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 29 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 103,028,703 4.67% 1,307,551 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,611,567 0.12% 3,510,713 0.16%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 106,642,720 4.83% 5,571,039 0.25%
(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 270 18.4365
Purchase 19,126 18.2363
Purchase 50,109 18.2363
Purchase 802 18.4400
Purchase 8,245 18.1800
Purchase 28,013 18.2828
Purchase 3,290 18.2373
Purchase 35,685 18.2698
Purchase 483 18.7700
Purchase 237,338 18.2776
Purchase 65,973 18.4167
Purchase 998 18.7700
Purchase 515 18.2800
Purchase 55,140 18.3671
Purchase 112,396 18.3507
Purchase 8,630 18.4436
Purchase 400 18.0988
Purchase 2,002 18.2342
Purchase 1,893 18.2340
Purchase 2,065 18.2343
Purchase 1,572 18.2338
Purchase 2,753 18.2360
Purchase 4,609 18.1800
Purchase 385 18.1588
Purchase 624 18.1800
Purchase 1,332 18.1800
Purchase 937 18.2324
Purchase 3,385 18.1800
Sale 200 18.3270
Sale 27,891 18.3154
Sale 27,839 18.2242
Sale 131 18.2317
Sale 483 18.7700
Sale 7,207 18.1900
Sale 59,937 18.2155
Sale 314 18.1800
Sale 20,836 18.2938
Sale 34,145 18.2511
Sale 108 Transfer
Sale 998 18.7700
Sale 148 18.1817
Sale 23,285 18.3409
Sale 257 18.4225
Sale 850 18.0712
Sale 956 18.2205
Sale 6,568 18.2388
Sale 55 18.2835
Sale 1,100 18.2697
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 59937 18.2154
CFD Long 27839 18.2241
CFD Long 6568 18.2387
CFD Long 34145 18.2511
CFD Long 1100 18.2697
CFD Long 20836 18.2938
CFD Long 27891 18.3153
CFD Long 200 18.327
CFD Long 23285 18.3408
CFD Short 35685 18.2697
CFD Short 237338 18.2775
CFD Short 28013 18.2827
CFD Short 112396 18.3506
CFD Short 55140 18.3671
CFD Short 65973 18.4167
CFD Short 8630 18.4435
(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 30 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 1,700.0000 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 -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