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 19 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 107,482,967 4.87% 2,601,351 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,350,449 0.20% 3,454,140 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,835,866 5.11% 6,808,266 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 1,138 21.5075
Purchase 41,795 21.6126
Purchase 136 Transfer
Purchase 110,032 21.6872
Purchase 178,179 21.5866
Purchase 359 21.6600
Purchase 111,077 21.7271
Purchase 137,820 21.5813
Purchase 8,911 21.8058
Purchase 35,281 21.6615
Purchase 502 21.8114
Purchase 237 21.7200
Purchase 3,050 21.4747
Purchase 3,474 21.4747
Purchase 7,280 21.6841
Purchase 130 Transfer
Purchase 1,511 21.6536
Purchase 8,327 21.7130
Purchase 33 21.5178
Purchase 44,837 21.6267
Purchase 11,199 21.6799
Purchase 3,012 21.6868
Purchase 53,878 21.6802
Purchase 8,586 21.6815
Purchase 7,366 21.6832
Purchase 6,134 21.6837
Purchase 6,475 21.6836
Purchase 10,587 21.9600
Purchase 3,204 21.6865
Purchase 5,469 21.6840
Purchase 66,543 21.6803
Purchase 165,565 21.6803
Purchase 26,569 21.6435
Purchase 2,372 21.7200
Purchase 51,653 21.6802
Sale 1,603 21.5068
Sale 128 21.8017
Sale 1,670 21.5400
Sale 67,800 21.6383
Sale 253 21.5635
Sale 80 21.7135
Sale 94 21.6917
Sale 828 21.6600
Sale 61,572 21.7431
Sale 500 21.6230
Sale 1,541 21.9558
Sale 45 21.6487
Sale 449 21.6400
Sale 200 21.5730
Sale 658 21.5986
Sale 1,120 21.5759
Sale 290 21.5616
Sale 4,700 21.6007
Sale 12,000 21.5700
Sale 1,068 21.6500
Sale 249 21.7100
Sale 350 21.4835
Sale 265 21.5840
Sale 160 21.5730
Sale 190 21.5712
Sale 120,257 21.9600
Sale 8,000 21.6659
Sale 30 21.4917
Sale 871 21.6652
Sale 167,789 21.7932
Sale 8,150 21.7564
Sale 3,595 21.5986
Sale 77 21.4535
Sale 2,058 21.5986
Sale 70 21.5817
Sale 2,445 21.5986
Sale 130 Transfer
Sale 1,281 21.6700
Sale 166 21.4517
Sale 1,316 21.5659
Sale 136 Transfer
Sale 150 21.5730
Sale 871 21.5986
Sale 17,132 21.7059
Sale 100 21.5730
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1603 21.5067
CFD Long 1316 21.5659
CFD Long 1120 21.5759
CFD Long 8000 21.6658
CFD Long 61572 21.7431
CFD Long 8150 21.7563
CFD Long 167789 21.7931
CFD Long 1541 21.9558
CFD Short 137820 21.5812
CFD Short 178179 21.5865
CFD Short 41795 21.6125
CFD Short 44837 21.6266
CFD Short 1511 21.6536
CFD Short 35281 21.6614
CFD Short 7280 21.6841
CFD Short 110032 21.6871
CFD Short 8327 21.7129
CFD Short 111077 21.7271
(C) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
CFD Short 502 21.8113
(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 20 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