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 02 June 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 109,788,159 4.97% 739,831 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,483,872 0.11% 3,644,334 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,001,950 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,273,981 5.13% 5,136,940 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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 6,600 19.5271
Purchase 103,584 19.5327
Purchase 315 Transfer
Purchase 2,800 19.4350
Purchase 1,827 19.4353
Purchase 9,830 19.2432
Purchase 76,462 19.4230
Purchase 5,533 19.1400
Purchase 3,700 19.3743
Purchase 515 19.3288
Purchase 106,832 19.3877
Purchase 20,000 19.4802
Purchase 617 19.3400
Purchase 26,500 19.3534
Purchase 170 Transfer
Purchase 74,983 19.3859
Purchase 600 19.3632
Purchase 2,745 19.1400
Purchase 19,585 19.4829
Purchase 9,602 19.4800
Purchase 31,000 19.4800
Purchase 52 Transfer
Purchase 434 19.1400
Purchase 410 19.3376
Purchase 4,938 19.5662
Purchase 415 19.3288
Purchase 500 19.3770
Sale 119 19.4230
Sale 2,745 19.4600
Sale 82,452 19.3893
Sale 131,422 19.4373
Sale 434 19.1400
Sale 170 Transfer
Sale 29,989 19.3839
Sale 10,250 19.4141
Sale 6,300 19.4955
Sale 2,966 19.4667
Sale 1,300 19.5772
Sale 5,881 19.4315
Sale 315 Transfer
Sale 185 19.2635
Sale 91,373 19.5306
Sale 10,724 19.4930
Sale 2,652 19.1400
Sale 347 19.1440
Sale 395 19.1440
Sale 1,467 19.1440
Sale 48,119 19.1440
Sale 1,958 19.1440
Sale 9,420 19.1440
Sale 2,191 19.1440
Sale 27,287 19.1440
Sale 630 19.1440
Sale 11,955 19.1440
Sale 3,979 19.1440
Sale 525 19.2317
Sale 1,388 Transfer
Sale 547,277 19.1400
Sale 1,200 19.2500
Sale 250 19.3312
Sale 100 19.3715
Sale 7,723 19.4763
Sale 900 19.4833
Sale 174 19.5635
Sale 52 Transfer
Sale 2,745 19.1400
Sale 2,134 19.3938
Sale 336,205 19.3414
Sale 54,188 19.4148
Sale 26,885 19.4009
Sale 73,967 19.3650
Sale 569 19.3200
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 336205 19.3414
CFD Long 73967 19.365
CFD Long 29989 19.3839
CFD Long 82452 19.3893
CFD Long 2134 19.3938
CFD Long 10250 19.414
CFD Long 54188 19.4147
CFD Long 5881 19.4314
CFD Long 131422 19.4373
CFD Long 2966 19.4666
CFD Long 7723 19.4762
CFD Long 900 19.4833
CFD Long 10724 19.4929
CFD Long 6300 19.4955
CFD Long 91373 19.5305
CFD Long 1300 19.5772
CFD Long 2023 19.6012
CFD Short 9830 19.2432
CFD Short 26500 19.3533
CFD Short 600 19.3632
CFD Short 3700 19.3743
CFD Short 74983 19.3858
CFD Short 106832 19.3877
CFD Short 76462 19.423
CFD Short 2800 19.435
CFD Short 20000 19.4802
CFD Short 19585 19.4829
CFD Short 6600 19.5271
CFD Short 103584 19.5327
CFD Short 4938 19.5661
(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 03 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