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 10 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 108,700,981 4.93% 1,835,831 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,857,960 0.17% 5,634,072 0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,001,950 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,560,891 5.15% 8,222,678 0.37%
(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 23,156 18.3681
Purchase 14,501 18.3472
Purchase 6,835 18.2535
Purchase 6,208 18.7674
Purchase 704 18.2930
Purchase 400 18.2600
Purchase 555 18.5200
Purchase 117,071 18.4402
Purchase 11,690 18.3922
Purchase 633,678 18.5481
Purchase 4,416 18.3895
Purchase 1,571 18.2535
Purchase 433 18.7700
Purchase 48,415 18.3896
Purchase 7,000 18.5635
Purchase 21,042 18.2523
Purchase 27,671 18.4737
Purchase 14,403 18.3169
Purchase 219,631 18.3170
Purchase 150 18.3788
Purchase 31,580 18.4574
Purchase 876 18.3439
Purchase 106 Transfer
Purchase 187 19.2165
Purchase 22,933 18.4590
Sale 41,796 18.3739
Sale 829 18.2935
Sale 49,000 18.7858
Sale 96,916 18.5247
Sale 46,902 18.6110
Sale 15,000 18.2500
Sale 3 19.0135
Sale 199,530 18.4770
Sale 2,293 18.4092
Sale 433 18.7700
Sale 20,216 18.4243
Sale 17,400 18.4326
Sale 633,678 18.5481
Sale 225 18.5225
Sale 46,378 18.3462
Sale 84,929 18.7700
Sale 169,576 18.2500
Sale 2,000 18.3912
Sale 235 18.3425
Sale 100 18.3016
Sale 250 18.5212
Sale 330 18.4120
Sale 133,528 18.2500
Sale 4,810 18.2500
Sale 433 18.5900
Sale 170 18.4425
Sale 187 18.4035
Sale 400 18.5112
Sale 25,298 18.8084
Sale 187 19.1217
Sale 41,831 18.5689
Sale 278 18.4135
Sale 18,335 18.5536
Sale 6,639 18.3462
Sale 172,760 18.4547
Sale 111 18.3335
Sale 3,300 18.6611
Sale 49,093 18.4151
Sale 200 18.4120
(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 18.25
CFD Long 41796 18.3738
CFD Long 2293 18.4092
CFD Long 49093 18.4151
CFD Long 20216 18.4242
CFD Long 17400 18.4326
CFD Long 172760 18.4547
CFD Long 199530 18.477
CFD Long 96916 18.5247
CFD Long 633678 18.548
CFD Long 41831 18.5688
CFD Long 46902 18.6109
CFD Long 3300 18.6611
CFD Long 49000 18.7858
CFD Short 21042 18.2522
CFD Short 8406 18.2534
CFD Short 400 18.26
CFD Short 704 18.2929
CFD Short 14403 18.3168
CFD Short 219631 18.317
CFD Short 14501 18.3472
CFD Short 23156 18.368
CFD Short 4416 18.3894
CFD Short 48415 18.3896
CFD Short 11690 18.3922
CFD Short 117071 18.4401
CFD Short 31580 18.4573
CFD Short 22933 18.459
CFD Short 27671 18.4737
CFD Short 633678 18.548
CFD Short 7000 18.5635
(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 11 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