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 11 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 105,809,213 4.79% 4,223,501 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,955,027 0.18% 9,000,083 0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,266,940 5.00% 13,974,584 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 75,000 17.2302
Purchase 27,497 17.1819
Purchase 213 16.9527
Purchase 15,402 17.2499
Purchase 20,455 17.2911
Purchase 14,650 17.3222
Purchase 76,885 17.2955
Purchase 71,027 17.2146
Purchase 311 17.4758
Purchase 23,695 16.9500
Purchase 3,683 16.9500
Purchase 140,256 16.9500
Purchase 200 17.1300
Purchase 4,986 16.9500
Purchase 2,083 16.9097
Purchase 15,798 17.1000
Purchase 21,443 17.5388
Purchase 66,284 17.3151
Purchase 180 16.9975
Purchase 1,200 17.1200
Purchase 400 17.3779
Purchase 287 17.2779
Purchase 600 17.2679
Purchase 303,020 17.3063
Sale 29,872 17.1967
Sale 448 17.4000
Sale 209 17.2100
Sale 118 17.4000
Sale 1,343 17.1600
Sale 1,567 17.1800
Sale 447 17.2100
Sale 671 17.2000
Sale 673 17.1500
Sale 1,161 17.3600
Sale 447 17.2100
Sale 896 17.2800
Sale 657 17.1700
Sale 447 17.1800
Sale 673 17.3600
Sale 600 17.4000
Sale 262 17.4000
Sale 700 17.1600
Sale 75,986 17.3374
Sale 447 17.2400
Sale 77,261 17.3031
Sale 448 17.2800
Sale 1,120 17.1700
Sale 756 17.4000
Sale 613,848 17.2020
Sale 3,541 17.4050
Sale 167 17.1600
Sale 1,343 17.4000
Sale 672 17.3600
Sale 447 17.1800
Sale 625 17.2900
Sale 895 17.1600
Sale 449 17.1700
Sale 717 17.3900
Sale 1,343 17.1600
Sale 449 17.1900
Sale 686 17.2200
Sale 448 17.1700
Sale 100 17.1800
Sale 174 17.4621
Sale 447 17.2100
Sale 101 17.0342
Sale 700 17.1900
Sale 668 17.1500
Sale 945 17.4000
Sale 67 17.1700
Sale 643 17.1600
Sale 447 17.1700
Sale 448 17.1600
Sale 500 17.4000
Sale 672 17.1800
Sale 171 17.4100
Sale 447 17.1600
Sale 1,120 17.1600
Sale 841 17.1700
Sale 948 17.4100
Sale 671 17.2000
Sale 19,777 17.2567
Sale 658 17.1800
Sale 625 17.3900
Sale 900 17.1600
Sale 437 17.2400
Sale 671 17.3600
Sale 1,299 17.1900
Sale 447 17.1800
Sale 21,443 17.5388
Sale 75 17.3021
Sale 1,250 17.1800
Sale 448 17.1600
Sale 447 17.3600
Sale 660 17.5121
Sale 4 17.1600
Sale 192 17.1800
Sale 160 17.2621
Sale 671 17.2000
Sale 447 17.1700
Sale 39 17.1800
Sale 449 17.2000
Sale 895 17.2100
Sale 329 17.4000
Sale 253 17.4000
Sale 136 17.1800
Sale 644 17.1800
Sale 448 17.4000
Sale 448 17.1600
Sale 800 17.4000
Sale 8,161 17.0579
Sale 47 17.4542
Sale 448 17.1800
Sale 682 17.4000
Sale 3,375 17.1267
Sale 4,142 17.2558
Sale 15,798 17.1000
Sale 600 17.2842
Sale 800 17.1612
Sale 140,619 16.9500
Sale 365 17.2100
Sale 447 17.3000
Sale 447 17.3800
Sale 447 17.3100
Sale 10 17.2400
Sale 492 17.2000
Sale 300 17.1600
Sale 1,000 17.2771
Sale 1,119 17.1800
Sale 447 17.2100
Sale 622 17.4000
Sale 447 17.1600
Sale 978 17.2100
Sale 447 17.1900
Sale 447 17.1700
Sale 380 17.1700
Sale 671 17.1800
Sale 462 17.2000
Sale 281,456 17.3037
Sale 448 17.4000
Sale 1,559 17.1600
Sale 438 17.4000
Sale 1,390 17.2900
Sale 500 17.3900
Sale 12,479 16.9500
Sale 1,791 17.1800
Sale 703 17.6000
Sale 406 17.3600
Sale 1,791 17.4000
Sale 1,343 17.1700
Sale 1,120 17.1800
Sale 671 17.2000
Sale 556 17.1800
Sale 5,600 17.2366
Sale 672 17.1700
Sale 224 17.1800
Sale 504 17.1500
Sale 1,119 17.1600
Sale 447 17.1800
Sale 186 17.4000
Sale 27,870 17.1902
Sale 480 17.1800
Sale 147 17.1600
Sale 447 17.1800
Sale 77 17.0742
Sale 447 17.1700
Sale 400 17.3900
Sale 6,000 17.2500
Sale 671 17.2800
Sale 311 17.1800
Sale 756 17.1800
Sale 1,400 17.1700
Sale 15 17.1700
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
13/06/2008 Sale 1,388 18.2225
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 27870 17.1901
CFD Long 29872 17.1967
CFD Long 613848 17.202
CFD Long 5600 17.2366
CFD Long 19777 17.2567
CFD Long 1000 17.2771
CFD Long 77261 17.3031
CFD Long 281456 17.3036
CFD Long 75986 17.3373
CFD Long 21443 17.5387
CFD Short 213 16.9527
CFD Short 1200 17.12
CFD Short 200 17.13
CFD Short 27497 17.1819
CFD Short 71027 17.2145
CFD Short 15402 17.2499
CFD Short 20455 17.291
CFD Short 76885 17.2954
CFD Short 303020 17.3063
CFD Short 66284 17.315
CFD Short 14650 17.3222
CFD Short 21443 17.5387
(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 14 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