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 28 April 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 102,593,041 4.65% 1,573,212 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,877,228 0.13% 3,435,000 0.16%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 106,472,719 4.82% 5,760,987 0.26%
(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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 9,990 18.6535
Purchase 33,530 18.8265
Purchase 22,538 18.7837
Purchase 302,000 18.77
Purchase 10,016 18.7424
Purchase 192,528 18.7753
Purchase 270,000 18.8
Purchase 99 18.7983
Purchase 800 18.8868
Purchase 14,700 18.745
Purchase 1,000 18.68
Purchase 34,000 18.5023
Purchase 372 18.3535
Purchase 5,929 18.7874
Purchase 61,535 18.77
Purchase 528 18.49
Purchase 895 18.49
Purchase 3,093 18.49
Purchase 253 18.49
Purchase 185 18.5
Purchase 410 18.9075
Sale 406 Transfer
Sale 476 Transfer
Sale 508 Transfer
Sale 110 Transfer
Sale 496 Transfer
Sale 234 Transfer
Sale 370 Transfer
Sale 350 Transfer
Sale 326 Transfer
Sale 326 Transfer
Sale 564 Transfer
Sale 2,485 18.7664
Sale 130 Transfer
Sale 330 Transfer
Sale 506 Transfer
Sale 670 Transfer
Sale 432 Transfer
Sale 638 Transfer
Sale 340 Transfer
Sale 75 18.7717
Sale 224 Transfer
Sale 2,000 18.7469
Sale 320 Transfer
Sale 192 Transfer
Sale 470 Transfer
Sale 188 Transfer
Sale 38 18.6317
Sale 286 Transfer
Sale 418 Transfer
Sale 1,330 Transfer
Sale 390 Transfer
Sale 406 Transfer
Sale 410 Transfer
Sale 106,827 18.7678
Sale 416 Transfer
Sale 74,777 18.7677
Sale 514 Transfer
Sale 970 Transfer
Sale 561 18.9017
Sale 254 Transfer
Sale 232 Transfer
Sale 582 Transfer
Sale 470 Transfer
Sale 58 Transfer
Sale 722 Transfer
Sale 562 Transfer
Sale 202 Transfer
Sale 240 Transfer
Sale 284 Transfer
Sale 528 Transfer
Sale 17,302 18.7203
Sale 18,830 18.7601
Sale 568 Transfer
Sale 440 Transfer
Sale 646 Transfer
Sale 496 Transfer
Sale 508 Transfer
Sale 488 Transfer
Sale 785 18.84
Sale 956 Transfer
Sale 484 Transfer
Sale 752 Transfer
Sale 268 Transfer
Sale 634 Transfer
Sale 214 Transfer
Sale 1,678 Transfer
Sale 840 Transfer
Sale 538 Transfer
Sale 180 Transfer
Sale 180 Transfer
Sale 334 Transfer
Sale 46,908 18.7604
Sale 188 Transfer
Sale 542 Transfer
Sale 82 Transfer
Sale 1,603 18.7772
Sale 116 Transfer
Sale 206 Transfer
Sale 464 Transfer
Sale 100 Transfer
Sale 546 Transfer
Sale 526 Transfer
Sale 270,000 18.8
Sale 1,372 Transfer
Sale 744 Transfer
Sale 1,538 Transfer
Sale 157,883 18.765
Sale 890 Transfer
Sale 530 Transfer
Sale 716 Transfer
Sale 100 18.8315
Sale 32,440 18.77
Sale 1,050 18.82
Sale 290 18.8312
Sale 350 18.7512
Sale 809 18.35
Sale 174 Transfer
Sale 1,198 Transfer
Sale 302 Transfer
Sale 282 Transfer
Sale 202 Transfer
Sale 1,484 Transfer
Sale 744 Transfer
Sale 600 18.9035
Sale 678 Transfer
Sale 1,852 Transfer
Sale 2,588 Transfer
Sale 434 Transfer
Sale 600 Transfer
Sale 464 18.7535
Sale 422 Transfer
Sale 254 Transfer
Sale 270 Transfer
Sale 274 Transfer
Sale 8,690 18.7685
Sale 354 Transfer
Sale 690 Transfer
Sale 670 Transfer
Sale 208 Transfer
Sale 336 Transfer
Sale 342 Transfer
Sale 4,325 18.7868
Sale 270 Transfer
Sale 316 Transfer
Sale 770 Transfer
Sale 534 Transfer
Sale 214 Transfer
Sale 234 Transfer
Sale 1,186 Transfer
Sale 1,568 Transfer
Sale 76 Transfer
Sale 290 Transfer
Sale 252 Transfer
Sale 318 Transfer
Sale 258 Transfer
Sale 634 Transfer
Sale 88 Transfer
Sale 514 Transfer
Sale 880 Transfer
Sale 482 Transfer
Sale 1,782 Transfer
Sale 532 Transfer
Sale 468 Transfer
Sale 332 Transfer
Sale 194 Transfer
Sale 250 Transfer
Sale 692 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 17302 18.7203
CFD Long 2000 18.7469
CFD Long 18830 18.7601
CFD Long 46908 18.7604
CFD Long 2485 18.7664
CFD Long 181604 18.7677
CFD Long 8690 18.7684
CFD Long 1603 18.7771
CFD Short 372 18.3534
CFD Short 34000 18.5023
CFD Short 9990 18.6535
CFD Short 10016 18.7423
CFD Short 14700 18.7449
CFD Short 192528 18.7752
CFD Short 22538 18.7836
CFD Short 33530 18.8265
CFD Short 800 18.8868
(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
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.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 29 April 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 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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