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 16 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 109,286,986 4.95% 1,859,978 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,145,304 0.19% 5,940,247 0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,001,950 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,434,240 5.19% 8,553,000 0.39%
(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 83,720 18.8326
Purchase 145,743 18.7533
Purchase 39,702 18.7274
Purchase 1,322 18.8048
Purchase 2,803 18.7299
Purchase 63 Transfer
Purchase 73 Transfer
Purchase 53 18.3028
Purchase 500,000 18.7937
Purchase 3,730 18.7154
Purchase 28,147 18.7291
Purchase 4,684 18.7019
Purchase 270 18.6500
Purchase 39,702 18.7274
Purchase 55,833 18.5892
Purchase 881 18.8619
Purchase 20,472 18.6523
Purchase 4,581 18.6535
Purchase 705 18.7683
Purchase 35,956 18.7533
Purchase 250 18.3400
Purchase 7,000 18.4402
Purchase 115 Transfer
Purchase 488 18.8136
Purchase 3,504 18.6500
Purchase 1,170 18.6500
Purchase 500,000 18.7937
Purchase 1,320 18.3000
Purchase 2,017 18.3000
Purchase 120,937 18.5200
Purchase 14,741 18.6500
Purchase 2,131 18.8800
Purchase 81,380 18.6500
Sale 96 18.8235
Sale 30,300 18.7854
Sale 22,719 18.6500
Sale 39,309 18.7761
Sale 853 Transfer
Sale 6,515 18.5038
Sale 29,492 18.7175
Sale 115 Transfer
Sale 63 Transfer
Sale 488 18.8764
Sale 2,637 18.6500
Sale 720 18.7300
Sale 120,937 18.5200
Sale 4,615 18.6500
Sale 3,504 18.6500
Sale 73 Transfer
Sale 350 18.7617
Sale 1,137 18.7475
Sale 32,163 18.6500
Sale 186 18.7300
Sale 2,406 18.3266
Sale 20,295 18.7375
Sale 810 18.7617
Sale 500,000 18.7937
Sale 55 18.7252
Sale 500,000 18.7937
Sale 6,673 18.6500
Sale 500 18.7617
Sale 670 18.7230
Sale 400 18.8912
Sale 23,660 18.7836
Sale 450 18.7617
Sale 39,702 18.7274
Sale 1,095 18.8025
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6515 18.5037
CFD Long 29492 18.7174
CFD Long 1137 18.7475
CFD Long 39309 18.776
CFD Long 23660 18.7836
CFD Long 30300 18.7854
CFD Long 500000 18.7937
CFD Long 488 18.8764
CFD Short 53 18.3028
CFD Short 7000 18.4402
CFD Short 55833 18.5891
CFD Short 20472 18.6523
CFD Short 4581 18.6535
CFD Short 4684 18.7018
CFD Short 3730 18.7153
CFD Short 39702 18.7273
CFD Short 28147 18.729
CFD Short 2803 18.7298
CFD Short 181699 18.7532
CFD Short 500000 18.7937
CFD Short 488 18.8135
CFD Short 83720 18.8326
CFD Short 881 18.8619
CFD Short 2322 18.8874
(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 17 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 1,700.0000 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 250 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,900.0000 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