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 02 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 104,847,024 4.75% 819,467 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,147,082 0.10% 3,927,219 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 107,996,556 4.89% 5,499,461 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 78,313 18.5319
Purchase 14,261 18.0954
Purchase 6,019 18.1800
Purchase 40,177 18.2888
Purchase 5,733 18.1800
Purchase 7,018 18.6669
Purchase 18,284 18.6097
Purchase 12,183 18.7034
Purchase 34,760 18.7600
Purchase 3,784 18.7600
Purchase 136,478 18.1993
Purchase 12,563 18.0898
Purchase 65,000 18.7600
Purchase 5,600 18.1277
Purchase 244 Transfer
Purchase 921 18.1783
Sale 532 18.2620
Sale 35,391 18.3329
Sale 26,212 18.1702
Sale 139 18.0735
Sale 34,895 18.6483
Sale 5 18.0835
Sale 48,477 18.5215
Sale 3,462 18.6745
Sale 500 18.6769
Sale 48,660 18.7600
Sale 37,016 18.0000
Sale 23,196 18.6748
Sale 11,252 18.0978
Sale 200 18.1615
Sale 250 18.1515
Sale 100 18.1815
Sale 150 18.3112
Sale 400 18.3112
Sale 12,180 18.0750
Sale 300 18.1712
Sale 44,686 18.2834
Sale 250 18.3112
Sale 300 17.9212
Sale 5,380 18.7564
Sale 20,236 18.7572
Sale 495 18.2635
Sale 4,269 18.0800
Sale 779 18.1765
Sale 52,200 18.6616
Sale 270 18.5637
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 12180 18.0749
CFD Long 26212 18.1702
CFD Long 779 18.1765
CFD Long 44686 18.2833
CFD Long 35391 18.3329
CFD Long 48477 18.5215
CFD Long 34895 18.6483
CFD Long 52200 18.6615
CFD Long 3462 18.6745
CFD Long 500 18.6769
CFD Long 5380 18.7564
CFD Long 20236 18.7571
CFD Short 12563 18.0898
CFD Short 14261 18.0953
CFD Short 136478 18.1993
CFD Short 40177 18.2887
CFD Short 78313 18.5319
CFD Short 18284 18.6096
CFD Short 7018 18.6668
CFD Short 12183 18.7034
(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 06 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 1,500.0000 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