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 13 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 108,976,481 4.94% 1,856,978 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,144,190 0.19% 5,633,919 0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,001,950 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,122,621 5.17% 8,243,672 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 145,468 18.2422
Purchase 2,101 18.17
Purchase 810 18.49
Purchase 300 18.13
Purchase 310 18.48
Purchase 1,239 18.41
Purchase 1,302 18.18
Purchase 135 Transfer
Purchase 338 18.16
Purchase 1,100 18.17
Purchase 750 18.17
Purchase 745 18.47
Purchase 1,765 18.18
Purchase 1,733 18.13
Purchase 677 18.45
Purchase 420 18.47
Purchase 1,293 18.18
Purchase 1,472 18.49
Purchase 3,100 18.49
Purchase 2,654 18.43
Purchase 322 18.5
Purchase 300 18.47
Purchase 1,200 18.5
Purchase 1,385 18.46
Purchase 1,300 18.16
Purchase 600 18.17
Purchase 16 18.18
Purchase 790 18.48
Purchase 198 18.46
Purchase 879 18.18
Purchase 309 18.48
Purchase 606 18.47
Purchase 3,000 18.16
Purchase 144 18.17
Purchase 1,100 18.17
Purchase 2,001 18.49
Purchase 744 18.43
Purchase 1,995 18.47
Purchase 500 18.46
Purchase 390 18.17
Purchase 1,000 18.16
Purchase 2,945 18.47
Purchase 412 18.47
Purchase 152 18.41
Purchase 2,132 18.47
Purchase 1,600 18.14
Purchase 680 18.47
Purchase 3,000 18.16
Purchase 278 18.5
Purchase 792 18.43
Purchase 1,345 18.17
Purchase 207 18.19
Purchase 543 18.1876
Purchase 464 18.18
Purchase 582 18.5
Purchase 745 18.47
Purchase 1,099 18.49
Purchase 1,736 18.17
Purchase 80 18.45
Purchase 309 18.16
Purchase 176 18.23
Purchase 203 18.13
Purchase 500 18.46
Purchase 176 18.43
Purchase 253 18.41
Purchase 2,890 18.49
Purchase 330 18.47
Purchase 64 18.17
Purchase 678 18.5
Purchase 900 18.17
Purchase 1,097 18.19
Purchase 210 18.48
Purchase 1,100 18.18
Purchase 2,064 18.45
Purchase 3,000 18.16
Purchase 3,069 18.47
Purchase 3,000 18.16
Purchase 303 18.17
Purchase 678 18.5
Purchase 2,260 18.5
Purchase 3,000 18.18
Purchase 511 18.45
Purchase 393 18.49
Purchase 1,000 18.17
Purchase 207 18.43
Purchase 2,796 18.17
Purchase 500 18.21
Purchase 3,100 18.17
Purchase 2,650 18.47
Purchase 310 18.18
Purchase 440 18.43
Purchase 3,101 18.48
Purchase 423 18.46
Purchase 1,188 18.5
Purchase 2,300 18.19
Purchase 620 18.2
Purchase 530 18.16
Purchase 50 18.43
Purchase 318 18.46
Purchase 3,099 18.48
Purchase 3,255 18.47
Purchase 55,000 18.52
Purchase 913 18.47
Purchase 930 18.16
Purchase 600 18.23
Purchase 310 18.18
Purchase 904 18.5
Purchase 1,638 18.46
Purchase 930 18.17
Purchase 1,600 18.43
Purchase 310 18.13
Purchase 515 18.16
Purchase 1,459 18.48
Purchase 437 18.13
Purchase 3,100 18.49
Purchase 2,000 18.48
Purchase 822 18.17
Purchase 744 18.5
Purchase 200 18.13
Purchase 263 18.13
Purchase 3,000 18.46
Purchase 535 18.47
Purchase 450 18.47
Purchase 690 18.13
Purchase 1,400 18.19
Purchase 448 18.16
Purchase 745 18.47
Purchase 366 18.17
Purchase 2,587 18.13
Purchase 245 18.17
Purchase 2,219 18.16
Purchase 700 18.17
Purchase 450 18.19
Purchase 230 18.45
Purchase 1,720 18.49
Purchase 1,664 18.19
Purchase 310 18.17
Purchase 559 18.47
Purchase 3,000 18.48
Purchase 310 18.49
Purchase 535 18.16
Purchase 2,000 18.49
Purchase 33,000 18.1449
Purchase 2,570 18.16
Purchase 2,465 18.47
Purchase 734 18.17
Purchase 1,975 18.48
Purchase 1,500 18.4283
Purchase 2,021 18.48
Purchase 600 18.23
Purchase 1,600 18.19
Purchase 812 18.18
Purchase 500 18.46
Purchase 2,325 18.16
Purchase 3,101 18.16
Purchase 309 18.47
Purchase 810 18.43
Purchase 53 18.3028
Purchase 900 18.17
Purchase 375 18.17
Purchase 2,308 18.16
Purchase 166 18.17
