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 09 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 106,501,993 4.83% 2,330,714 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,049,599 0.18% 3,440,206 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,554,042 5.05% 6,523,695 0.30%
(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 700 Transfer
Purchase 131,298 19.6857
Purchase 343,487 19.6857
Purchase 2,076 19.6732
Purchase 6,492 19.6725
Purchase 3,014 19.7500
Purchase 9,421 19.7500
Purchase 9,329 19.5953
Purchase 21,736 19.6857
Purchase 184 Transfer
Purchase 234 Transfer
Purchase 202 Transfer
Purchase 64 19.8283
Purchase 233 19.7683
Purchase 220,695 19.7917
Purchase 56,977 19.9360
Purchase 108 Transfer
Purchase 20,983 19.6732
Purchase 80,432 19.8497
Purchase 144,933 19.8074
Purchase 10,722 19.6857
Purchase 2,427 19.6730
Purchase 9,508 19.6857
Purchase 6,406 19.6857
Purchase 27,401 19.7500
Purchase 17,988 19.6857
Purchase 3,441 19.7500
Purchase 3,293 19.6725
Purchase 14,187 19.6857
Purchase 2,032 19.6965
Purchase 12,618 19.6857
Purchase 13,650 19.6857
Purchase 10,263 19.4990
Sale 1,334 19.6010
Sale 21,848 19.7066
Sale 66,136 19.7500
Sale 422,895 19.7223
Sale 502 19.7217
Sale 234 Transfer
Sale 84,439 19.6644
Sale 39 19.7817
Sale 292 19.9515
Sale 165 19.6830
Sale 56 19.6617
Sale 56,977 19.9360
Sale 208,396 19.6541
Sale 5,950 19.9262
Sale 202 Transfer
Sale 100 19.6215
Sale 400 19.6215
Sale 3,580 19.7500
Sale 175 19.6125
Sale 118,010 19.7658
Sale 93 19.7617
Sale 88 19.6617
Sale 262,128 19.9600
Sale 300 19.7612
Sale 83 19.7517
Sale 209 Transfer
Sale 184 Transfer
Sale 900 Transfer
Sale 200 19.8412
Sale 107 19.7117
Sale 150 19.9325
Sale 415 19.6115
Sale 25 19.6117
Sale 19,000 19.4800
Sale 435 19.6025
Sale 16,935 19.9341
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 19000 19.4799
CFD Long 1334 19.6009
CFD Long 208396 19.6541
CFD Long 84439 19.6643
CFD Long 21848 19.7066
CFD Long 422895 19.7222
CFD Long 3441 19.75
CFD Long 118010 19.7657
CFD Long 5950 19.9262
CFD Long 16935 19.9341
CFD Long 56977 19.936
CFD Long 292 19.9515
CFD Short 7246 19.5389
CFD Short 9329 19.5953
CFD Short 20983 19.6732
CFD Short 220695 19.7917
CFD Short 144933 19.8073
CFD Short 80432 19.8497
CFD Short 56977 19.936
(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 12 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 1,500.0000 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 -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