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 18 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 108,512,303 4.92% 2,344,595 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,487,944 0.20% 6,041,782 0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,001,950 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,002,197 5.17% 9,139,152 0.41%
(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 173,884 19.2265
Purchase 14,922 19.2049
Purchase 30 19.2065
Purchase 440 18.9936
Purchase 118,730 19.1181
Purchase 30,882 19.1221
Purchase 73,747 19.3511
Purchase 47,486 19.3805
Purchase 1,500 19.1652
Purchase 22,600 19.2095
Purchase 12,100 19.0921
Purchase 17,234 19.0981
Purchase 50 19.3983
Purchase 33,058 19.3519
Purchase 44,759 19.2500
Purchase 31,540 18.6500
Purchase 142,326 19.3472
Purchase 1,200 19.3588
Purchase 3,752 19.2500
Purchase 90 19.1983
Purchase 75,166 19.0664
Sale 310 19.0500
Sale 244 18.9800
Sale 940 19.0700
Sale 500 19.0800
Sale 109,950 19.1815
Sale 767 19.0800
Sale 446 19.0600
Sale 458 19.0600
Sale 431 19.1100
Sale 343 19.0500
Sale 478 19.0600
Sale 1,351 19.0900
Sale 1,230 19.0500
Sale 868 19.0500
Sale 1,994 19.0600
Sale 354 19.1000
Sale 453 19.0600
Sale 311 19.0900
Sale 72 19.1200
Sale 700 19.0700
Sale 12,544 19.2135
Sale 2,204 19.0600
Sale 364 19.0900
Sale 902 19.1000
Sale 300 19.1100
Sale 857 19.0600
Sale 800 19.0700
Sale 680 19.1200
Sale 300 19.0900
Sale 1,001 19.0500
Sale 1,229 19.0400
Sale 800 19.0400
Sale 181,771 19.1428
Sale 960 19.0700
Sale 1,433 19.1400
Sale 186,078 19.2500
Sale 310 19.0500
Sale 3,000 19.0700
Sale 753 19.0500
Sale 410 19.0500
Sale 533 19.0500
Sale 641 19.0800
Sale 1,097 19.0200
Sale 800 19.0700
Sale 291 19.0900
Sale 900 19.1000
Sale 4,449 19.2463
Sale 1,698 19.0900
Sale 700 19.0200
Sale 497 19.1100
Sale 800 19.0700
Sale 1,374 19.1400
Sale 163 19.0700
Sale 955 19.1100
Sale 500 19.1000
Sale 540 19.0500
Sale 139 Transfer
Sale 142,326 19.3472
Sale 899 19.0200
Sale 1,230 19.0500
Sale 496 19.0200
Sale 253 19.0900
Sale 610 19.0564
Sale 698 19.0200
Sale 1,499 19.0500
Sale 189 19.0600
Sale 900 19.0500
Sale 499 19.0800
Sale 54 19.0035
Sale 31,540 18.6500
Sale 163 19.0612
Sale 162 19.0612
Sale 255 19.0812
Sale 400 18.9625
Sale 510 19.0500
Sale 2,772 19.2500
Sale 87 19.1217
Sale 2,777 19.0700
Sale 300 19.0700
Sale 1,891 19.1200
Sale 700 19.1100
Sale 130 19.0500
Sale 351 19.0800
Sale 200 19.0720
Sale 1,666 19.1400
Sale 432 19.0900
Sale 1,672 19.0700
Sale 81 19.1200
Sale 700 19.0700
Sale 3,100 19.0300
Sale 83,692 19.2004
Sale 135 19.0700
Sale 137,019 19.0786
Sale 903 19.0900
Sale 309 19.0300
Sale 1,230 19.0500
Sale 899 19.0900
Sale 204,377 19.0930
Sale 677 19.0900
Sale 353 19.1400
Sale 30 19.0400
Sale 64 19.0900
Sale 1,975 19.0400
Sale 9 19.0900
Sale 586 19.0800
Sale 500 19.0900
Sale 130 19.0200
Sale 6,985 19.1011
Sale 43,170 19.2500
Sale 1,230 19.0500
Sale 19 19.0800
Sale 1,373 19.1400
Sale 716 19.0500
Sale 800 19.0700
Sale 1,137 19.1200
Sale 2,000 19.0600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4971 19.046
CFD Long 610 19.0563
CFD Long 137019 19.0785
CFD Long 204377 19.0929
CFD Long 6985 19.1011
CFD Long 181771 19.1428
CFD Long 109950 19.1815
CFD Long 83692 19.2003
CFD Long 12544 19.2135
CFD Long 4449 19.2463
CFD Short 440 18.9936
CFD Short 12100 19.0921
CFD Short 17234 19.0981
CFD Short 118730 19.1181
CFD Short 30882 19.1221
CFD Short 1500 19.1652
CFD Short 14922 19.2049
CFD Short 173884 19.2264
CFD Short 73747 19.3511
CFD Short 47486 19.3805
(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 19 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