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 15 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 107,493,768 4.87% 2,466,246 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,215,290 0.19% 3,455,786 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,711,508 5.11% 6,674,807 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 546,154 19.7146
Purchase 19,271 21.7400
Purchase 11,686 21.0000
Purchase 4,588 21.0000
Purchase 2,626 21.0000
Purchase 3,505 21.0000
Purchase 3,135 21.0000
Purchase 3,478 21.0000
Purchase 1,573 21.0000
Purchase 5,469 21.0000
Purchase 33,217 21.0000
Purchase 85,785 21.0000
Purchase 117 21.7400
Purchase 1,273 21.7400
Purchase 1,776 21.7400
Purchase 2,000 21.6608
Purchase 266,892 21.0006
Purchase 8,120 21.3040
Purchase 11,700 20.5637
Purchase 831 21.3300
Purchase 304,769 21.1101
Purchase 888 21.7400
Purchase 2,000 21.6608
Purchase 52,611 21.7400
Purchase 11,575 21.4775
Purchase 116,175 20.6832
Purchase 16,834 20.9810
Purchase 512 20.5539
Purchase 149,666 20.9146
Purchase 9,639 21.7400
Purchase 26,182 20.5841
Purchase 370 21.7400
Purchase 4,849 21.7400
Purchase 891 20.5750
Purchase 672 20.6226
Purchase 1,133 21.2600
Purchase 516 20.6226
Purchase 545 20.6226
Purchase 2,768 20.6226
Purchase 2,515 20.6226
Purchase 444 20.6226
Purchase 741 21.1500
Purchase 2,147 20.6226
Purchase 2,927 20.6226
Purchase 404 20.6226
Purchase 2,800 21.7400
Purchase 113,396 21.0000
Purchase 890 20.6226
Purchase 1,216 20.6226
Sale 60,000 21.6983
Sale 11,124 21.1702
Sale 1,200 21.6600
Sale 4,000 21.1600
Sale 1,528 21.7259
Sale 17,661 20.5484
Sale 85 21.3735
Sale 69 20.7917
Sale 4,542 21.7400
Sale 222,528 21.2447
Sale 0 19.9970
Sale 195,905 21.2244
Sale 1,200 20.9600
Sale 164 20.5617
Sale 163,740 20.7523
Sale 63 20.7917
Sale 443 21.7400
Sale 222,186 20.9770
Sale 300 21.7000
Sale 304,769 21.1101
Sale 192 21.1617
Sale 42,600 21.6611
Sale 479 21.7400
Sale 141,316 20.7300
Sale 2,491 20.7822
Sale 150 20.9215
Sale 7,630 21.7400
Sale 150 21.2615
Sale 150 20.7830
Sale 13,653 21.7400
Sale 275 20.8712
Sale 275 20.8515
Sale 388 20.8612
Sale 250 21.1312
Sale 300 20.8015
Sale 1,278 21.7400
Sale 473 21.7400
Sale 244 20.5500
Sale 101,700 20.6827
Sale 13,996 21.0905
Sale 108 20.6135
Sale 17,749 21.7367
Sale 35,547 20.8649
Sale 200 21.6268
Sale 2,476 21.7400
Sale 250 20.9712
Sale 182 20.9735
Sale 495 21.7400
Sale 287 21.7359
Sale 4,161 21.7400
Sale 73 21.3217
Sale 180 21.5915
Sale 32,220 21.7400
Sale 2,395 20.8672
Sale 274 21.1317
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 17661 20.5484
CFD Long 163740 20.7522
CFD Long 2491 20.7821
CFD Long 35547 20.8649
CFD Long 2395 20.8671
CFD Long 222186 20.9769
CFD Long 13996 21.0905
CFD Long 304769 21.1101
CFD Long 11124 21.1701
CFD Long 195905 21.2243
CFD Long 222528 21.2446
CFD Long 200 21.6267
CFD Long 42600 21.661
CFD Long 60000 21.6983
CFD Long 300 21.7
CFD Long 1528 21.7258
CFD Long 287 21.7358
CFD Long 17749 21.7367
CFD Short 546154 19.7146
CFD Short 512 20.5539
CFD Short 11700 20.5637
CFD Short 26182 20.5841
CFD Short 116175 20.6832
CFD Short 149666 20.9146
CFD Short 16834 20.9809
CFD Short 266892 21.0006
CFD Short 304769 21.1101
CFD Short 8120 21.304
CFD Short 831 21.33
CFD Short 11575 21.4775
CFD Short 4000 21.6608
(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 16 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 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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