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 23 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 110,135,221 4.99% 1,473,565 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,212,527 0.15% 3,506,789 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,350,198 5.18% 5,733,129 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 410 20.8840
Purchase 6,780 20.4470
Purchase 9,060 20.4470
Purchase 8,097 20.4470
Purchase 8,709 20.4470
Purchase 4,089 20.4470
Purchase 13,906 20.4470
Purchase 81,611 20.4470
Purchase 17,999 20.4470
Purchase 51,944 20.4297
Purchase 9,301 20.1000
Purchase 35,564 20.4254
Purchase 28,100 20.1906
Purchase 11,732 20.4470
Purchase 90,624 20.5735
Purchase 216,171 20.4470
Purchase 3,888 20.3980
Purchase 595,121 20.5304
Purchase 221,107 20.5659
Purchase 4,977 20.1038
Purchase 316,395 20.4056
Purchase 115 20.6465
Purchase 1,700 20.2988
Purchase 7,262 20.4897
Purchase 1,100 20.3234
Purchase 41,917 20.4152
Purchase 5,800 20.2624
Purchase 1,326 Transfer
Purchase 5,615 20.3993
Purchase 10,966 20.4470
Purchase 43,847 21.1000
Purchase 213,198 21.1000
Purchase 44,833 21.1000
Purchase 30,474 20.4470
Purchase 12,086 20.4470
Purchase 1,581 21.1000
Purchase 301,777 21.1000
Purchase 77,000 7.6602
Purchase 7,858 21.1000
Purchase 564 20.5633
Purchase 1,268 20.1000
Purchase 61,136 20.4470
Purchase 13,899 20.4470
Purchase 16,424 20.4934
Purchase 23,763 20.1000
Purchase 26,821 20.4470
Sale 49 20.6017
Sale 104,142 20.5114
Sale 63 20.6217
Sale 26,086 20.4707
Sale 826 20.4017
Sale 43,590 20.4280
Sale 1,200 20.6100
Sale 2,544 20.3996
Sale 96,150 20.3402
Sale 23,903 20.4850
Sale 72 20.6315
Sale 600 20.3561
Sale 316,395 20.4056
Sale 34,915 20.5255
Sale 247 20.8200
Sale 200 20.8915
Sale 1,000 20.0712
Sale 300 20.8915
Sale 23,858 20.1000
Sale 140 20.4225
Sale 233 20.3512
Sale 352 20.6117
Sale 109 20.7952
Sale 615 20.7960
Sale 55 20.9735
Sale 422 20.1000
Sale 1,969 20.1000
Sale 200,024 20.3904
Sale 410 20.2961
Sale 5,958 20.5274
Sale 18,798 20.0970
Sale 16,424 20.4934
Sale 23,763 20.1000
Sale 1,474 Transfer
Sale 14,368 20.1000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 18798 20.0969
CFD Long 410 20.2961
CFD Long 96150 20.3402
CFD Long 600 20.3561
CFD Long 200024 20.3904
CFD Long 2544 20.3995
CFD Long 316395 20.4056
CFD Long 43590 20.428
CFD Long 26086 20.4707
CFD Long 23903 20.485
CFD Long 16424 20.4933
CFD Long 104142 20.5113
CFD Long 34915 20.5255
CFD Long 5958 20.5274
CFD Long 1200 20.61
CFD Short 4977 20.1038
CFD Short 28100 20.1905
CFD Short 5800 20.2624
CFD Short 1700 20.2988
CFD Short 1100 20.3234
CFD Short 3888 20.398
CFD Short 5615 20.3993
CFD Short 316395 20.4056
CFD Short 41917 20.4152
CFD Short 35564 20.4254
CFD Short 51944 20.4296
CFD Short 7262 20.4896
CFD Short 16424 20.4933
CFD Short 595121 20.5303
CFD Short 221107 20.5658
CFD Short 90624 20.5735
CFD Short 410 20.8839
(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 27 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