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 04 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 119,707,137 5.42% 952,897 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,936,142 0.13% 13,256,825 0.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 122,645,979 5.56% 14,210,722 0.64%
(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 1,717 10.4900
Purchase 13,368 10.7500
Purchase 550 10.7797
Purchase 1,356 11.5800
Purchase 14,572 10.4912
Purchase 19,872 11.5800
Purchase 214,130 10.6348
Purchase 1,158 11.2700
Purchase 2,500 10.6000
Purchase 241,090 10.9491
Purchase 27,400 10.8374
Purchase 91,437 10.9000
Purchase 3,000 10.6000
Purchase 200 10.4597
Purchase 125 10.7997
Purchase 20,000 11.5800
Purchase 306,117 10.5376
Purchase 200 11.2800
Purchase 2,332 11.2958
Purchase 376,673 10.9558
Purchase 1,234 10.6721
Purchase 1,972 10.4650
Purchase 1,400 10.6800
Purchase 264,654 11.2629
Purchase 11,163 11.5800
Purchase 2,000 10.6000
Purchase 391 10.3500
Purchase 3,319 11.5388
Purchase 2,000 10.6000
Purchase 600 10.6000
Purchase 300,000 10.8200
Purchase 9,691 10.6565
Purchase 600 10.6000
Purchase 7,100 10.6000
Purchase 1,014 11.5800
Sale 39 10.5405
Sale 37 11.4705
Sale 15,850 10.7550
Sale 385,510 10.7890
Sale 63,456 11.2157
Sale 95 10.9110
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 2,300 11.0452
Sale 1,350 11.1746
Sale 1,709 11.0792
Sale 14,650 10.4813
Sale 4,380 10.6500
Sale 13,368 10.7500
Sale 200 11.2800
Sale 1,920 11.0452
Sale 264,654 11.2629
Sale 325 11.0300
Sale 84,414 11.3593
Sale 913,712 10.9181
Sale 93,251 11.1115
Sale 194 Transfer
Sale 6,710 10.8623
Sale 46,993 10.3755
Sale 127 10.8705
Sale 500 11.0300
Sale 400 11.0300
Sale 400 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 325 11.0300
Sale 700 11.5705
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 325 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 215 10.6603
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 175 11.5603
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 751 11.0003
Sale 2,174 11.5800
Sale 5,419 11.5800
Sale 5,330 11.5800
Sale 463 10.7000
Sale 5,929 11.5800
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 500 11.0300
Sale 500 11.0300
Sale 600 11.0300
Sale 500 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 325 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 300 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 600 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 6,017 11.5800
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 325 11.0300
Sale 350 11.0300
Sale 90 10.2206
Sale 500 11.0300
Sale 325 11.0300
Sale 5,833 11.5800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 46993 10.3754
CFD Long 170684 10.6549
CFD Long 15850 10.7549
CFD Long 6710 10.8623
CFD Long 212199 10.8885
CFD Long 913712 10.9181
CFD Long 2300 11.0452
CFD Long 1709 11.0792
CFD Long 93251 11.1114
CFD Long 1350 11.1746
CFD Long 63456 11.2156
CFD Long 264654 11.2629
CFD Long 200 11.28
CFD Long 2627 11.4563
CFD Short 1972 10.465
CFD Short 1717 10.49
CFD Short 306117 10.5375
CFD Short 214130 10.6348
CFD Short 9691 10.6564
CFD Short 147008 10.6623
CFD Short 1234 10.6721
CFD Short 9876 10.7224
CFD Short 4396 10.7279
CFD Short 300000 10.82
CFD Short 27400 10.8374
CFD Short 376673 10.9558
CFD Short 264654 11.2629
CFD Short 200 11.28
CFD Short 2332 11.2958
CFD Short 89686 11.4297
CFD Short 7268 11.5824
(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 05 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