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 22 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 108,408,560 4.91% 2,051,665 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,790,627 0.17% 3,548,080 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,201,637 5.13% 6,352,520 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 4,925 21.1550
Purchase 453 21.1552
Purchase 5,195 21.1000
Purchase 7,540 21.1000
Purchase 1,772 21.0915
Purchase 3,800 20.2300
Purchase 30,535 21.1055
Purchase 365,336 21.1055
Purchase 15,048 21.1000
Purchase 137,610 21.1055
Purchase 600 21.1480
Purchase 800 21.1551
Purchase 22,881 21.1054
Purchase 218 21.1554
Purchase 6,625 21.1053
Purchase 14,193 21.1054
Purchase 486 21.1552
Purchase 13,168 21.1054
Purchase 13,097 21.1550
Purchase 414 21.1735
Purchase 79,559 21.1424
Purchase 304 Transfer
Purchase 255,417 21.0190
Purchase 33,981 21.0052
Purchase 202,566 21.0085
Purchase 5,000 21.0740
Purchase 58,976 21.0943
Purchase 21,842 21.1000
Purchase 28,000 20.8002
Purchase 1,107 21.1549
Purchase 97,032 21.1309
Purchase 67,557 21.0244
Purchase 18,646 21.1224
Purchase 2,127 20.9743
Purchase 430 20.9540
Purchase 77 Transfer
Purchase 12,090 21.1000
Purchase 156 Transfer
Purchase 625 21.1553
Purchase 1,002 21.1000
Purchase 690 21.1551
Purchase 3,695 21.1550
Purchase 103,196 21.1055
Purchase 45,470 21.1055
Purchase 607 21.0915
Purchase 1,639 21.1550
Purchase 45,576 21.0915
Purchase 188 21.1470
Purchase 2,988 21.0915
Purchase 462 21.0915
Purchase 17,963 21.1054
Purchase 1,104 21.0915
Purchase 19,836 21.1054
Purchase 14,764 21.1054
Purchase 1,870 21.0915
Purchase 677 21.1550
Purchase 6,100 20.2300
Purchase 21,483 21.1000
Purchase 14,800 21.1000
Purchase 820 21.1550
Purchase 23,131 21.1054
Purchase 1,857 21.1550
Purchase 510 21.1552
Purchase 51,650 21.1055
Purchase 1,800 21.0915
Purchase 1,477 21.0932
Purchase 19,236 21.1054
Purchase 375 21.1551
Purchase 10,993 21.1053
Sale 2,558 21.1000
Sale 5,846 20.4000
Sale 1,957 21.1000
Sale 146 20.7135
Sale 79,559 21.1424
Sale 134 21.1717
Sale 276,443 20.9892
Sale 29,698 21.0995
Sale 102,859 21.0040
Sale 80 Transfer
Sale 156 Transfer
Sale 95 20.5735
Sale 625 21.0517
Sale 732 21.1000
Sale 111 20.9517
Sale 10,692 20.2300
Sale 90 21.0571
Sale 147 20.5535
Sale 56,700 21.1165
Sale 50,865 21.1000
Sale 48,426 21.1000
Sale 79,559 21.1425
Sale 315 21.2215
Sale 32,000 20.5410
Sale 925 21.1712
Sale 2,401 21.1000
Sale 167,742 20.9575
Sale 586,864 20.9356
Sale 217 Transfer
Sale 1,400 20.8752
Sale 430 20.7560
Sale 141 20.5735
Sale 99,123 20.9328
Sale 250 21.0312
Sale 1,400 21.2400
Sale 44,378 21.1438
Sale 252 20.9735
Sale 123,189 20.2300
Sale 354 21.0625
Sale 6,014 20.9735
Sale 304 Transfer
Sale 77 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 430 20.756
CFD Long 1400 20.8752
CFD Long 99123 20.9328
CFD Long 586864 20.9355
CFD Long 167742 20.9574
CFD Long 6014 20.9735
CFD Long 276443 20.9892
CFD Long 102859 21.0039
CFD Long 90 21.0571
CFD Long 354 21.0625
CFD Long 29698 21.0995
CFD Long 56700 21.1165
CFD Long 44378 21.1438
CFD Long 1400 21.24
CFD Short 430 20.9539
CFD Short 2127 20.9743
CFD Short 33981 21.0052
CFD Short 202566 21.0085
CFD Short 255417 21.019
CFD Short 67557 21.0243
CFD Short 5000 21.074
CFD Short 58976 21.0942
CFD Short 18646 21.1224
CFD Short 97032 21.1309
CFD Short 414 21.1735
(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 23 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