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 02 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 105,139,898 4.76% 3,645,158 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,313,492 0.15% 9,505,866 0.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 108,956,090 4.94% 13,902,024 0.63%
(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 109,518 18.6388
Purchase 92,804 18.9400
Purchase 38,526 17.7602
Purchase 210,311 18.2855
Purchase 154,813 18.8079
Purchase 248 Transfer
Purchase 2,716 17.5900
Purchase 7,401 17.5900
Purchase 18,910 18.2937
Purchase 469,841 18.1911
Purchase 17,000 17.5900
Purchase 500,000 17.6827
Purchase 92,804 18.7200
Purchase 37,069 17.7874
Purchase 3,800 18.7947
Purchase 1,710 18.5513
Purchase 35,948 18.7554
Purchase 469 17.6570
Purchase 1,950 18.7239
Purchase 2,564 18.7239
Purchase 361 18.5500
Purchase 907 18.7239
Purchase 3,715 18.7239
Purchase 8,190 18.1872
Purchase 2,496 18.7239
Purchase 1,540 18.7239
Purchase 185,608 18.9400
Purchase 645 18.9480
Purchase 92,804 18.9400
Purchase 710 18.7239
Purchase 95,336 18.4808
Purchase 387 18.7239
Sale 6,668 18.5300
Sale 248 Transfer
Sale 11,811 18.2117
Sale 162,201 18.6539
Sale 20,807 18.6742
Sale 464,020 18.8960
Sale 500,000 17.6827
Sale 7,274 18.6842
Sale 163 18.7030
Sale 55 17.9600
Sale 450 18.7512
Sale 1,924 18.7200
Sale 3,280 18.9474
Sale 670 17.9512
Sale 850 18.7330
Sale 150 18.9312
Sale 665 18.9725
Sale 12,171 17.5900
Sale 500 18.7025
Sale 8,190 18.1872
Sale 200 18.7512
Sale 20,714 18.2158
Sale 175 18.9012
Sale 180 18.5117
Sale 29,009 17.9220
Sale 92,011 18.2330
Sale 644 18.4070
Sale 10,615 17.9018
Sale 1,900 17.6772
Sale 40,317 18.1385
Sale 350 18.4825
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 21664 17.5936
CFD Long 1900 17.6771
CFD Long 500000 17.6826
CFD Long 10615 17.9018
CFD Long 29009 17.922
CFD Long 40317 18.1384
CFD Long 8190 18.1872
CFD Long 11811 18.2117
CFD Long 20714 18.2157
CFD Long 92011 18.2329
CFD Long 644 18.407
CFD Long 21010 18.4803
CFD Long 162201 18.6538
CFD Long 20807 18.6741
CFD Long 38856 18.8808
CFD Long 9359 18.882
CFD Short 500000 17.6826
CFD Short 38526 17.7601
CFD Short 37069 17.7873
CFD Short 8190 18.1872
CFD Short 469841 18.1911
CFD Short 210311 18.2854
CFD Short 18910 18.2937
CFD Short 95336 18.4808
CFD Short 109518 18.6388
CFD Short 15067 18.6776
CFD Short 3800 18.7947
CFD Short 154813 18.8078
(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 03 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