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 24 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 104,636,486 4.74% 4,315,893 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,756,833 0.17% 5,999,020 0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 501,950 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 108,895,269 4.93% 11,065,913 0.50%
(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 545 19.1085
Purchase 21,738 19.1100
Purchase 86,276 19.3217
Purchase 81 Transfer
Purchase 1,806 19.1947
Purchase 50,041 19.0717
Purchase 41,909 19.4861
Purchase 1,400 19.0700
Purchase 1,000 19.0117
Purchase 33,495 19.1394
Purchase 150 19.0875
Purchase 155 19.1685
Purchase 27 Transfer
Purchase 31,500 19.0367
Purchase 19,457 19.1246
Purchase 2,100 19.2189
Purchase 1,259 19.0750
Purchase 2,844 19.1136
Purchase 52,608 19.1100
Purchase 48,722 19.0494
Purchase 78,745 19.0603
Purchase 38 19.0937
Purchase 600 19.5132
Purchase 5,000 19.4437
Purchase 36,349 19.0729
Sale 1,300 18.9929
Sale 91 19.1335
Sale 5,000 19.0664
Sale 861 18.9925
Sale 471 19.5963
Sale 25,572 19.1969
Sale 90,600 19.1555
Sale 21,369 19.2491
Sale 35,885 19.1352
Sale 81 Transfer
Sale 56 19.1335
Sale 48 19.1370
Sale 65,253 19.0905
Sale 58,149 19.0730
Sale 5,010 19.5998
Sale 109,145 19.0892
Sale 1,300 19.0123
Sale 13,000 19.1100
Sale 41 19.1635
Sale 1,000 19.0312
Sale 125 19.4600
Sale 545 19.0815
Sale 15,478 19.1100
Sale 435 19.4312
Sale 29,666 19.0368
Sale 1,035 19.2325
Sale 47,954 19.0368
Sale 957 19.1149
Sale 156,624 19.0800
Sale 258 19.6000
Sale 122 19.6000
Sale 783 18.9700
Sale 13,127 19.1149
Sale 21,738 19.1100
Sale 6,400 19.1353
Sale 27 Transfer
Sale 1,504 19.0300
Sale 118,473 19.1100
Sale 150 19.0515
Sale 400 19.4230
Sale 300 19.0512
Sale 345,954 19.1393
Sale 41,600 19.1100
Sale 22,353 19.1100
Sale 725 19.0625
Sale 725 19.0625
Sale 12,288 19.1100
Sale 200 19.0625
Sale 18,126 19.1100
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
24/06/2008 Sale 725 19.0625
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 861 18.9924
CFD Long 1300 18.9929
CFD Long 1300 19.0123
CFD Long 5000 19.0663
CFD Long 58149 19.073
CFD Long 109145 19.0892
CFD Long 65253 19.0905
CFD Long 35885 19.1351
CFD Long 6400 19.1353
CFD Long 345954 19.1392
CFD Long 90600 19.1554
CFD Long 25572 19.1968
CFD Long 21369 19.2491
CFD Long 471 19.5962
CFD Short 1000 19.0117
CFD Short 31500 19.0367
CFD Short 48722 19.0494
CFD Short 1972 19.0495
CFD Short 78745 19.0602
CFD Short 50041 19.0716
CFD Short 36349 19.0729
CFD Short 38 19.0936
CFD Short 2844 19.1136
CFD Short 19457 19.1246
CFD Short 33495 19.1393
CFD Short 2100 19.2189
CFD Short 86276 19.3217
CFD Short 5000 19.4436
CFD Short 41909 19.4861
CFD Short 600 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 25 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 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 -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