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 14 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 107,287,791 4.86% 2,619,705 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,368,749 0.20% 3,460,841 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,658,990 5.10% 6,833,321 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 10,768 20.9356
Purchase 250 20.6963
Purchase 1,485 20.9198
Purchase 43,644 20.9779
Purchase 86,000 20.8781
Purchase 202,723 20.8552
Purchase 2,000 21.1706
Purchase 87,730 21.1800
Purchase 3,620 21.0055
Purchase 28,263 21.1800
Purchase 461 20.6539
Purchase 673 Transfer
Purchase 8,343 21.1455
Purchase 24,300 20.9356
Purchase 7,293 20.9356
Purchase 90,627 21.1901
Purchase 500 21.1435
Purchase 4,530 21.0820
Purchase 15,878 21.1555
Purchase 280,824 20.8229
Purchase 3,138 20.8913
Purchase 4,804 20.8913
Purchase 8,874 20.8913
Purchase 2,852 20.8913
Purchase 15,631 20.8913
Purchase 6,432 20.8913
Purchase 21,260 20.8913
Purchase 991 21.1800
Purchase 18,290 20.8913
Purchase 20,113 20.8913
Purchase 2,615 20.9197
Purchase 3,883 20.8913
Purchase 3,677 20.8913
Sale 15,854 20.8744
Sale 3,195 21.1800
Sale 130 20.6317
Sale 12,004 21.1800
Sale 241 21.0417
Sale 4,500 21.1100
Sale 55,700 20.9395
Sale 183 21.1800
Sale 232 21.0317
Sale 64 20.6417
Sale 253 20.6300
Sale 190 21.1535
Sale 220 20.7520
Sale 226,713 21.0228
Sale 579 21.1800
Sale 673 Transfer
Sale 5,055 21.1800
Sale 27,000 20.9149
Sale 1,800 20.9398
Sale 250 20.8115
Sale 500 21.1630
Sale 100 20.8630
Sale 250 21.1925
Sale 400 20.9412
Sale 700 20.8730
Sale 700 20.8630
Sale 350 20.8512
Sale 210 21.2412
Sale 200 20.8630
Sale 200 20.7815
Sale 353 21.1800
Sale 248 21.1800
Sale 159 20.6717
Sale 500 21.1116
Sale 1,256 20.8805
Sale 338,966 20.9889
Sale 50,244 20.9687
Sale 19,053 20.9895
Sale 221,696 20.3855
Sale 3,961 20.9652
Sale 23,751 21.1800
Sale 490 21.1800
Sale 67 20.2917
Sale 610 20.9512
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 221696 20.3855
CFD Long 2976 20.8292
CFD Long 15854 20.8744
CFD Long 27000 20.9149
CFD Long 55700 20.9395
CFD Long 1800 20.9398
CFD Long 50244 20.9686
CFD Long 338966 20.9889
CFD Long 19053 20.9895
CFD Long 226713 21.0227
CFD Short 461 20.6539
CFD Short 280824 20.8228
CFD Short 202723 20.8551
CFD Short 86000 20.8781
CFD Short 43644 20.9778
CFD Short 4530 21.0819
CFD Short 500 21.1435
CFD Short 8343 21.1455
CFD Short 15878 21.1554
CFD Short 2000 21.1705
CFD Short 90627 21.19
(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 15 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