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 11 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 121,040,688 5.48% 1,115,226 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,712,895 0.53% 13,405,485 0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,750 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 132,757,333 6.02% 14,521,711 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 2,396 10.1900
Purchase 84 Transfer
Purchase 6,971 10.5629
Purchase 87,648 10.1900
Purchase 154,014 10.6318
Purchase 96,783 10.5651
Purchase 10 10.8100
Purchase 19,416 10.5653
Purchase 750 10.7097
Purchase 5,090 10.5621
Purchase 1,785 10.1900
Purchase 20,529 10.5656
Purchase 76,638 10.1900
Purchase 2,086 10.8500
Purchase 16,414 11.2300
Purchase 157,416 10.6594
Purchase 3,300 10.7545
Purchase 744 10.8200
Purchase 35,695 10.4669
Purchase 570,117 10.6101
Purchase 6,000 10.6416
Purchase 39,601 10.5041
Purchase 1,837 10.5596
Purchase 2,691 10.5605
Purchase 1,417 10.1900
Purchase 185 10.6797
Purchase 333,666 10.5653
Purchase 30,000 10.1900
Purchase 6,650 10.5628
Purchase 12,306 10.5638
Purchase 1,800 10.5595
Purchase 847 10.7597
Purchase 89,879 10.2652
Purchase 2,712 10.1900
Purchase 272,250 10.1900
Purchase 9,896 10.5635
Purchase 43,234 10.5653
Purchase 17,686 10.5644
Purchase 100 10.6800
Purchase 9,545 10.5635
Purchase 8,841 10.5633
Purchase 904 Transfer
Sale 214 Transfer
Sale 16,414 11.2300
Sale 40,102 10.5898
Sale 377 Transfer
Sale 360 Transfer
Sale 25,000 10.8304
Sale 403,132 10.5080
Sale 4,012 10.3298
Sale 1,200 10.6700
Sale 85 Transfer
Sale 38,093 10.5087
Sale 485 Transfer
Sale 302 Transfer
Sale 904 Transfer
Sale 351 10.5700
Sale 119,464 10.1900
Sale 550 10.7303
Sale 200 10.8703
Sale 300 10.6403
Sale 626 10.1900
Sale 1,022 10.1900
Sale 235 10.8403
Sale 635 10.7203
Sale 320 10.9903
Sale 84 Transfer
Sale 249 Transfer
Sale 8,412 10.2939
Sale 10 10.8700
Sale 78,000 10.7672
Sale 100 10.6800
Sale 198,000 10.3000
Sale 97,925 10.6168
Sale 374 Transfer
Sale 34,967 10.4900
Sale 331,624 10.5945
Sale 212 Transfer
Sale 230 Transfer
Sale 376 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3835 10.2033
CFD Long 4012 10.3298
CFD Long 18695 10.4683
CFD Long 34967 10.4899
CFD Long 403132 10.508
CFD Long 38093 10.5087
CFD Long 188600 10.5199
CFD Long 40102 10.5898
CFD Long 97925 10.6167
CFD Long 100 10.68
CFD Long 143024 10.6927
CFD Long 78000 10.7672
CFD Long 25000 10.8303
CFD Short 89879 10.2652
CFD Short 6223 10.3812
CFD Short 10642 10.4257
CFD Short 35695 10.4669
CFD Short 40783 10.4998
CFD Short 39601 10.504
CFD Short 570117 10.6101
CFD Short 6000 10.6415
CFD Short 137149 10.6591
CFD Short 157416 10.6594
CFD Short 100 10.68
CFD Short 3300 10.7545
(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 450 14 EURO 18/12/2009 1.5
(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 12 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 450 1,400.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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