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 10 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 120,295,701 5.45% 968,491 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,567,255 0.52% 13,238,425 0.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,300 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 131,866,256 5.97% 14,207,916 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 183,951 11.2437
Purchase 621,283 11.3009
Purchase 985 11.6306
Purchase 100 11.6500
Purchase 46,828 11.2300
Purchase 3,862 10.1500
Purchase 184 Transfer
Purchase 3,326 11.2720
Purchase 5,815 11.2087
Purchase 53,238 11.2437
Purchase 1,540 11.3500
Purchase 10,719 11.2437
Purchase 17,003 10.1500
Purchase 5,773 11.3500
Purchase 7 11.1900
Purchase 334,362 11.3736
Purchase 27,000 11.3500
Purchase 145,509 11.3748
Purchase 97 Transfer
Purchase 10,000 11.3417
Purchase 2,006 11.2415
Purchase 100,000 11.2900
Purchase 912 11.2437
Purchase 6,627 11.2437
Purchase 5,100 11.6300
Purchase 7,281 11.3292
Purchase 15,866 10.0594
Purchase 2,067 11.6306
Purchase 11,356 10.1500
Purchase 11,385 11.2437
Purchase 1,370 11.2437
Purchase 2,086 11.3214
Purchase 500 11.4397
Purchase 932 11.2437
Purchase 5,299 11.2437
Purchase 23,834 11.2437
Purchase 9,566 11.2437
Purchase 5,130 11.2437
Purchase 4,719 11.2437
Purchase 3,526 11.2437
Purchase 2,671 11.2437
Purchase 3,701 11.2437
Purchase 2,411 10.9797
Sale 4,900 11.2965
Sale 851,905 11.4609
Sale 13,588 11.5219
Sale 242 Transfer
Sale 3,862 10.1500
Sale 519,184 11.3553
Sale 288,000 11.4000
Sale 851 11.3503
Sale 17,003 10.1500
Sale 100 11.6500
Sale 22,754 11.3665
Sale 100,000 11.2300
Sale 725 11.3103
Sale 840 11.3203
Sale 455 11.7203
Sale 380 11.4603
Sale 184 Transfer
Sale 230 11.3503
Sale 46,900 11.2253
Sale 97 Transfer
Sale 5,671 11.3722
Sale 13,600 11.0306
Sale 175 9.9253
Sale 245,570 11.4183
Sale 45,000 11.0650
Sale 117 10.0305
Sale 300 11.0382
Sale 30,950 11.3922
Sale 401 11.3883
Sale 300 11.3500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 13600 11.0306
CFD Long 300 11.0382
CFD Long 45000 11.065
CFD Long 46900 11.2252
CFD Long 35835 11.23
CFD Long 165564 11.2632
CFD Long 4900 11.2965
CFD Long 95085 11.3001
CFD Long 87357 11.3296
CFD Long 300 11.35
CFD Long 519184 11.3552
CFD Long 22754 11.3664
CFD Long 5671 11.3722
CFD Long 7208 11.3808
CFD Long 401 11.3882
CFD Long 30950 11.3922
CFD Long 5042 11.3955
CFD Long 10137 11.4016
CFD Long 8536 11.4242
CFD Long 851905 11.4608
CFD Long 150485 11.493
CFD Long 13588 11.5219
CFD Long 100 11.65
CFD Long 100000 11.7728
CFD Short 5815 11.2086
CFD Short 2006 11.2415
CFD Short 6991 11.25
CFD Short 140756 11.2553
CFD Short 3326 11.272
CFD Short 621283 11.3009
CFD Short 10000 11.3417
CFD Short 7191 11.3537
CFD Short 145509 11.3747
CFD Short 174206 11.4527
CFD Short 19400 11.5212
CFD Short 100 11.65
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
05/11/2008 Long 100,000 11.7728
(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)
Call Purchase 600 12 EURO 19/12/2008 11.4
(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 11 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 600 1,200.0000 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