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 30 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 104,469,497 4.73% 872,089 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,129,104 0.10% 4,117,755 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 107,601,051 4.88% 5,742,619 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 1,018 18.0304
Purchase 5,583 18.0034
Purchase 266,383 17.8998
Purchase 114 17.7829
Purchase 405,783 17.9004
Purchase 7,582 18.0000
Purchase 278 Transfer
Purchase 9,817 18.0000
Purchase 30,867 17.9482
Purchase 651 18.0000
Purchase 28,489 17.8625
Purchase 1,346 18.0658
Purchase 16,737 17.9581
Purchase 14,790 17.9076
Purchase 49,154 18.2123
Purchase 72,549 18.2123
Purchase 407 18.0234
Purchase 133,593 17.8970
Purchase 321,188 17.9810
Purchase 48,836 18.0000
Purchase 2,046 18.0776
Purchase 163,726 18.2123
Purchase 117 Transfer
Purchase 33,310 17.9227
Purchase 187,990 18.1300
Purchase 153,742 18.0238
Purchase 681 18.1800
Purchase 4,115 18.0000
Purchase 680 17.8700
Purchase 513 18.0000
Purchase 1,018 18.0000
Purchase 280 18.0638
Sale 27,220 17.9446
Sale 136,167 18.0259
Sale 681 18.1800
Sale 179 17.8217
Sale 665 Transfer
Sale 178 18.0935
Sale 117 Transfer
Sale 22,000 17.9725
Sale 1,603 18.0773
Sale 108,800 18.0037
Sale 9,700 18.0650
Sale 1,621 18.0000
Sale 1,071 18.0800
Sale 16,232 17.7900
Sale 11,022 18.0000
Sale 200 17.9812
Sale 360 17.8212
Sale 1,000 18.1415
Sale 550 18.0515
Sale 52,635 18.0000
Sale 1,666 18.0000
Sale 550 17.8015
Sale 1,381 18.0000
Sale 47,000 18.0000
Sale 561 18.0000
Sale 278 Transfer
Sale 2,065 18.0000
Sale 12,474 18.0000
Sale 180 17.8625
Sale 1,148 18.0000
Sale 6,972 18.0000
Sale 2,664 18.0000
Sale 7,432 18.0000
Sale 24,934 18.0000
Sale 1,000 17.8415
Sale 500 18.1212
Sale 15,383 18.0070
Sale 4,000 17.8198
Sale 400 17.8816
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4000 17.8198
CFD Long 27220 17.9445
CFD Long 22000 17.9724
CFD Long 108800 18.0037
CFD Long 15383 18.007
CFD Long 136167 18.0259
CFD Long 9700 18.065
CFD Long 1603 18.0772
CFD Short 114 17.7828
CFD Short 28489 17.8624
CFD Short 133593 17.897
CFD Short 266383 17.8998
CFD Short 405783 17.9004
CFD Short 14790 17.9076
CFD Short 33310 17.9226
CFD Short 30867 17.9482
CFD Short 16737 17.9581
CFD Short 321188 17.981
CFD Short 5583 18.0034
CFD Short 407 18.0234
CFD Short 153742 18.0238
CFD Short 1346 18.0658
CFD Short 2046 18.0775
(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) NO
Date of disclosure 01 May 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