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 05 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 119,879,564 5.43% 1,224,677 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,256,041 0.15% 13,284,148 0.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 123,138,305 5.58% 14,509,825 0.66%
(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 5,817 11.4561
Purchase 47,014 11.4191
Purchase 1,324 11.4000
Purchase 1,774 11.4561
Purchase 2,103 11.6900
Purchase 17,864 11.4191
Purchase 7,636 11.4561
Purchase 9,961 11.4561
Purchase 3,816 11.3587
Purchase 69,730 11.4191
Purchase 8,837 11.4561
Purchase 12,448 11.4191
Purchase 21,771 11.4191
Purchase 23,595 11.4000
Purchase 4,748 11.4000
Purchase 25,018 11.4191
Purchase 1,785 11.4000
Purchase 7,222 11.3128
Purchase 764,076 11.4357
Purchase 245,385 11.3926
Purchase 45,378 11.6634
Purchase 2,396 11.5800
Purchase 8,664 11.4191
Purchase 5,990 10.7500
Purchase 188 11.4561
Purchase 600 11.1197
Purchase 1,424 11.5200
Purchase 2,780 11.5200
Purchase 1,502 11.4561
Purchase 9,936 11.4000
Purchase 29,217 11.4561
Purchase 2,396 11.4000
Purchase 55,000 11.5789
Purchase 200 11.1700
Purchase 200,200 11.3411
Purchase 5,644 11.2914
Purchase 14,839 11.4486
Purchase 5,783 11.5578
Purchase 10,667 11.4561
Purchase 4,437 11.4561
Purchase 28,859 11.4191
Purchase 12,082 11.4191
Purchase 26,246 11.4191
Purchase 29,068 11.4191
Purchase 3,306 11.4561
Purchase 11,012 11.4561
Purchase 13,863 11.4191
Purchase 16,650 11.4561
Purchase 751 11.2671
Purchase 300 11.2671
Purchase 46,661 11.5085
Sale 113 10.8205
Sale 10,293 11.5361
Sale 1,100 11.1918
Sale 635,416 11.3647
Sale 14,560 11.4610
Sale 2,000 11.1985
Sale 21,000 11.4000
Sale 59,111 11.3192
Sale 223 Transfer
Sale 644 11.2205
Sale 200,200 11.3411
Sale 18,287 11.4000
Sale 188 Transfer
Sale 1,295 11.1414
Sale 200 11.1700
Sale 9,589 11.1414
Sale 204,141 11.4092
Sale 12,173 11.1414
Sale 145,615 11.2142
Sale 1,359 11.4487
Sale 2,728 11.1414
Sale 6,672 11.1414
Sale 741 11.4487
Sale 2,901 11.4000
Sale 369,637 11.3830
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 200 11.17
CFD Long 1100 11.1918
CFD Long 2000 11.1985
CFD Long 145615 11.2141
CFD Long 5876 11.2788
CFD Long 59111 11.3192
CFD Long 200200 11.341
CFD Long 41855 11.3621
CFD Long 635416 11.3646
CFD Long 186697 11.3731
CFD Long 177064 11.3968
CFD Long 204141 11.4092
CFD Long 14560 11.461
CFD Long 10293 11.5361
CFD Short 200 11.17
CFD Short 5644 11.2913
CFD Short 200200 11.341
CFD Short 163731 11.3756
CFD Short 5623 11.4
CFD Short 10942 11.4246
CFD Short 70712 11.4267
CFD Short 2763 11.4351
CFD Short 764076 11.4356
CFD Short 14839 11.4485
CFD Short 46661 11.5084
CFD Short 5783 11.5577
CFD Short 55000 11.5788
CFD Short 45378 11.6633
(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 06 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