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 28 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 111,670,256 5.06% 535,819 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,263,120 0.10% 4,046,677 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,935,826 5.21% 5,335,271 0.24%
(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 35,130 19.5429
Purchase 1,000 19.6918
Purchase 2,016 19.6396
Purchase 67 Transfer
Purchase 726 19.5700
Purchase 83,569 19.5432
Purchase 1,182 19.5937
Purchase 822 19.5932
Purchase 448,799 19.4958
Purchase 199,906 19.5935
Purchase 294 19.5154
Purchase 2,817 19.3875
Purchase 139 19.5900
Purchase 501 19.5737
Purchase 300 19.4537
Purchase 2,817 19.7200
Purchase 203,514 19.5931
Purchase 19,705 19.4704
Purchase 33,900 19.5263
Purchase 424,628 19.3392
Purchase 189,417 19.5661
Purchase 2,398 19.5900
Purchase 2,404 19.5700
Purchase 5,747 19.5900
Purchase 57,956 19.5900
Sale 424,628 19.3392
Sale 400 19.5512
Sale 43,335 19.5749
Sale 501 19.7536
Sale 92,151 19.6532
Sale 5,747 19.5900
Sale 13,600 19.4122
Sale 199 Transfer
Sale 4,186 19.3500
Sale 2,817 19.7200
Sale 31 19.2852
Sale 545 19.5412
Sale 13,000 19.5900
Sale 186 19.5100
Sale 270 19.4525
Sale 6,784 19.5054
Sale 2,721 19.5900
Sale 4,399 19.5980
Sale 143,574 19.6157
Sale 10,776 19.5900
Sale 275 19.6800
Sale 350 19.3825
Sale 67 Transfer
Sale 516 Transfer
Sale 5,080 19.4063
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 424628 19.3392
CFD Long 4186 19.35
CFD Long 5080 19.4063
CFD Long 13600 19.4121
CFD Long 43335 19.5748
CFD Long 1388 19.59
CFD Long 507 19.594
CFD Long 4399 19.598
CFD Long 143574 19.6157
CFD Long 92151 19.6531
CFD Long 501 19.7535
CFD Short 424628 19.3392
CFD Short 300 19.4537
CFD Short 19705 19.4704
CFD Short 448799 19.4958
CFD Short 35130 19.5428
CFD Short 83569 19.5431
CFD Short 189417 19.566
CFD Short 501 19.5737
CFD Short 204336 19.5931
CFD Short 199906 19.5934
CFD Short 1182 19.5937
CFD Short 2016 19.6395
CFD Short 1000 19.6917
(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 29 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 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
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