfer
Purchase 160,680 16.0714
Purchase 44,431 15.7277
Purchase 47,816 15.8083
Purchase 2,609 16.1800
Purchase 238,591 15.8849
Purchase 20,859 16.0667
Purchase 23,803 16.0559
Purchase 1,612 16.1800
Purchase 57,098 15.8187
Purchase 95,302 16.1400
Purchase 26,544 15.8527
Purchase 3,224 16.1800
Purchase 58,834 16.1200
Purchase 132,841 15.9975
Purchase 160,680 16.0744
Sale 1,556 16.0083
Sale 450 15.8912
Sale 52,497 16.0133
Sale 80 Transfer
Sale 160,680 16.0714
Sale 440 15.7025
Sale 754 15.8800
Sale 5,687 15.8499
Sale 200 15.8912
Sale 300 16.0712
Sale 22,837 16.0725
Sale 265 16.0712
Sale 335 15.8912
Sale 220,000 16.1200
Sale 150 16.0612
Sale 1,400 15.9725
Sale 25,782 16.0653
Sale 218 15.6817
Sale 103 Transfer
Sale 57,098 15.8157
Sale 513 16.0817
Sale 31,003 15.9043
Sale 580 16.1412
Sale 57,098 15.8187
Sale 40,400 16.0142
Sale 33,536 15.9063
Sale 100 16.0900
Sale 52,497 16.0133
Sale 1,193 15.9900
Sale 44,431 15.9739
Sale 93,863 16.0302
Sale 163,478 15.9860
Sale 2,500 16.0479
Sale 38,595 15.9176
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 44431 15.7276
CFD Short 47816 15.8082
CFD Short 26544 15.8526
CFD Short 238591 15.8849
CFD Short 132841 15.9975
CFD Short 101925 16.0134
CFD Short 23803 16.0559
CFD Short 20859 16.0667
CFD Short 160680 16.0744
CFD Short 49799 16.1184
CFD Short 9035 16.1284
CFD Long 57098 15.8157
CFD Long 5687 15.8498
CFD Long 33536 15.9062
CFD Long 38595 15.9176
CFD Long 44431 15.9738
CFD Long 163478 15.9859
CFD Long 1556 16.0083
CFD Long 104994 16.0133
CFD Long 40400 16.0142
CFD Long 4729 16.0208
CFD Long 89134 16.0307
CFD Long 2500 16.0479
CFD Long 25782 16.0652
CFD Long 22837 16.0724
CFD Long 100 16.09
(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)
Call Purchase 500 16.5 EURO 20/03/2008 .62
(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 19 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 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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 150 1,500.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 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 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,650.0000 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 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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