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 06 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 109,534,087 4.96% 1,553,761 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,297,134 0.15% 5,615,833 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,001,950 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,833,171 5.16% 7,922,369 0.36%
(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 5,000 19.0336
Purchase 300 19.4332
Purchase 400 19.4100
Purchase 4,261 19.4074
Purchase 30,000 19.0300
Purchase 35,428 19.3110
Purchase 11,824 19.2897
Purchase 123,852 19.3181
Purchase 235,059 19.3495
Purchase 7,800 19.4492
Purchase 460 19.2637
Purchase 40 19.3088
Purchase 14,417 19.2916
Purchase 42,563 19.3256
Purchase 14,898 19.3442
Purchase 659 19.3442
Purchase 5,326 19.3442
Purchase 2,568 19.3442
Purchase 2,411 19.3442
Purchase 1,216 19.3831
Purchase 4,508 19.3442
Purchase 1,164 19.3442
Purchase 2,851 19.3442
Sale 4,260 19.3400
Sale 2,612 19.4881
Sale 1,589 19.1788
Sale 50,000 19.3771
Sale 123,852 19.3181
Sale 750 19.3612
Sale 170 19.3312
Sale 624,655 19.3372
Sale 239,507 19.3927
Sale 36,812 19.3337
Sale 505 19.2383
Sale 169 19.2917
Sale 260 19.3625
Sale 5,533 19.1700
Sale 323 Transfer
Sale 460 19.3363
Sale 168 19.4435
Sale 153 19.2517
Sale 1,220 19.3871
Sale 55,700 19.3000
Sale 197 19.1700
Sale 11,591 19.2773
Sale 900 19.2668
Sale 46 19.2635
Sale 374 Transfer
Sale 177 19.3035
Sale 420 19.2316
Sale 280 19.3215
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 505 19.2382
CFD Long 900 19.2668
CFD Long 11591 19.2772
CFD Long 55700 19.2999
CFD Long 123852 19.3181
CFD Long 36812 19.3336
CFD Long 460 19.3363
CFD Long 624655 19.3371
CFD Long 50000 19.3771
CFD Long 1220 19.3871
CFD Long 239507 19.3926
CFD Long 2612 19.488
CFD Short 538 19.0262
CFD Short 5000 19.0336
CFD Short 460 19.2636
CFD Short 11824 19.2896
CFD Short 14417 19.2916
CFD Short 40 19.3087
CFD Short 35428 19.3109
CFD Short 123852 19.3181
CFD Short 8810 19.3253
CFD Short 42563 19.3256
CFD Short 235059 19.3495
CFD Short 400 19.41
CFD Short 300 19.4332
CFD Short 7800 19.4492
(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 09 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