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 17 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 108,891,640 4.93% 2,006,634 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,292,219 0.19% 6,101,463 0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,001,950 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,185,809 5.17% 8,860,872 0.40%
(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 1,500 19.5132
Purchase 200,000 19.2982
Purchase 142,236 19.3472
Purchase 9,000 18.9936
Purchase 400 19.4637
Purchase 65,221 19.1781
Purchase 57 Transfer
Purchase 33,637 19.4902
Purchase 98 Transfer
Purchase 1,015 19.3600
Purchase 1,353 19.1424
Purchase 200,000 19.2982
Purchase 6,709 19.2567
Purchase 35,687 19.0927
Purchase 1,271 19.2869
Purchase 142,236 19.3472
Purchase 68,590 19.3353
Purchase 480 18.6500
Purchase 2,462 19.2262
Purchase 61,400 19.2774
Purchase 313 18.9900
Purchase 148,408 19.4286
Purchase 964 19.4638
Purchase 770 18.9900
Purchase 110 18.8483
Purchase 1,300 18.8669
Purchase 1,258 18.9900
Purchase 632 19.1915
Purchase 8,138 19.3600
Purchase 4,924 19.3600
Purchase 35,687 19.0928
Purchase 147,821 19.4428
Purchase 1,015 19.4461
Purchase 100 19.1285
Sale 57 Transfer
Sale 116 19.3371
Sale 480 19.1499
Sale 200,000 19.2982
Sale 41,000 19.3362
Sale 8,345 19.4633
Sale 9,655 19.3640
Sale 400 19.4268
Sale 91 19.0929
Sale 3,610 19.3563
Sale 20,472 19.3047
Sale 20,600 19.3826
Sale 250 19.0812
Sale 8,120 18.6500
Sale 8,807 19.2308
Sale 100 19.4012
Sale 200 19.5412
Sale 270 19.3912
Sale 250 19.1125
Sale 536 19.2308
Sale 119,904 19.3600
Sale 24,482 19.3600
Sale 171 19.3735
Sale 355 19.5425
Sale 14,000 19.1564
Sale 35,687 19.0927
Sale 40,197 19.3099
Sale 14,968 19.1294
Sale 142,236 19.3472
Sale 268,634 19.2092
Sale 1,632 19.0500
Sale 480 18.6500
Sale 200,000 19.2982
Sale 187,520 19.2977
Sale 964 19.0414
Sale 345,549 19.3600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 964 19.0413
CFD Long 14968 19.1293
CFD Long 14000 19.1563
CFD Long 268634 19.2091
CFD Long 33960 19.2813
CFD Long 187520 19.2977
CFD Long 200000 19.2982
CFD Long 20472 19.3046
CFD Long 40197 19.3099
CFD Long 41000 19.3362
CFD Long 116 19.337
CFD Long 3610 19.3563
CFD Long 9715 19.3639
CFD Long 9655 19.364
CFD Long 20600 19.3825
CFD Long 400 19.4268
CFD Long 8345 19.4633
CFD Short 1300 18.8669
CFD Short 9000 18.9936
CFD Short 65221 19.1781
CFD Short 6709 19.2566
CFD Short 61400 19.2774
CFD Short 1271 19.2869
CFD Short 200000 19.2982
CFD Short 68590 19.3353
CFD Short 142236 19.3471
CFD Short 148408 19.4285
CFD Short 147821 19.4428
CFD Short 1364 19.4637
CFD Short 33637 19.4901
CFD Short 1500 19.5132
(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 18 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