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 10 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 106,346,812 4.82% 3,716,479 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,456,166 0.16% 9,037,059 0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,305,678 5.00% 13,504,538 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 52,395 17.1370
Purchase 371,215 16.9700
Purchase 35,000 17.3012
Purchase 4,988 17.2800
Purchase 114,713 17.0257
Purchase 34,856 17.1104
Purchase 85,473 17.1141
Purchase 371,215 16.9700
Purchase 35,000 17.3012
Purchase 14,000 17.0584
Purchase 18,734 17.1186
Purchase 1,000 17.2100
Purchase 500 17.0928
Purchase 3,484 16.9147
Purchase 3,035 17.2800
Purchase 409,726 17.1484
Purchase 143,716 17.1214
Purchase 3,484 16.9147
Purchase 65 Transfer
Purchase 2,083 16.9097
Purchase 137,290 16.8737
Sale 17,000 17.2202
Sale 371,215 16.9700
Sale 2,380 16.7000
Sale 409,726 17.1484
Sale 2,998 16.8500
Sale 71,261 17.1384
Sale 35,000 17.3012
Sale 15,402 17.2778
Sale 464,019 Transfer
Sale 5,430 16.9871
Sale 21,000 17.0900
Sale 26,000 17.0327
Sale 107,063 16.9190
Sale 21,441 17.0995
Sale 5,290 Transfer
Sale 4,760 17.2224
Sale 1,170 17.2800
Sale 542 17.1042
Sale 270 17.1425
Sale 9,280 17.2800
Sale 860 17.0521
Sale 208 Transfer
Sale 1,166 17.2772
Sale 141,047 17.1196
Sale 414 17.1421
Sale 65,634 17.2264
Sale 25,404 17.0746
Sale 134,102 17.1434
Sale 59 16.9921
Sale 81,260 17.1385
Sale 891,088 17.1026
Sale 27 17.0642
Sale 4,208 16.9919
Sale 65 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 107063 16.9189
CFD Long 5430 16.987
CFD Long 4208 16.9919
CFD Long 26000 17.0326
CFD Long 25404 17.0745
CFD Long 21441 17.0995
CFD Long 891088 17.1025
CFD Long 141047 17.1196
CFD Long 152521 17.1384
CFD Long 134102 17.1434
CFD Long 409726 17.1484
CFD Long 17000 17.2202
CFD Long 1166 17.2772
CFD Long 15402 17.2778
CFD Short 137290 16.8737
CFD Short 114713 17.0257
CFD Short 14000 17.0584
CFD Short 500 17.0928
CFD Short 34856 17.1103
CFD Short 85473 17.1141
CFD Short 18734 17.1185
CFD Short 143716 17.1214
CFD Short 52395 17.137
CFD Short 409726 17.1484
CFD Short 1000 17.21
CFD Short 14217 17.2766
CFD Short 35000 17.3011
(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 11 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 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 -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