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 04 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 104,148,785 4.72% 4,233,061 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,899,215 0.18% 8,574,762 0.39%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 108,550,700 4.92% 13,558,823 0.61%
(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 125,195 17.1909
Purchase 1,100 16.9427
Purchase 10,367 18.4100
Purchase 1,798 17.6300
Purchase 300,000 17.0502
Purchase 4,043 17.0971
Purchase 1,716 17.6300
Purchase 36,776 17.1951
Purchase 88,812 17.2789
Purchase 153,800 17.6791
Purchase 450 17.2116
Purchase 30,611 17.1568
Purchase 225 17.6488
Purchase 5,000 17.1627
Purchase 16,855 17.4043
Purchase 16,397 17.4225
Sale 151,556 17.3839
Sale 18,041 17.4083
Sale 153,800 17.6791
Sale 11,500 17.2411
Sale 203,234 17.3532
Sale 1,400 17.1072
Sale 250 17.1725
Sale 5,800 17.1408
Sale 11,511 18.7500
Sale 30,912 17.1739
Sale 4,662 17.6300
Sale 1,716 17.6300
Sale 121,814 17.2873
Sale 6,680 17.1473
Sale 21,424 17.6278
Sale 300,000 17.0502
Sale 181,985 17.4271
Sale 300,000 17.0502
Sale 600 17.2074
Sale 4,071 17.3100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 300000 17.0502
CFD Long 1400 17.1072
CFD Long 5800 17.1408
CFD Long 6680 17.1472
CFD Long 30912 17.1738
CFD Long 600 17.2074
CFD Long 11500 17.241
CFD Long 121814 17.2873
CFD Long 8132 17.3263
CFD Long 203234 17.3532
CFD Long 151556 17.3839
CFD Long 18041 17.4082
CFD Long 181985 17.427
CFD Long 21424 17.6277
CFD Long 153800 17.679
CFD Short 1100 16.9427
CFD Short 30611 17.1568
CFD Short 5000 17.1627
CFD Short 30336 17.1829
CFD Short 5639 17.1894
CFD Short 125195 17.1908
CFD Short 36776 17.195
CFD Short 450 17.2115
CFD Short 88812 17.2788
CFD Short 16855 17.4042
CFD Short 16397 17.4224
CFD Short 7523 17.6265
CFD Short 153800 17.679
(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 07 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