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 09 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 107,438,389 4.87% 2,757,013 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,496,700 0.11% 8,967,571 0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,437,789 5.00% 12,475,584 0.57%
(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 52,800 17.0736
Purchase 105,941 17.1074
Purchase 95,535 16.9344
Purchase 994 16.9500
Purchase 200 17.1179
Purchase 2,702 16.8876
Purchase 3,946 17.0848
Purchase 1,099 17.0848
Purchase 3,774 16.8666
Purchase 275 17.1179
Purchase 250 16.7992
Purchase 59,141 16.9108
Purchase 588,784 16.9776
Purchase 7,868 17.0825
Purchase 300 17.1679
Purchase 49,674 17.0513
Purchase 464,019 17.0500
Purchase 679,759 17.0052
Purchase 14,650 17.0025
Purchase 16,205 16.9556
Purchase 3,818 16.9500
Purchase 19,900 16.8695
Purchase 7,620 17.0026
Purchase 5,600 16.9858
Purchase 977 17.1354
Sale 16,000 16.9698
Sale 13,749 17.0152
Sale 9,325 17.1000
Sale 8,386 17.0043
Sale 608 17.1283
Sale 208,535 17.0798
Sale 808 17.1200
Sale 2,509 17.0881
Sale 17,694 17.1000
Sale 9,567 17.0043
Sale 154,573 16.9558
Sale 979 Transfer
Sale 18,200 17.0906
Sale 8,447 17.0213
Sale 2,300 17.0800
Sale 16,048 17.1000
Sale 250 16.9312
Sale 1,989 17.1312
Sale 700 17.0525
Sale 79 17.0121
Sale 340 16.9312
Sale 2,000 16.8475
Sale 450 17.1808
Sale 19,952 16.5700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2000 16.8475
CFD Long 154573 16.9558
CFD Long 16000 16.9697
CFD Long 13749 17.0151
CFD Long 8447 17.0213
CFD Long 4663 17.0463
CFD Long 208535 17.0798
CFD Long 2509 17.0881
CFD Long 18200 17.0906
CFD Long 808 17.12
CFD Long 608 17.1282
CFD Short 3774 16.8665
CFD Short 19900 16.8695
CFD Short 2702 16.8876
CFD Short 59141 16.9108
CFD Short 95535 16.9343
CFD Short 16205 16.9556
CFD Short 588784 16.9775
CFD Short 5600 16.9858
CFD Short 6217 16.9859
CFD Short 22270 17.0025
CFD Short 679759 17.0051
CFD Short 52800 17.0736
CFD Short 7868 17.0825
CFD Short 23480 17.0966
CFD Short 105941 17.1073
CFD Short 977 17.1353
(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 10 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 1,500.0000 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 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