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 30 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 110,820,392 5.02% 744,731 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,483,442 0.11% 4,036,675 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,001,950 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,305,784 5.18% 5,534,181 0.25%
(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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 1,526 19.3702
Purchase 408,260 18.9676
Purchase 75,000 19.27
Purchase 1,400 19.217
Purchase 69,854 19.087
Purchase 15,244 19.14
Purchase 35,554 19.14
Purchase 32,950 19.14
Purchase 161 19.1365
Purchase 4,000 19.24
Purchase 1,596 19.14
Purchase 547,277 19.14
Purchase 44,797 19.3039
Purchase 10,250 19.1429
Purchase 8,250 18.94
Purchase 12,241 19.14
Purchase 7,497 18.9069
Purchase 53,132 19.14
Purchase 15,244 19.14
Purchase 12,754 19.3702
Purchase 116,100 18.706
Purchase 1,040 19.2737
Purchase 1,362 19.367
Purchase 45,017 19.2727
Purchase 6,321 19.14
Purchase 197,837 19.194
Purchase 1,004 19.14
Purchase 595 19.14
Purchase 3,750 18.92
Purchase 3,382 18.93
Purchase 27,057 18.969
Purchase 15,134 19.2982
Purchase 3,548 18.93
Purchase 334,894 19.0232
Purchase 715 19.14
Purchase 52 Transfer
Purchase 30 19.1783
Sale 798 19.26
Sale 270 19.2212
Sale 150 19.2412
Sale 200 19.3112
Sale 50,447 18.9732
Sale 44,511 19.2837
Sale 2,641 19.26
Sale 48,028 19.1419
Sale 84,396 19.1774
Sale 810 19.1774
Sale 4,590 19.1419
Sale 234,472 19.232
Sale 4,300 19.2927
Sale 175 19.2712
Sale 20,910 19.14
Sale 52 Transfer
Sale 250 19.2725
Sale 65,600 19.2573
Sale 18,922 19.1419
Sale 140,883 19.1419
Sale 12,829 19.1941
Sale 45,230 18.984
Sale 567 19.26
Sale 107 19.26
Sale 563,348 19.2555
Sale 712 Transfer
Sale 1,500 18.8902
Sale 60,652 19.1291
Sale 1,387 19.26
Sale 676 19.26
Sale 1,007 19.1239
Sale 375 19.14
Sale 6,394 19.14
Sale 882 19.26
Sale 24,861 19.1774
Sale 8,475 19.1774
Sale 2,180 19.14
Sale 178 19.1774
Sale 1,459 19.1774
Sale 30,048 19.14
Sale 8,272 19.1419
Sale 3,303 19.14
Sale 3,307 19.1419
Sale 150 19.14
Sale 583 19.1774
Sale 570 19.0415
Sale 3,339 19.1774
Sale 123 19.14
Sale 3,027 19.1774
Sale 17,155 19.1419
Sale 305 19.3025
Sale 119 19.3815
Sale 300 19.1912
Sale 9,763 19.1643
Sale 46 19.14
Sale 478 19.1774
Sale 2,351 19.1438
Sale 2,712 19.1419
Sale 399 19.14
Sale 58 19.14
Sale 1,283 19.1419
Sale 226 19.1774
Sale 4,747 19.1419
Sale 15,244 19.14
Sale 3,019 19.14
Sale 7,527 19.1618
Sale 1,590 19.1618
Sale 11,950 19.1618
Sale 1,924 19.1618
Sale 11,111 19.1618
Sale 1,684 19.1618
Sale 779 19.14
Sale 26,683 19.1618
Sale 400 19.2616
Sale 24,402 19.1618
Sale 30,928 19.14
Sale 84,812 19.14
Sale 1,237 19.1956
Sale 1,164 19.1618
Sale 4,028 19.1618
Sale 334 19.1774
Sale 3,302 19.14
Sale 733 19.1774
Sale 215 19.14
Sale 156 19.14
Sale 35,554 19.14
Sale 32,950 19.14
Sale 1,417 19.1618
Sale 15,781 19.1419
Sale 606 19.1774
Sale 189 19.14
Sale 309 19.14
Sale 4,154 19.1419
Sale 2,039 19.1618
Sale 976 19.1618
Sale 1,009 19.1419
Sale 46 19.14
Sale 1,005 19.1419
Sale 177 19.1774
Sale 2,784 19.1774
Sale 1,001 19.1618
Sale 478,244 19.1419
Sale 86 19.14
Sale 1,896 19.1419
Sale 97,994 19.1419
Sale 17,292 19.1774
Sale 4,447 19.14
Sale 3,436 19.1419
Sale 7,162 19.1618
Sale 837 19.1774
Sale 375 19.1312
Sale 275 19.1774
Sale 1,563 19.1419
Sale 646 19.14
Sale 683 19.1774
Sale 1,113 19.14
Sale 3,871 19.1419
Sale 6,935 19.1618
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1500 18.8902
CFD Long 50447 18.9732
CFD Long 45230 18.984
CFD Long 1007 19.1239
CFD Long 60652 19.129
CFD Long 711 19.1439
CFD Long 12829 19.1941
CFD Long 234472 19.232
CFD Long 563348 19.2555
CFD Long 65600 19.2573
CFD Long 44511 19.2836
CFD Long 4300 19.2926
CFD Short 116100 18.7059
CFD Short 7497 18.9068
CFD Short 408260 18.9676
CFD Short 27057 18.969
CFD Short 334894 19.0232
CFD Short 69854 19.0869
CFD Short 10250 19.1428
CFD Short 2330 19.156
CFD Short 197837 19.194
CFD Short 1400 19.217
CFD Short 45017 19.2727
CFD Short 1040 19.2736
CFD Short 44797 19.3039
CFD Short 1362 19.367
(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)
CALL Purchase 250 19 EURO 18/12/2009 .460
PUT Purchase 250 19 EURO 18/12/2009 .345
(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 02 June 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 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,900.0000 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