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 15 July 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 105,523,437 4.78% 4,154,054 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,868,715 0.18% 8,811,058 0.40%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 109,894,852 4.98% 13,716,112 0.62%
(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 72 Transfer
Purchase 569,670 16.8462
Purchase 77,516 16.6332
Purchase 121,918 16.8450
Purchase 44,971 16.8163
Purchase 18,000 16.8145
Purchase 1,205 16.6327
Purchase 3,578 16.6327
Purchase 200 16.6725
Purchase 11,987 16.8027
Purchase 27,971 17.0267
Purchase 2,907 17.0800
Purchase 1,000 16.8315
Purchase 106 Transfer
Purchase 44 Transfer
Purchase 154,191 16.7554
Purchase 43,766 16.7589
Purchase 23,056 16.7848
Purchase 49,016 16.9409
Purchase 2,907 17.4700
Purchase 28,273 16.7305
Purchase 450 Transfer
Purchase 177 Transfer
Purchase 14,237 17.4776
Purchase 65,000 16.6300
Purchase 10,367 16.9500
Purchase 355 16.7200
Purchase 300 16.6175
Purchase 240 16.7775
Purchase 125,438 16.6300
Purchase 334 16.6300
Purchase 1,197 16.6300
Purchase 33,249 16.6300
Sale 33,900 16.9986
Sale 8,464 16.7488
Sale 83,764 16.9071
Sale 2,035 16.9100
Sale 31,643 16.9637
Sale 66,500 16.9717
Sale 12,860 16.9415
Sale 912 16.7042
Sale 48 17.3021
Sale 55 17.3021
Sale 4,241 16.7525
Sale 177 Transfer
Sale 110 16.7721
Sale 35,850 16.7758
Sale 569,670 16.8462
Sale 440 16.7600
Sale 43,963 16.8922
Sale 10,367 16.9500
Sale 5,490 16.8313
Sale 21,219 17.5326
Sale 14,174 16.7705
Sale 22,128 17.4700
Sale 3,859 16.8943
Sale 2,907 17.4700
Sale 36 16.9042
Sale 294 17.1900
Sale 440 16.7500
Sale 288 16.9225
Sale 641 17.1900
Sale 55 17.3142
Sale 794 17.0921
Sale 100 16.9621
Sale 29,217 16.9415
Sale 28,273 16.7719
Sale 14,818 16.6300
Sale 400 16.9725
Sale 750 16.7600
Sale 53 17.3021
Sale 106 Transfer
Sale 50,475 16.6300
Sale 169 17.4742
Sale 2,000 16.8585
Sale 17,760 16.6300
Sale 500 16.7600
Sale 44 Transfer
Sale 180 16.8212
Sale 100 17.0142
Sale 390,264 16.9177
Sale 299,352 16.9068
Sale 80 16.7500
Sale 200 16.7425
Sale 18,076 16.8075
Sale 398 16.7842
Sale 61,822 16.7325
Sale 6,335 16.7525
Sale 142 17.3163
Sale 8,664 16.9415
Sale 58 17.3121
Sale 46 17.3042
Sale 32 17.3121
Sale 51,724 16.7025
Sale 72 Transfer
Sale 200 16.7921
Sale 125,438 16.6300
Sale 22,500 16.6446
Sale 14,385 16.7525
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 22500 16.6446
CFD Long 51724 16.7025
CFD Long 14174 16.7705
CFD Long 28273 16.7719
CFD Long 35850 16.7757
CFD Long 5490 16.8313
CFD Long 569670 16.8461
CFD Long 2000 16.8584
CFD Long 43963 16.8922
CFD Long 3859 16.8942
CFD Long 299352 16.9068
CFD Long 83764 16.907
CFD Long 390264 16.9177
CFD Long 66500 16.9716
CFD Long 21219 17.5325
CFD Short 4783 16.6326
CFD Short 77516 16.6332
CFD Short 200 16.6725
CFD Short 28273 16.7305
CFD Short 154191 16.7554
CFD Short 43766 16.7588
CFD Short 23056 16.7847
CFD Short 18000 16.8145
CFD Short 44971 16.8162
CFD Short 1000 16.8315
CFD Short 121918 16.8449
CFD Short 569670 16.8461
CFD Short 49016 16.9409
CFD Short 14237 17.4775
(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 16 July 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 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 1,700.0000 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 250 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 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