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 06 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 119,977,486 5.44% 1,161,778 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,318,493 0.51% 13,414,631 0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 131,298,679 5.95% 14,577,409 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 2,743 10.6944
Purchase 87,648 9.6900
Purchase 24,165 10.2834
Purchase 117,844 10.2834
Purchase 388,957 10.2834
Purchase 2,000 10.7200
Purchase 3,000 10.7200
Purchase 1,785 9.6900
Purchase 1,197 9.6900
Purchase 2,407 10.0559
Purchase 9,974 9.6900
Purchase 7,495 10.2834
Purchase 30,950 9.6915
Purchase 3,764 10.2834
Purchase 893 11.1400
Purchase 72,429 10.3943
Purchase 400 10.2600
Purchase 1,121,669 10.4036
Purchase 327,309 10.3587
Purchase 1,000 10.3317
Purchase 80,380 10.4172
Purchase 58,000 10.5964
Purchase 21,423 10.1879
Purchase 113,000 9.6900
Purchase 30,007 11.4000
Purchase 18,586 10.4286
Purchase 1,032 9.6900
Purchase 1,478 9.6900
Purchase 2,028 9.6900
Purchase 1,014 9.6900
Purchase 1,014 9.6900
Purchase 5,245 10.2834
Purchase 2,187 10.2834
Purchase 1,941 10.2834
Purchase 7,390 10.8900
Purchase 9,492 9.6900
Purchase 873 9.6900
Purchase 11,336 10.2834
Purchase 6,686 10.2834
Purchase 7,617 10.2834
Purchase 21,265 10.2834
Purchase 10,115 10.2834
Purchase 8,547 10.2834
Sale 401 10.4286
Sale 13,584 10.1663
Sale 19,459 10.3698
Sale 119 Transfer
Sale 124,876 11.4000
Sale 30,007 11.4000
Sale 400 10.2600
Sale 5,644 10.0225
Sale 600 10.4910
Sale 704,713 10.4014
Sale 489,684 10.2706
Sale 254,258 10.3242
Sale 194,077 10.1621
Sale 5,455 9.6900
Sale 326,978 10.3255
Sale 100,000 11.7729
Sale 600 10.1705
Sale 44,055 10.3591
Sale 104,615 10.6101
Sale 63 Transfer
Sale 650 10.4803
Sale 620 10.3905
Sale 100,124 9.6900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5644 10.0225
CFD Long 15237 10.1353
CFD Long 13584 10.1662
CFD Long 400 10.26
CFD Long 254258 10.3241
CFD Long 44055 10.3591
CFD Long 19459 10.3697
CFD Long 704713 10.4014
CFD Long 401 10.4286
CFD Long 232841 10.4732
CFD Long 104615 10.61
CFD Long 100000 11.7728
CFD Long 78900 9.926
CFD Short 2407 10.0558
CFD Short 21423 10.1879
CFD Short 400 10.26
CFD Short 2604 10.3177
CFD Short 1000 10.3317
CFD Short 14981 10.3659
CFD Short 72429 10.3942
CFD Short 1121669 10.4035
CFD Short 80380 10.4171
CFD Short 18586 10.4285
CFD Short 245984 10.5284
CFD Short 58000 10.5963
CFD Short 1150 10.658
CFD Short 30950 9.6914
CFD Short 80175 9.8337
(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 07 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