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 03 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 104,886,596 4.75% 3,731,615 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,389,637 0.15% 8,775,284 0.40%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 108,778,933 4.93% 13,257,899 0.60%
(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 41,000 17.0000
Purchase 250 17.1388
Purchase 4,792 17.5000
Purchase 33,300 16.9779
Purchase 43,545 17.1273
Purchase 66,000 17.2411
Purchase 26,500 17.3440
Purchase 10,650 17.0027
Purchase 1,639 17.2299
Purchase 21,193 17.1987
Purchase 258,689 17.1802
Purchase 464,020 18.8960
Purchase 15,854 17.1324
Purchase 33,587 17.4900
Purchase 74,334 17.2028
Purchase 66,000 17.2411
Purchase 22,044 17.3235
Purchase 43,695 17.0063
Purchase 109,016 17.2826
Purchase 342,964 17.1928
Purchase 1,212 17.3528
Purchase 410,869 17.1829
Purchase 242,577 17.1255
Purchase 28,000 17.3440
Purchase 506 16.8327
Purchase 2,000 17.1568
Purchase 182 18.9465
Purchase 39,856 17.1521
Purchase 8 17.1900
Purchase 2,962 17.2764
Purchase 705 17.2350
Purchase 877 17.1700
Purchase 9,972 17.4900
Purchase 17,859 17.4900
Purchase 11,716 17.4900
Purchase 6,422 17.1201
Purchase 569 17.4900
Purchase 634 17.4900
Purchase 681 17.4900
Purchase 982 17.4900
Purchase 1,981 17.4900
Purchase 6,304 17.4900
Purchase 1,058 17.4900
Purchase 1,016 17.2812
Purchase 1,853 17.4900
Purchase 815 17.4900
Purchase 953 17.4900
Sale 4,220 17.1488
Sale 1,000,000 17.3500
Sale 5,515 17.2283
Sale 5,903 17.4526
Sale 2,400 17.1710
Sale 23,772 17.2189
Sale 29,711 17.7077
Sale 35,000 17.2136
Sale 20,000 17.3622
Sale 16,855 17.4878
Sale 3,100 17.1182
Sale 136,593 17.1359
Sale 225 17.3625
Sale 880 17.1930
Sale 506 17.2372
Sale 6,530 17.2172
Sale 211 Transfer
Sale 400 17.1225
Sale 17,596 17.0824
Sale 778,997 17.2332
Sale 4,205 17.2283
Sale 550 17.2030
Sale 1,230 17.1712
Sale 300 17.2100
Sale 242,577 17.1255
Sale 4,587 18.6553
Sale 66,000 17.2411
Sale 317,080 17.2430
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 17596 17.0824
CFD Long 3100 17.1182
CFD Long 242577 17.1254
CFD Long 136593 17.1358
CFD Long 4220 17.1488
CFD Long 2400 17.171
CFD Long 35000 17.2135
CFD Long 6530 17.2172
CFD Long 23772 17.2189
CFD Long 778997 17.2331
CFD Long 506 17.2372
CFD Long 317080 17.2429
CFD Long 6206 17.2512
CFD Long 1000000 17.35
CFD Long 20000 17.3622
CFD Long 16855 17.4878
CFD Short 506 16.8326
CFD Short 33300 16.9779
CFD Short 10650 17.0027
CFD Short 43695 17.0063
CFD Short 1357 17.0766
CFD Short 242577 17.1254
CFD Short 43545 17.1273
CFD Short 39856 17.1521
CFD Short 2000 17.1568
CFD Short 258689 17.1801
CFD Short 410869 17.1828
CFD Short 342964 17.1927
CFD Short 21193 17.1986
CFD Short 74334 17.2027
CFD Short 21461 17.2293
CFD Short 1639 17.2299
CFD Short 66000 17.241
CFD Short 22766 17.2723
CFD Short 109016 17.2825
CFD Short 22044 17.3235
CFD Short 1212 17.3527
CFD Short 23316 17.4866
CFD Short 11716 17.49
(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 04 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 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
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