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 12 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 106,947,626 4.85% 2,565,627 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,294,071 0.19% 3,548,879 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,244,147 5.09% 6,867,281 0.31%
(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 36,901 19.7719
Purchase 329,439 19.7465
Purchase 5,210 19.6564
Purchase 2,432 19.6957
Purchase 7,519 19.6957
Purchase 245 19.8088
Purchase 125,914 19.7465
Purchase 782 19.6161
Purchase 1,540 19.7500
Purchase 14,630 19.8283
Purchase 500 19.8933
Purchase 81 20.0383
Purchase 174,779 19.7116
Purchase 41,356 19.8251
Purchase 400,248 19.7338
Purchase 13,000 19.9300
Purchase 8,230 19.9300
Purchase 2,833 19.6957
Purchase 8,961 19.7465
Purchase 187,515 19.8062
Purchase 126 19.6665
Purchase 17,262 19.7465
Purchase 20,881 19.7465
Purchase 10,108 19.7465
Purchase 22,721 19.9233
Purchase 3,816 19.6957
Purchase 13,048 19.7465
Purchase 13,560 19.7465
Purchase 12,057 19.7465
Sale 22 19.5635
Sale 4,403 19.8994
Sale 496 20.0417
Sale 25,258 19.7439
Sale 70 19.9317
Sale 5,470 19.5975
Sale 461 20.1362
Sale 276,834 19.7321
Sale 741 19.7135
Sale 42,232 19.5668
Sale 79,051 19.7918
Sale 725 19.6512
Sale 300 19.7112
Sale 330 19.8412
Sale 350 19.7312
Sale 155 19.8537
Sale 400 19.6825
Sale 200 19.6812
Sale 100 19.6812
Sale 546,154 19.7146
Sale 350 19.7212
Sale 37,205 19.7628
Sale 250 19.7312
Sale 5,753 19.7446
Sale 87 19.8417
Sale 1,540 19.7500
Sale 152 19.8817
Sale 279 19.9262
Sale 93 19.7217
Sale 600 19.6825
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5470 19.5974
CFD Long 546154 19.7146
CFD Long 276834 19.732
CFD Long 25258 19.7439
CFD Long 5753 19.7445
CFD Long 37205 19.7628
CFD Long 722 19.79
CFD Long 79051 19.7917
CFD Long 4403 19.8993
CFD Long 279 19.9262
CFD Long 461 20.1361
CFD Short 5210 19.6564
CFD Short 174779 19.7116
CFD Short 400248 19.7338
CFD Short 36901 19.7719
CFD Short 722 19.79
CFD Short 187515 19.8062
CFD Short 41356 19.8251
CFD Short 14630 19.8282
CFD Short 500 19.8933
CFD Short 22721 19.9232
(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 13 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