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 04 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 109,238,155 4.95% 1,682,973 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,418,886 0.15% 3,792,842 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,001,950 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,658,991 5.15% 6,228,590 0.28%
(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 1,307 19.3000
Purchase 50,726 19.0230
Purchase 4,867 18.9528
Purchase 4,730 18.9129
Purchase 3,833 19.0036
Purchase 129,208 18.9688
Purchase 18,180 18.9354
Purchase 952 18.8837
Purchase 6,641 19.0743
Purchase 165,799 18.9433
Purchase 2,922 Transfer
Purchase 3,206 19.1029
Purchase 22,600 19.1367
Purchase 64,179 18.8790
Purchase 1,533 18.9945
Purchase 274 18.9945
Purchase 20,816 18.9214
Purchase 859 19.0100
Purchase 1,368 19.0000
Purchase 83,701 19.0000
Purchase 690 19.0000
Purchase 2,397 19.0000
Sale 2,237 18.8558
Sale 1,844 18.9817
Sale 2,968 18.8497
Sale 57 Transfer
Sale 14,100 18.9960
Sale 13,600 18.8138
Sale 19,780 18.9869
Sale 64,179 18.8790
Sale 17,048 18.9257
Sale 111,841 18.9808
Sale 157 19.1617
Sale 55 Transfer
Sale 33,852 18.9874
Sale 1,695 18.8000
Sale 13,700 19.0130
Sale 181,622 18.9891
Sale 480 18.8425
Sale 360 19.2245
Sale 14,000 19.0000
Sale 185 18.8716
Sale 210 18.8312
Sale 1,000 18.8425
Sale 225 18.8425
Sale 176 19.2517
Sale 468 18.8064
Sale 54 19.2735
Sale 56 18.9417
Sale 202 18.8535
Sale 10,003 19.0981
Sale 64,788 19.0047
Sale 44 Transfer
Sale 815 18.9000
Sale 58,400 18.9016
Sale 121 Transfer
Sale 54 18.9217
Sale 11,300 19.0400
Sale 1,400 18.9757
Sale 86,945 19.0456
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 468 18.8064
CFD Long 13600 18.8137
CFD Long 2968 18.8497
CFD Long 2237 18.8557
CFD Long 64179 18.879
CFD Long 58400 18.9015
CFD Long 17048 18.9256
CFD Long 1400 18.9757
CFD Long 111841 18.9808
CFD Long 19780 18.9868
CFD Long 33852 18.9873
CFD Long 181622 18.989
CFD Long 14100 18.9959
CFD Long 64788 19.0046
CFD Long 13700 19.0129
CFD Long 86945 19.0455
CFD Long 10003 19.098
CFD Short 64179 18.879
CFD Short 952 18.8837
CFD Short 830 18.9063
CFD Short 4730 18.9128
CFD Short 20816 18.9214
CFD Short 18180 18.9353
CFD Short 165799 18.9432
CFD Short 129208 18.9688
CFD Short 3833 19.0036
CFD Short 859 19.01
CFD Short 50726 19.0229
CFD Short 6641 19.0742
CFD Short 3206 19.1028
(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 05 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