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 01 May 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 104,817,868 4.75% 873,889 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,130,904 0.10% 3,876,162 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 107,951,222 4.89% 5,502,826 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 208 18.3438
Purchase 7,877 18.2821
Purchase 386 18.4429
Purchase 173,942 17.9515
Purchase 8,645 18.5250
Purchase 800 18.3765
Purchase 5,335 18.2821
Purchase 258,923 18.1800
Purchase 203 Transfer
Purchase 105,066 18.2981
Purchase 17,777 18.2821
Purchase 18,500 18.2218
Purchase 183 Transfer
Purchase 77,076 17.9515
Purchase 6,814 18.0562
Purchase 52,221 17.9515
Purchase 11,251 18.2190
Purchase 10,620 18.2270
Purchase 550 18.4185
Purchase 4,807 17.8726
Purchase 3,831 18.5250
Purchase 153 18.4183
Purchase 570 18.4429
Purchase 5,017 18.2924
Purchase 7,407 18.2924
Purchase 1,286 18.4429
Purchase 16,716 18.2924
Purchase 2,595 18.5250
Purchase 32,743 17.9527
Sale 276,511 18.1962
Sale 2,657 17.9880
Sale 203 Transfer
Sale 13,300 18.4321
Sale 183 Transfer
Sale 4,445 18.5100
Sale 40,074 17.9000
Sale 733 18.3015
Sale 828 18.4224
Sale 1,170 18.2912
Sale 1,800 18.1403
Sale 200 18.5715
Sale 48 18.4624
Sale 26,235 17.9094
Sale 104 18.3517
Sale 108,699 18.0638
Sale 5,000 18.1600
Sale 563 18.4220
Sale 78 18.2917
Sale 300 18.3815
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 26235 17.9094
CFD Long 2657 17.988
CFD Long 108699 18.0637
CFD Long 1800 18.1402
CFD Long 5000 18.16
CFD Long 276511 18.1962
CFD Long 13300 18.4321
CFD Short 4807 17.8725
CFD Short 32743 17.9526
CFD Short 6814 18.0562
CFD Short 11251 18.2189
CFD Short 18500 18.2217
CFD Short 10620 18.2269
CFD Short 105066 18.298
CFD Short 208 18.3437
CFD Short 800 18.3765
(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 02 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