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 08 May 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 106,608,441 4.83% 1,973,413 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,685,416 0.17% 3,498,386 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,296,307 5.04% 6,224,574 0.28%
(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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 1,222 19.9700
Purchase 44,839 19.9700
Purchase 7,626 19.3348
Purchase 2,581 19.6638
Purchase 10,697 19.9700
Purchase 12,674 19.8187
Purchase 245 19.7385
Purchase 28,389 19.9028
Purchase 19,935 19.6629
Purchase 1,040 19.9700
Purchase 205 19.9283
Purchase 113,302 19.9182
Purchase 12,500 19.5300
Purchase 12,759 19.7313
Purchase 3,302 19.3277
Purchase 35,200 19.9794
Purchase 29,500 19.8854
Purchase 87 19.9133
Purchase 16,400 19.6210
Purchase 1,603 19.9530
Purchase 2,024 19.6706
Purchase 21,000 19.9700
Purchase 17,140 19.9365
Purchase 5,143 19.3348
Purchase 17,208 19.3348
Purchase 722 19.7900
Purchase 2,024 19.4000
Purchase 142,726 19.6671
Purchase 455 19.9700
Purchase 57,548 19.7918
Purchase 24,387 19.7940
Purchase 55,039 19.7919
Purchase 19,438 19.7944
Purchase 1,386 19.9700
Purchase 28,774 19.7937
Purchase 22,301 19.9700
Purchase 814 19.6100
Purchase 77,856 19.7919
Purchase 46,068 19.7924
Purchase 24,174 19.7940
Purchase 8,340 19.6237
Purchase 121,813 19.7921
Purchase 4,821 19.9700
Purchase 28,605 19.8187
Purchase 37,561 19.7931
Purchase 97,669 19.7921
Purchase 3,594 19.9700
Purchase 4,008 19.9700
Purchase 250 19.6375
Purchase 798 19.9700
Purchase 9,103 19.9700
Purchase 35,928 19.9700
Purchase 6,828 19.7727
Purchase 8,583 19.8187
Sale 74 Transfer
Sale 25,051 19.8494
Sale 43,632 19.6525
Sale 700 19.7063
Sale 471,813 19.6784
Sale 136 19.9735
Sale 2,562 19.6070
Sale 869 19.3700
Sale 250 19.6912
Sale 200 19.8015
Sale 250 19.9230
Sale 657 19.3700
Sale 300 19.8612
Sale 35,800 19.9700
Sale 253 19.8717
Sale 459 19.9217
Sale 61 19.8417
Sale 67 19.6135
Sale 45,748 19.7371
Sale 51,000 19.5073
Sale 2,024 19.4000
Sale 15,621 19.6940
Sale 4,048 19.6400
Sale 132,044 19.7116
Sale 1,668 19.7542
Sale 722 19.7900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 51000 19.5072
CFD Long 43632 19.6524
CFD Long 471813 19.6784
CFD Long 15621 19.694
CFD Long 700 19.7062
CFD Long 132044 19.7115
CFD Long 45748 19.7371
CFD Long 1668 19.7542
CFD Long 57776 19.7787
CFD Long 722 19.79
CFD Short 16400 19.621
CFD Short 8340 19.6237
CFD Short 19935 19.6629
CFD Short 2581 19.6638
CFD Short 142726 19.667
CFD Short 12759 19.7313
CFD Short 722 19.79
CFD Short 7784 19.8415
CFD Short 29500 19.8854
CFD Short 87 19.9133
CFD Short 113302 19.9182
CFD Short 17140 19.9365
CFD Short 1603 19.9529
CFD Short 35200 19.9793
(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) NO
Date of disclosure 09 May 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 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 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 1,700.0000 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
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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