Purchase 21,296 18.1599
Purchase 2,134 18.17
Purchase 200 18.5
Purchase 2,639 18.47
Purchase 438 18.49
Purchase 2,756 18.48
Purchase 1,500 18.5
Purchase 3,100 18.49
Purchase 462 18.46
Purchase 358 18.17
Purchase 1,658 18.17
Purchase 1,359 18.17
Purchase 1,100 18.14
Purchase 200 18.16
Purchase 640 18.48
Purchase 2,121 18.18
Purchase 24 18.43
Purchase 1,514 18.49
Purchase 1,196 18.17
Purchase 3,000 18.19
Purchase 1,100 18.46
Purchase 3,000 18.47
Purchase 582 18.46
Purchase 1,536 18.16
Purchase 360 18.46
Purchase 310 18.18
Purchase 145,370 18.3217
Purchase 1,169 18.46
Purchase 488 18.5
Purchase 908 18.17
Purchase 836 18.16
Purchase 1,007 18.16
Purchase 3,808 18.3508
Purchase 10,192 18.52
Purchase 1,516 18.52
Purchase 62,737 17.91
Purchase 58,200 17.91
Purchase 1,458 18.18
Purchase 128 18.17
Purchase 3,000 18.2
Purchase 486 18.17
Purchase 2,087 18.47
Purchase 2,108 18.43
Purchase 3,100 18.16
Purchase 1,144 18.17
Purchase 2,735 18.17
Purchase 1,900 18.19
Purchase 1,999 18.49
Purchase 3,000 18.43
Purchase 663 18.47
Purchase 1,907 18.13
Purchase 2,455 18.45
Purchase 400 18.47
Purchase 200 18.43
Purchase 200 18.47
Purchase 308 18.48
Purchase 692 18.16
Purchase 200 18.23
Purchase 3,000 18.16
Purchase 310 18.43
Purchase 445 18.5
Purchase 500 18.17
Purchase 3,100 18.49
Purchase 692 18.17
Purchase 134,106 18.2772
Purchase 3,100 18.47
Purchase 604 18.45
Purchase 992 18.17
Purchase 1,240 18.18
Purchase 2,123 18.16
Purchase 3,000 18.45
Purchase 1,900 18.13
Purchase 24 18.17
Purchase 344 18.49
Purchase 2,976 18.47
Purchase 1,600 18.23
Purchase 198 18.21
Purchase 116,298 18.2111
Purchase 15,990 18.2599
Purchase 1,100 18.5
Purchase 310 18.45
Purchase 774 18.18
Purchase 298 18.18
Purchase 277 18.41
Purchase 2,176 18.17
Purchase 500 18.46
Purchase 310 18.16
Purchase 558 18.18
Purchase 997 18.17
Purchase 3,000 18.49
Purchase 1,240 18.19
Purchase 811 18.5
Purchase 304 18.18
Purchase 1,000 18.16
Purchase 1,047 18.2
Purchase 20,889 18.2868
Purchase 785 18.19
Purchase 5,443 18.2236
Purchase 1,285 18.47
Purchase 930 18.16
Purchase 178,417 18.2054
Purchase 2,479 18.2
Purchase 2,442 18.46
Purchase 1,242 18.16
Purchase 1,550 18.47
Purchase 1,100 18.19
Purchase 2,003 18.16
Purchase 973 18.16
Purchase 310 18.18
Purchase 1,000 18.47
Purchase 868 18.47
Purchase 1,177 18.23
Purchase 700 18.17
Purchase 1,741 18.17
Purchase 2,793 18.43
Purchase 310 18.48
Sale 150 18.1725
Sale 2,374 18.1091
Sale 16,775 18.1163
Sale 225 18.3815
Sale 2,449 18.52
Sale 350 18.2612
Sale 1,388 18.2225
Sale 54 18.2617
Sale 600 18.2324
Sale 270 18.52
Sale 7,823 18.0885
Sale 475 18.1125
Sale 200 18.1725
Sale 4,061 18.5165
Sale 61,000 18.1926
Sale 132,404 18.1876
Sale 330 18.16
Sale 98 Transfer
Sale 127,379 18.2244
Sale 52,437 18.3487
Sale 300,985 18.2721
Sale 87 18.2017
Sale 30,851 18.2891
Sale 275 18.1725
Sale 31,932 18.4544
Sale 20,729 18.2306
Sale 310,000 18.328
Sale 32 17.7735
Sale 6,400 18.3944
Sale 210 18.1625
Sale 1,563 18.0793
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1563 18.0793
CFD Long 7823 18.0884
CFD Long 2374 18.109
CFD Long 132404 18.1876
CFD Long 61000 18.1926
CFD Long 127379 18.2244
CFD Long 300985 18.2721
CFD Long 30851 18.2891
CFD Long 52437 18.3487
CFD Long 6400 18.3943
CFD Long 31932 18.4544
CFD Long 4061 18.5164
CFD Short 33000 18.1449
CFD Short 21296 18.1599
CFD Short 178417 18.2053
CFD Short 116298 18.211
CFD Short 145468 18.2422
CFD Short 15990 18.2598
CFD Short 134106 18.2772
CFD Short 20889 18.2867
CFD Short 53 18.3028
CFD Short 145370 18.3217
CFD Short 1500 18.4283
CFD Short 1976 18.5163
(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 16 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