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 21 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 108,277,667 4.91% 1,373,039 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,116,733 0.14% 3,505,535 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,396,850 5.09% 5,631,349 0.26%
(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 2,695 20.2300
Purchase 223,994 20.5246
Purchase 32,786 20.5064
Purchase 143,870 20.4779
Purchase 357,221 20.5520
Purchase 1,651 20.5600
Purchase 160,684 20.5137
Purchase 1,044 20.2300
Purchase 3,116 20.5481
Purchase 1,200 20.5139
Purchase 334 20.5900
Purchase 410,501 20.6000
Purchase 5,000 20.5039
Purchase 156,206 20.5529
Purchase 873 20.6600
Purchase 5,700 20.5953
Purchase 274,126 20.5144
Purchase 290 Transfer
Purchase 20,238 20.5307
Purchase 24,359 20.5397
Purchase 665 Transfer
Purchase 5,900 20.4854
Sale 64,708 20.5379
Sale 7,300 20.6561
Sale 383 20.5217
Sale 2,013 20.5961
Sale 500 20.5903
Sale 258 20.5517
Sale 116 20.5335
Sale 150 20.4670
Sale 51 20.4635
Sale 3,204 20.4137
Sale 2,695 20.2300
Sale 11,463 20.5847
Sale 128 20.5530
Sale 313 Transfer
Sale 290 Transfer
Sale 37,790 20.5388
Sale 357,221 20.5520
Sale 101 Transfer
Sale 16,601 20.5299
Sale 15,516 20.5298
Sale 625 20.5800
Sale 1,044 20.2300
Sale 150 20.5800
Sale 350 20.5800
Sale 350 20.5800
Sale 200 20.5516
Sale 19,404 20.6600
Sale 50 20.5038
Sale 125 20.5800
Sale 100 20.6030
Sale 100 20.5800
Sale 300 20.5800
Sale 125 20.5800
Sale 150 20.5925
Sale 75 20.5800
Sale 130 20.5800
Sale 125 20.5800
Sale 410,501 20.6000
Sale 450 20.6030
Sale 250 20.5800
Sale 38,487 Transfer
Sale 35 20.6117
Sale 85 20.4917
Sale 11,057 20.5740
Sale 70 20.6117
Sale 110 20.5800
Sale 300 20.5800
Sale 300 20.5800
Sale 100 20.5912
Sale 410,501 20.6000
Sale 400 20.5800
Sale 300 20.5800
Sale 170 20.5800
Sale 175 20.5800
Sale 200 20.5800
Sale 110 20.5800
Sale 75 20.5800
Sale 85 20.5800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3204 20.4137
CFD Long 32117 20.5298
CFD Long 64708 20.5378
CFD Long 37790 20.5387
CFD Long 357221 20.552
CFD Long 11057 20.574
CFD Long 11463 20.5847
CFD Long 2013 20.596
CFD Long 7300 20.656
CFD Short 143870 20.4779
CFD Short 5900 20.4854
CFD Short 5000 20.5038
CFD Short 32786 20.5064
CFD Short 160684 20.5137
CFD Short 1200 20.5139
CFD Short 274126 20.5144
CFD Short 223994 20.5246
CFD Short 20238 20.5307
CFD Short 24359 20.5396
CFD Short 3116 20.5481
CFD Short 357221 20.552
CFD Short 156206 20.5528
CFD Short 5700 20.5953
(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 22 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 -500 950.0000 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
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
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