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 25 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 105,323,300 4.77% 3,809,475 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,353,188 0.15% 6,102,062 0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 501,950 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 109,178,438 4.95% 10,662,537 0.48%
(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 17,000 18.5000
Purchase 300,000 18.6089
Purchase 67,800 18.8496
Purchase 286,461 18.5808
Purchase 1,654 18.5000
Purchase 16,385 18.5000
Purchase 442 18.8536
Purchase 1,721 18.4905
Purchase 126 Transfer
Purchase 40,120 18.6011
Purchase 17,820 18.6443
Purchase 80,843 18.6576
Purchase 761,131 18.6003
Purchase 44,000 18.7170
Purchase 27 Transfer
Purchase 268 Transfer
Purchase 1,271 18.5035
Purchase 23,324 18.6657
Purchase 56,302 18.5281
Purchase 300,000 18.6089
Purchase 16,464 18.5000
Purchase 2,030 18.4788
Purchase 21,900 18.5000
Purchase 449 18.5000
Purchase 1,016 18.8500
Purchase 74,510 18.5000
Sale 80 18.7313
Sale 300 18.7725
Sale 52,950 18.6174
Sale 385 18.5216
Sale 249 Transfer
Sale 100 18.5212
Sale 600 18.5672
Sale 10,000 18.4391
Sale 32,703 18.5937
Sale 341,037 18.5458
Sale 126 Transfer
Sale 27 Transfer
Sale 87,788 19.3100
Sale 7,000 18.6565
Sale 300,000 18.6089
Sale 400 18.7612
Sale 119,918 18.5470
Sale 280 18.5230
Sale 268 Transfer
Sale 175 18.5616
Sale 42 19.1552
Sale 300,000 18.6089
Sale 10,507 18.5000
Sale 400 18.5625
Sale 2,659 18.5000
Sale 100,553 18.5324
Sale 2,900 18.7225
Sale 442 18.5265
Sale 4,716 18.6426
Sale 700 18.5269
Sale 68,765 18.5869
Sale 180 18.5312
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 442 18.5264
CFD Long 700 18.5269
CFD Long 100553 18.5323
CFD Long 341037 18.5458
CFD Long 119918 18.5469
CFD Long 600 18.5672
CFD Long 68765 18.5868
CFD Long 32703 18.5937
CFD Long 300000 18.6088
CFD Long 52950 18.6173
CFD Long 4716 18.6425
CFD Long 7000 18.6564
CFD Long 86388 18.6658
CFD Long 2900 18.7225
CFD Short 1721 18.4904
CFD Short 1271 18.5035
CFD Short 56302 18.528
CFD Short 11924 18.5696
CFD Short 286461 18.5808
CFD Short 761131 18.6002
CFD Short 40120 18.6011
CFD Short 300000 18.6088
CFD Short 17820 18.6442
CFD Short 80843 18.6576
CFD Short 23324 18.6657
CFD Short 44000 18.7169
CFD Short 442 18.8535
(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 26 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