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 03 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 109,377,388 4.96% 1,334,728 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,078,769 0.14% 3,679,697 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,001,950 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,458,107 5.14% 5,767,200 0.26%
(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 27,834 19.1400
Purchase 602 19.2780
Purchase 6,000 19.4837
Purchase 849 19.2780
Purchase 28,036 19.3492
Purchase 963 19.2693
Purchase 88,808 19.2356
Purchase 195 Transfer
Purchase 537 19.2780
Purchase 180,580 19.3320
Purchase 746 19.2780
Purchase 81 Transfer
Purchase 99 Transfer
Purchase 18,792 19.2118
Purchase 7,221 19.2873
Purchase 23,519 19.3716
Purchase 93 Transfer
Purchase 1,188 19.3137
Purchase 5,115 19.2281
Purchase 218 Transfer
Purchase 350 19.3876
Purchase 15,009 19.3100
Purchase 671 19.2780
Purchase 7,430 19.3100
Purchase 19,780 19.3129
Purchase 802 19.2929
Purchase 734 19.3500
Purchase 1,117 19.3500
Purchase 446 19.3500
Purchase 400 19.3285
Purchase 8,230 19.3100
Purchase 3,367 19.3100
Purchase 102,524 19.3100
Sale 27,083 19.3654
Sale 114,800 19.2357
Sale 287 19.4635
Sale 2,675 19.2863
Sale 3,400 19.2724
Sale 19,585 19.3020
Sale 116 19.1735
Sale 93 Transfer
Sale 49 19.4635
Sale 191,143 19.3214
Sale 99,668 19.3407
Sale 389 19.4200
Sale 81 Transfer
Sale 99 Transfer
Sale 911 19.2700
Sale 16,566 19.2726
Sale 3,367 19.3100
Sale 245 19.3612
Sale 150 19.2812
Sale 350 19.2412
Sale 300 19.2025
Sale 160 19.1912
Sale 335 19.3312
Sale 250 19.2415
Sale 500 19.4168
Sale 601 19.3215
Sale 393 19.3440
Sale 31,047 19.3493
Sale 35 Transfer
Sale 105 19.2235
Sale 12,600 19.2637
Sale 413,294 19.3580
Sale 218 Transfer
Sale 21,109 19.4033
Sale 78 19.3817
Sale 301 19.1935
Sale 374 Transfer
Sale 350 19.2925
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 114800 19.2357
CFD Long 12600 19.2637
CFD Long 3400 19.2724
CFD Long 2675 19.2863
CFD Long 19585 19.302
CFD Long 2471 19.3139
CFD Long 191143 19.3214
CFD Long 99668 19.3407
CFD Long 31047 19.3492
CFD Long 413294 19.3579
CFD Long 27083 19.3654
CFD Long 21109 19.4033
CFD Long 500 19.4168
CFD Short 18792 19.2118
CFD Short 5115 19.228
CFD Short 88808 19.2355
CFD Short 7221 19.2872
CFD Short 802 19.2928
CFD Short 19780 19.3128
CFD Short 1188 19.3136
CFD Short 180580 19.332
CFD Short 28036 19.3492
CFD Short 23519 19.3715
CFD Short 6000 19.4837
(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 04 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