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 21 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 109,584,628 4.97% 1,526,052 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,621,263 0.07% 12,025,414 0.54%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,708,591 5.06% 14,302,466 0.65%
(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 750 15.5758
Purchase 967 16.4626
Purchase 1,000 16.5040
Purchase 88,308 16.6324
Purchase 14,421 16.3673
Purchase 200,875 16.4590
Purchase 2,032 16.4600
Purchase 290 16.4177
Purchase 9,014 16.4550
Purchase 579 16.5626
Purchase 3,000 16.4126
Purchase 57,811 16.5037
Purchase 3,400 16.5474
Purchase 10,153 16.3900
Purchase 26,672 16.4572
Purchase 311,225 16.5374
Purchase 2,495 16.4600
Purchase 30,044 16.5300
Purchase 31,508 16.5300
Purchase 49,900 16.5300
Purchase 8,160 16.3853
Purchase 122,960 16.5405
Purchase 73,638 16.0000
Purchase 1,169 16.0000
Purchase 873 16.4600
Purchase 2,752 16.4600
Purchase 688 16.4600
Purchase 45,659 16.0000
Sale 28,264 16.4514
Sale 290 16.4177
Sale 1,000 16.5040
Sale 15,000 16.5474
Sale 340 16.4773
Sale 5,949 16.5464
Sale 1,018 Transfer
Sale 9,014 16.4550
Sale 22,286 16.4881
Sale 71,293 16.4310
Sale 25,000 16.4600
Sale 155 15.7742
Sale 110 15.7642
Sale 61,552 16.5300
Sale 9,014 16.4550
Sale 49,900 16.5300
Sale 200 16.4442
Sale 6,525 16.4218
Sale 450 16.3625
Sale 25,864 16.3029
Sale 478 Transfer
Sale 243,180 16.4598
Sale 2,530 16.4774
Sale 30,487 16.3398
Sale 609 16.6421
Sale 290 16.4600
Sale 96,310 16.5483
Sale 51,422 16.5109
Sale 579 16.5274
Sale 600 16.4216
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 25864 16.3028
CFD Long 30487 16.3398
CFD Long 71293 16.431
CFD Long 28264 16.4514
CFD Long 243180 16.4597
CFD Long 340 16.4772
CFD Long 2530 16.4773
CFD Long 22286 16.488
CFD Long 1000 16.504
CFD Long 51422 16.5108
CFD Long 579 16.5273
CFD Long 5949 16.5464
CFD Long 15000 16.5473
CFD Long 96310 16.5483
CFD Short 14421 16.3672
CFD Short 8160 16.3852
CFD Short 3000 16.4126
CFD Short 26672 16.4572
CFD Short 200875 16.4589
CFD Short 967 16.4626
CFD Short 57811 16.5036
CFD Short 1000 16.504
CFD Short 311225 16.5373
CFD Short 3400 16.5474
CFD Short 579 16.5626
CFD Short 88308 16.6323
(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 22 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 -500 950.0000 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
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
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