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 14 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 106,211,796 4.81% 3,999,615 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,717,458 0.17% 9,147,806 0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 502,700 0.02% 751,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,431,954 5.00% 13,898,421 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 1,000 17.4100
Purchase 63,348 17.4489
Purchase 2,004 17.4880
Purchase 1,016 17.4700
Purchase 186,672 17.5403
Purchase 5,068 17.4855
Purchase 892 17.4710
Purchase 14,878 16.9500
Purchase 97,041 17.5731
Purchase 500 17.2829
Purchase 890 Transfer
Purchase 42,226 17.4735
Purchase 57,043 17.4855
Purchase 1,195 17.5691
Purchase 890 17.2828
Purchase 113,141 17.4882
Purchase 175 17.2837
Purchase 2,492 17.4700
Purchase 798 17.4700
Purchase 1,133 17.2200
Purchase 586 17.2200
Purchase 43,282 17.4700
Purchase 660 17.2479
Sale 890 Transfer
Sale 507 17.6200
Sale 14,878 16.9500
Sale 72,400 17.5083
Sale 15,791 17.5346
Sale 221 17.2505
Sale 41 17.2800
Sale 500 17.2812
Sale 40 17.5142
Sale 440 17.5012
Sale 51,106 17.5401
Sale 894 17.4672
Sale 450 17.4321
Sale 57 17.6642
Sale 192 17.4942
Sale 45,264 17.5093
Sale 300 17.4325
Sale 3,322 17.6300
Sale 600 17.4542
Sale 25,000 17.4700
Sale 454 17.6035
Sale 1,000 17.4100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1000 17.41
CFD Long 894 17.4672
CFD Long 72400 17.5082
CFD Long 45264 17.5093
CFD Long 15791 17.5345
CFD Long 51106 17.54
CFD Long 507 17.62
CFD Short 890 17.2827
CFD Short 500 17.2829
CFD Short 1000 17.41
CFD Short 63348 17.4489
CFD Short 2429 17.4666
CFD Short 892 17.471
CFD Short 42226 17.4734
CFD Short 5068 17.4854
CFD Short 57043 17.4855
CFD Short 2004 17.4879
CFD Short 113141 17.4882
CFD Short 186672 17.5402
CFD Short 97041 17.5731
(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 15 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