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 01 July 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 104,340,341 4.73% 4,373,046 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,994,911 0.18% 9,515,012 0.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 108,837,952 4.93% 14,639,058 0.66%
(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 350 18.6700
Purchase 166,201 18.5820
Purchase 350 18.6800
Purchase 124,940 18.5573
Purchase 37,247 18.9836
Purchase 60,000 18.4100
Purchase 53,600 18.6044
Purchase 11,811 18.4123
Purchase 800 18.5431
Purchase 73,600 18.4894
Purchase 775,000 18.7104
Purchase 14,073 18.4100
Purchase 478 Transfer
Purchase 2,383 18.6564
Purchase 11,241 18.6406
Purchase 308 18.9700
Purchase 10,470 18.8836
Purchase 15,253 18.7549
Purchase 2,763 18.4135
Purchase 250 18.5588
Purchase 239,466 18.5413
Sale 9,233 18.7379
Sale 500 18.7569
Sale 166,655 18.7321
Sale 815 18.5712
Sale 200 18.4812
Sale 300 18.6315
Sale 126,385 18.7094
Sale 775,000 18.7104
Sale 478,301 18.5878
Sale 106,824 18.8637
Sale 2,300 18.6162
Sale 74,899 18.8671
Sale 2,153 18.6754
Sale 426 19.1735
Sale 164,055 18.8005
Sale 8,338 18.6437
Sale 350 18.6800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 43048 18.4137
CFD Long 478301 18.5877
CFD Long 5733 18.6124
CFD Long 2300 18.6162
CFD Long 21632 18.6407
CFD Long 2153 18.6754
CFD Long 126385 18.7094
CFD Long 775000 18.7104
CFD Long 166655 18.7321
CFD Long 9233 18.7378
CFD Long 500 18.7569
CFD Long 164055 18.8005
CFD Long 106824 18.8636
CFD Long 74899 18.867
CFD Short 11811 18.4123
CFD Short 2763 18.4134
CFD Short 73600 18.4894
CFD Short 239466 18.5413
CFD Short 800 18.5431
CFD Short 124940 18.5572
CFD Short 166201 18.582
CFD Short 53600 18.6043
CFD Short 13159 18.6363
CFD Short 11241 18.6405
CFD Short 775000 18.7104
CFD Short 15253 18.7549
CFD Short 10470 18.8835
CFD Short 37247 18.9835
(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 02 July 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 750 2,200.0000 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 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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