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 07 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 120,794,058 5.47% 1,017,830 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,331,955 0.51% 13,987,344 0.63%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 132,128,713 5.99% 15,006,174 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 1,785 10.1500
Purchase 1,948 10.0234
Purchase 500 9.9647
Purchase 1,762 10.0234
Purchase 500 9.9897
Purchase 1,343 10.0234
Purchase 1,319 10.0234
Purchase 3,400 9.9527
Purchase 19,495 10.0234
Purchase 64,080 10.0234
Purchase 695 10.0234
Purchase 3,469 10.0234
Purchase 3,800 10.3600
Purchase 943 10.0234
Purchase 37,000 9.9421
Purchase 11,800 10.1326
Purchase 293,799 10.0451
Purchase 19,390 10.1287
Purchase 5,488 10.2522
Purchase 102 10.0785
Purchase 25,000 10.1333
Purchase 29,000 10.1333
Purchase 24,516 10.2321
Purchase 4,114 10.1738
Purchase 11,577 10.0435
Purchase 22,521 10.1500
Purchase 3,938 10.0234
Purchase 495 10.0297
Purchase 510 10.1500
Purchase 2,404 10.1500
Purchase 19,000 10.0265
Purchase 20,088 10.1500
Purchase 387,117 10.0252
Purchase 428 10.0234
Purchase 382 10.0234
Purchase 2,712 10.1500
Purchase 1,500 10.0234
Purchase 759,179 10.0137
Purchase 1,185 10.0234
Purchase 68,740 10.1500
Sale 292 9.9184
Sale 106 9.9857
Sale 285 10.1500
Sale 484,473 9.9446
Sale 17,582 10.1511
Sale 176 Transfer
Sale 9,559 10.1652
Sale 130 9.9753
Sale 102 Transfer
Sale 13,200 10.0943
Sale 296 10.3103
Sale 12,185 10.0922
Sale 42,300 10.0777
Sale 42,609 10.1500
Sale 500 9.9508
Sale 250 9.9305
Sale 92 Transfer
Sale 290 10.2103
Sale 255 10.2103
Sale 50,669 10.1500
Sale 14,000 10.0014
Sale 550 10.1000
Sale 102 10.0785
Sale 9,645 10.1500
Sale 68,740 10.1500
Sale 91 10.1210
Sale 187 10.0405
Sale 251,826 9.9634
Sale 4,700 10.0900
Sale 15,260 10.1500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14000 10.0013
CFD Long 8642 10.0704
CFD Long 45273 10.0739
CFD Long 3611 10.074
CFD Long 2990 10.0753
CFD Long 42300 10.0776
CFD Long 102 10.0785
CFD Long 4700 10.09
CFD Long 12185 10.0922
CFD Long 13200 10.0943
CFD Long 17582 10.151
CFD Long 9559 10.1652
CFD Long 32368 10.1763
CFD Long 39561 10.1871
CFD Long 292 9.9183
CFD Long 210816 9.9262
CFD Long 484473 9.9446
CFD Long 70771 9.9889
CFD Short 759179 10.0137
CFD Short 19000 10.0265
CFD Short 11577 10.0435
CFD Short 293799 10.045
CFD Short 102 10.0785
CFD Short 160519 10.1212
CFD Short 19390 10.1286
CFD Short 11800 10.1325
CFD Short 24516 10.232
CFD Short 37000 9.9421
CFD Short 7501 9.9509
CFD Short 3400 9.9527
CFD Short 219097 9.9573
CFD Short 6098 9.9985
(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 10 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