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 09 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 109,371,348 4.96% 1,657,093 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,530,047 0.16% 5,607,705 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,001,950 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,903,345 5.16% 8,017,573 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 17,425 18.7700
Purchase 523 19.1668
Purchase 134,237 18.9578
Purchase 31,381 19.0577
Purchase 10,661 18.7700
Purchase 159,402 19.0379
Purchase 10,000 18.7700
Purchase 10,000 18.9615
Purchase 46,368 19.0895
Purchase 15,239 19.0333
Purchase 36,026 18.9735
Purchase 6,970 18.7700
Purchase 24,509 18.8759
Purchase 11,093 18.9601
Purchase 146,351 18.9904
Purchase 53,494 18.7700
Purchase 2,725 18.7700
Purchase 399 18.7700
Purchase 7,846 18.7700
Purchase 20,216 18.7723
Purchase 267 19.2400
Purchase 5,000 18.7877
Purchase 1,819 19.0000
Sale 184,754 19.1045
Sale 178 Transfer
Sale 7,128 19.1040
Sale 11,366 19.1358
Sale 1,002 18.9172
Sale 113,251 19.0859
Sale 30,492 19.1200
Sale 36,887 19.1437
Sale 20,710 19.0930
Sale 375 19.2645
Sale 269 18.7700
Sale 526 18.9400
Sale 739 19.0300
Sale 6,100 18.7700
Sale 210 19.0237
Sale 133,528 18.7700
Sale 30,429 19.0548
Sale 2,725 18.7700
Sale 1,470 19.0017
Sale 325 19.2325
Sale 159,402 19.0379
Sale 203 Transfer
Sale 4,600 19.1633
Sale 119,923 19.0939
Sale 523 19.0564
Sale 42,827 19.0838
Sale 4,748 18.7700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 133528 18.77
CFD Long 1002 18.9171
CFD Long 159402 19.0378
CFD Long 30429 19.0548
CFD Long 523 19.0563
CFD Long 42827 19.0837
CFD Long 113251 19.0859
CFD Long 20710 19.093
CFD Long 119923 19.0939
CFD Long 7128 19.104
CFD Long 184754 19.1044
CFD Long 30492 19.12
CFD Long 36887 19.1436
CFD Long 4600 19.1633
CFD Short 3520 18.7663
CFD Short 20216 18.7723
CFD Short 5000 18.7876
CFD Short 24509 18.8759
CFD Short 134237 18.9577
CFD Short 11093 18.96
CFD Short 10000 18.9615
CFD Short 36026 18.9735
CFD Short 146351 18.9903
CFD Short 15239 19.0333
CFD Short 159402 19.0378
CFD Short 31381 19.0576
CFD Short 46368 19.0894
CFD Short 550 19.0895
CFD Short 523 19.1668
(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 10 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