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 20 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 107,863,179 4.89% 2,227,423 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,969,466 0.18% 3,470,741 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,835,095 5.11% 6,450,939 0.29%
(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 169,618 20.7722
Purchase 10,790 20.2300
Purchase 170,553 20.7328
Purchase 456 20.6200
Purchase 8,975 20.4961
Purchase 109,763 20.5726
Purchase 459,951 20.5614
Purchase 16,601 20.2330
Purchase 141,056 20.5714
Purchase 150 20.4688
Purchase 8,701 20.7643
Purchase 734 20.5553
Purchase 6,920 20.6457
Purchase 1,139 20.5539
Purchase 7,415 20.2338
Purchase 3,204 20.3779
Purchase 21,000 20.6300
Purchase 350 20.5879
Purchase 2,683 20.5247
Purchase 1,197 20.2300
Purchase 22,726 20.2300
Purchase 8,230 20.2300
Purchase 240 20.7175
Purchase 180 20.5479
Purchase 19,429 20.9224
Purchase 1,269 20.6000
Purchase 251,723 20.5558
Purchase 600 21.9185
Purchase 627 21.5500
Sale 481 20.5800
Sale 32,973 21.2131
Sale 8,000 20.6414
Sale 82,459 21.2458
Sale 6,978 20.5737
Sale 402 21.2422
Sale 99 20.6335
Sale 500 21.2365
Sale 32,271 20.5072
Sale 3,464 20.2300
Sale 350 20.5830
Sale 600 20.8525
Sale 300 20.5112
Sale 275 20.6612
Sale 200 20.5712
Sale 73,700 21.1894
Sale 4,554 20.2300
Sale 6,236 20.2300
Sale 156,034 20.8897
Sale 249 20.2300
Sale 113,482 20.7878
Sale 2,454 20.6545
Sale 274 21.7017
Sale 459,951 20.5614
Sale 18,661 20.9318
Sale 194 21.6717
Sale 26,032 20.8239
Sale 33,900 21.1277
Sale 82 20.4835
Sale 313 21.5500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 459951 20.5614
CFD Long 6978 20.5736
CFD Long 113482 20.7878
CFD Long 26032 20.8238
CFD Long 156034 20.8896
CFD Long 18661 20.9318
CFD Long 73700 21.1894
CFD Long 32973 21.2131
CFD Long 500 21.2365
CFD Long 402 21.2421
CFD Long 82459 21.2458
CFD Short 16601 20.233
CFD Short 7415 20.2338
CFD Short 3204 20.3778
CFD Short 2683 20.5246
CFD Short 1139 20.5538
CFD Short 251723 20.5557
CFD Short 459951 20.5614
CFD Short 141056 20.5713
CFD Short 109763 20.5725
CFD Short 6920 20.6456
CFD Short 170553 20.7328
CFD Short 8701 20.7643
CFD Short 169618 20.7721
CFD Short 19429 20.9224
(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) YES
Date of disclosure 21 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 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
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