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 27 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 110,726,950 5.02% 855,356 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,591,344 0.12% 3,497,761 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,320,744 5.18% 5,105,892 0.23%
(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 2,340 19.9149
Purchase 2,310 20.0315
Purchase 12,800 20.3360
Purchase 500 19.7200
Purchase 16,388 19.7200
Purchase 9,788 19.8926
Purchase 240,247 19.9640
Purchase 3,082 19.9149
Purchase 3,884 19.7200
Purchase 211,384 19.7643
Purchase 20,516 19.9149
Purchase 60,000 19.7200
Purchase 41,698 19.9987
Purchase 58,527 20.2806
Purchase 1,047 19.9200
Purchase 2,303 19.9200
Purchase 1,173 19.7200
Purchase 6,139 19.9149
Purchase 30,000 19.7200
Purchase 7,740 19.7200
Purchase 30,000 19.7200
Purchase 14,658 19.7200
Purchase 11,623 19.9149
Purchase 2,949 19.7200
Purchase 13,407 19.9149
Purchase 3,500 20.5120
Purchase 7,618 19.7237
Purchase 37,197 20.0100
Purchase 250 20.1284
Purchase 18,798 19.9952
Purchase 12,996 19.9149
Purchase 16,907 19.7200
Purchase 25,870 19.7200
Purchase 134,992 20.0215
Purchase 8,022 19.9672
Purchase 329,801 20.3142
Purchase 287 19.7200
Purchase 27,138 20.0879
Purchase 136 Transfer
Purchase 67,200 19.8811
Purchase 26,544 19.7200
Purchase 21,050 19.9149
Purchase 229 19.9149
Purchase 1,082 20.1900
Sale 3,000 20.1100
Sale 111 19.9117
Sale 459 20.0100
Sale 400 19.9537
Sale 35,012 20.4695
Sale 39,889 19.7200
Sale 230 19.8400
Sale 359 19.7200
Sale 8,580 20.4695
Sale 500 19.8400
Sale 9,160 19.7200
Sale 6,953 20.3000
Sale 500 19.8400
Sale 250 19.8400
Sale 58,742 20.0863
Sale 85 19.8635
Sale 404 20.0100
Sale 2,500 19.9170
Sale 121,116 20.0508
Sale 56,600 20.0484
Sale 260 Transfer
Sale 13,614 20.1246
Sale 1,123 20.0100
Sale 1,400 19.9867
Sale 27,520 20.0111
Sale 4,485 19.9047
Sale 136 Transfer
Sale 115,227 19.7200
Sale 146 20.4070
Sale 985 19.8400
Sale 460 20.0100
Sale 18,056 19.9369
Sale 126 20.0100
Sale 211,384 19.7643
Sale 314 19.9400
Sale 65,299 20.0726
Sale 791 20.0100
Sale 361 20.0100
Sale 120,000 19.7200
Sale 21,891 19.9164
Sale 2,856 19.7200
Sale 300 19.7912
Sale 250 19.8400
Sale 557 20.0100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 211384 19.7643
CFD Long 21891 19.9163
CFD Long 2500 19.917
CFD Long 18056 19.9368
CFD Long 1400 19.9867
CFD Long 743 19.998
CFD Long 27520 20.011
CFD Long 56600 20.0484
CFD Long 121116 20.0507
CFD Long 65299 20.0725
CFD Long 58742 20.0862
CFD Long 13614 20.1246
CFD Short 7618 19.7237
CFD Short 211384 19.7643
CFD Short 67200 19.8811
CFD Short 9788 19.8925
CFD Short 240247 19.964
CFD Short 8022 19.9671
CFD Short 18798 19.9951
CFD Short 41698 19.9986
CFD Short 37197 20.0099
CFD Short 134992 20.0214
CFD Short 2310 20.0315
CFD Short 27138 20.0878
CFD Short 58527 20.2806
CFD Short 329801 20.3142
CFD Short 12800 20.336
CFD Short 3500 20.512
(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 28 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 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
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
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