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 03 November 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 119,723,967 5.42% 1,373,589 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,338,561 0.15% 13,690,585 0.62%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 123,065,228 5.58% 15,065,174 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 556,164 10.7603
Purchase 275 10.6097
Purchase 92,238 10.7524
Purchase 13,056 10.7668
Purchase 7,850 10.7664
Purchase 15,371 10.7038
Purchase 26,500 10.5300
Purchase 950 10.6500
Purchase 2,775 10.8872
Purchase 120,972 10.7326
Purchase 4,237 10.8872
Purchase 35,000 10.7500
Purchase 280,429 10.7886
Purchase 111,326 10.8220
Purchase 401 10.7016
Purchase 30,300 10.6664
Purchase 4,200 10.6849
Purchase 100 10.8800
Purchase 5,400 10.8863
Purchase 2,011 10.9386
Purchase 3,799 10.7500
Purchase 2,028 10.7500
Purchase 1,014 10.7500
Purchase 7,122 10.7500
Purchase 7,122 10.7500
Purchase 1,814 10.5300
Purchase 360 10.9597
Purchase 2,155 10.7500
Purchase 325 10.8797
Purchase 2,342 9.9800
Purchase 36,574 10.7500
Purchase 370 10.6500
Purchase 300 10.8797
Purchase 1,250 10.8800
Purchase 344 10.7500
Purchase 65,736 10.7500
Purchase 116,864 10.7500
Purchase 683,761 10.5300
Sale 40,000 10.9584
Sale 182,064 10.8259
Sale 6,118 10.7439
Sale 1,294 Transfer
Sale 182 Transfer
Sale 341 Transfer
Sale 240 Transfer
Sale 100 10.8800
Sale 135 Transfer
Sale 61,200 10.7710
Sale 301 Transfer
Sale 12,523 10.7639
Sale 317 Transfer
Sale 335,724 10.6997
Sale 130,250 10.7530
Sale 800 10.6482
Sale 26,500 10.5300
Sale 175 10.4705
Sale 617 10.7500
Sale 29,564 10.5300
Sale 1,828 10.6525
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 800 10.6482
CFD Long 335724 10.6996
CFD Long 6118 10.7439
CFD Long 130250 10.753
CFD Long 12523 10.7639
CFD Long 17173 10.7702
CFD Long 61200 10.771
CFD Long 17333 10.7995
CFD Long 153906 10.825
CFD Long 26158 10.8254
CFD Long 100 10.88
CFD Long 23752 10.8846
CFD Long 2000 10.8943
CFD Long 40000 10.9583
CFD Short 30300 10.6663
CFD Short 4200 10.6849
CFD Short 401 10.7015
CFD Short 15371 10.7037
CFD Short 1000 10.7306
CFD Short 120972 10.7326
CFD Short 92238 10.7523
CFD Short 6436 10.755
CFD Short 121926 10.7586
CFD Short 556164 10.7603
CFD Short 13056 10.7668
CFD Short 6007 10.785
CFD Short 157503 10.8122
CFD Short 111326 10.8219
CFD Short 100 10.88
(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 04 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