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 29 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 111,213,529 5.04% 678,792 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,405,533 0.11% 3,776,902 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,621,512 5.19% 5,208,469 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 500 19.7755
Purchase 134 19.6100
Purchase 313,086 19.8940
Purchase 29,066 19.7674
Purchase 399 19.6000
Purchase 742 19.6037
Purchase 854 19.6200
Purchase 39,075 19.9549
Purchase 10,609 19.7368
Purchase 709 19.9621
Purchase 81,700 19.5990
Purchase 700 19.6332
Purchase 67 Transfer
Purchase 30 19.4565
Purchase 53,732 19.8236
Purchase 170,162 19.6171
Purchase 224 19.8665
Purchase 1,617 19.9621
Purchase 2,314 19.9621
Purchase 1,494 19.9621
Purchase 41,500 19.6153
Purchase 4,434 19.6425
Purchase 95,412 19.7571
Purchase 18,858 19.7200
Purchase 5,000 19.6837
Purchase 828 19.9621
Purchase 400 19.6784
Purchase 3,184 19.9621
Purchase 1,815 19.9621
Purchase 2,918 19.9621
Purchase 1,634 19.9621
Purchase 33,900 19.9512
Sale 1,538 19.9500
Sale 205,905 19.7961
Sale 1,804 19.6204
Sale 643 19.5635
Sale 61,000 19.9187
Sale 227 Transfer
Sale 108,555 19.6299
Sale 54,571 19.8008
Sale 168 19.6835
Sale 134,244 19.7876
Sale 313,086 19.8940
Sale 126,727 19.7044
Sale 870 19.6289
Sale 164 Transfer
Sale 520 19.8925
Sale 914 19.9919
Sale 332 20.0000
Sale 2,371 20.0000
Sale 1,478 19.9919
Sale 135 19.6215
Sale 200 19.8525
Sale 625 19.9915
Sale 375 19.9025
Sale 225 19.9025
Sale 800 19.9145
Sale 15,611 19.6000
Sale 100 19.8925
Sale 1,728 19.9919
Sale 67 Transfer
Sale 240 19.9015
Sale 957 19.9919
Sale 3,612 19.9919
Sale 67 19.5852
Sale 246,163 19.8488
Sale 135 19.5930
Sale 894 19.9962
Sale 500 19.9112
Sale 3,000 19.6516
Sale 128 20.2167
Sale 161 19.6800
Sale 82,984 19.6000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 643 19.5634
CFD Long 1804 19.6203
CFD Long 870 19.6289
CFD Long 108555 19.6299
CFD Long 3000 19.6515
CFD Long 126727 19.7044
CFD Long 510 19.775
CFD Long 134244 19.7875
CFD Long 205905 19.796
CFD Long 54571 19.8007
CFD Long 246163 19.8487
CFD Long 313086 19.894
CFD Long 61000 19.9186
CFD Long 894 19.9961
CFD Long 128 20.2167
CFD Short 81700 19.599
CFD Short 742 19.6037
CFD Short 41500 19.6153
CFD Short 170162 19.617
CFD Short 700 19.6332
CFD Short 4434 19.6424
CFD Short 5000 19.6837
CFD Short 10609 19.7367
CFD Short 95412 19.7571
CFD Short 29066 19.7673
CFD Short 53732 19.8236
CFD Short 313086 19.894
CFD Short 39075 19.9549
(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 30 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 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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