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 19 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 107,070,929 4.85% 3,475,529 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,489,503 0.16% 4,380,311 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,250 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,563,682 5.05% 8,608,615 0.39%
(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 4,798 16.3951
Purchase 45,551 16.4964
Purchase 455 16.5631
Purchase 1,000 16.5875
Purchase 68,000 16.3859
Purchase 385 16.3688
Purchase 1,000 16.6700
Purchase 400 16.5675
Purchase 3,841 16.5520
Purchase 171,704 16.5109
Purchase 10,800 16.4961
Purchase 725 16.3688
Purchase 9,129 16.5600
Purchase 77 16.4265
Purchase 85,389 16.4266
Purchase 285 16.3088
Purchase 420 16.3675
Purchase 108,351 16.4653
Purchase 78,266 16.4897
Purchase 605,954 16.4711
Sale 8,256 16.5165
Sale 48,844 15.5100
Sale 300 16.5000
Sale 92,400 16.5282
Sale 183 15.9135
Sale 78,340 16.4818
Sale 6,794 16.5165
Sale 175 16.4112
Sale 89 16.4617
Sale 500 16.5000
Sale 73,423 16.4375
Sale 150 16.4112
Sale 195,656 15.5100
Sale 8,947 16.5165
Sale 265 16.6312
Sale 24,340 16.4483
Sale 410 16.5912
Sale 425 16.5112
Sale 300 16.5000
Sale 4,486 16.5165
Sale 633 16.4917
Sale 160 16.4825
Sale 812 16.5600
Sale 214,092 16.5165
Sale 325 16.5000
Sale 326 16.5417
Sale 46 16.3973
Sale 246,544 16.4995
Sale 11,827 16.5165
Sale 9,477 16.5165
Sale 89,789 16.5279
Sale 800 16.5912
Sale 20,112 16.4444
Sale 350 16.4812
Sale 350 16.4916
Sale 725 16.3525
Sale 194 Transfer
Sale 350 16.5000
Sale 900 16.5058
Sale 14,637 16.5165
Sale 605 16.4712
Sale 85,343 16.5165
Sale 510 16.5912
Sale 400 16.5612
Sale 3,668 16.5165
Sale 400 16.5000
Sale 70,300 16.5845
Sale 640 16.4725
Sale 1,871 16.5630
Sale 300 16.5000
Sale 94,826 16.4204
Sale 400 16.5000
Sale 570 16.3517
Sale 86,702 16.5527
Sale 200 16.5000
Sale 9,600 16.4799
Sale 300 16.4712
Sale 112 16.4817
Sale 104,262 16.4705
Sale 590 16.3369
Sale 68,000 16.3828
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 68000 16.3859
CFD Short 85389 16.4265
CFD Short 108351 16.4653
CFD Short 2759 16.4668
CFD Short 5621 16.4681
CFD Short 605954 16.471
CFD Short 78266 16.4897
CFD Short 10800 16.4961
CFD Short 39930 16.5004
CFD Short 171704 16.5108
CFD Short 14330 16.5146
CFD Short 3841 16.5519
CFD Short 6300 16.5551
CFD Short 455 16.5631
CFD Short 1000 16.67
CFD Long 590 16.3368
CFD Long 46 16.3973
CFD Long 73423 16.4375
CFD Long 20112 16.4444
CFD Long 24340 16.4483
CFD Long 104262 16.4705
CFD Long 9600 16.4798
CFD Long 78340 16.4817
CFD Long 22949 16.4886
CFD Long 246544 16.4995
CFD Long 900 16.5057
CFD Long 92400 16.5282
CFD Long 66840 16.5414
CFD Long 86702 16.5526
CFD Long 1871 16.563
CFD Long 70300 16.5845
(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 20 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 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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