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 06 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 106,401,047 4.82% 1,389,976 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,009,603 0.14% 3,888,030 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,413,100 5.00% 6,030,781 0.27%
(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 38,232 19.2620
Purchase 18,633 19.1451
Purchase 473,307 19.1451
Purchase 600,156 19.2627
Purchase 47,547 19.3029
Purchase 21,854 19.1417
Purchase 24,098 19.1519
Purchase 3,735 19.1417
Purchase 20,236 19.2089
Purchase 30,055 19.1451
Purchase 1,071 19.1417
Purchase 11,015 19.2665
Purchase 8,836 19.1451
Purchase 23,428 19.2646
Purchase 2,282 19.1417
Purchase 176,703 19.1451
Purchase 17,527 18.7595
Purchase 4,300 19.1345
Purchase 60,000 19.4800
Purchase 13,655 19.1262
Purchase 2,048 19.1175
Purchase 350 Transfer
Purchase 7,303 19.1519
Purchase 129,821 19.1889
Purchase 223,983 19.2628
Purchase 205 19.1661
Purchase 25,020 19.1755
Purchase 29,655 19.1434
Purchase 20,000 18.6685
Purchase 2,793 19.1770
Purchase 156,155 19.3417
Purchase 61 Transfer
Purchase 16,138 19.1519
Purchase 12,770 19.1519
Purchase 81,104 19.1519
Purchase 17,767 19.1519
Purchase 54,436 19.1519
Purchase 12,524 19.1519
Purchase 58,543 19.1417
Purchase 29,416 19.1519
Purchase 2,148 19.1417
Purchase 33,555 19.1519
Purchase 615 19.1519
Purchase 26,346 19.1349
Purchase 3,143 19.1417
Purchase 32,250 19.2638
Purchase 18,546 19.2650
Purchase 22,055 19.2647
Purchase 25,562 19.1451
Purchase 24,618 19.2645
Purchase 2,400 19.1417
Purchase 19,575 19.1451
Purchase 17,549 19.1451
Purchase 12,300 19.1519
Purchase 1,418 19.1770
Purchase 14,780 19.1451
Purchase 8,230 19.4800
Purchase 1,804 19.1417
Sale 12,814 19.1114
Sale 442 19.1400
Sale 63 19.1400
Sale 100 19.1400
Sale 665 19.1600
Sale 1,400 19.1800
Sale 470,042 19.1620
Sale 2,303 19.1700
Sale 4,000 19.2623
Sale 706 19.1400
Sale 57 Transfer
Sale 309 19.1600
Sale 2,362 19.1248
Sale 1,965 19.1400
Sale 39 19.1400
Sale 350 Transfer
Sale 1,621 19.1790
Sale 698 19.1400
Sale 693 19.1500
Sale 1,243 19.1400
Sale 657 19.1400
Sale 820 19.1400
Sale 9 19.1400
Sale 2,300 19.1520
Sale 1,519 19.1800
Sale 35,750 19.2660
Sale 734 19.1500
Sale 61 Transfer
Sale 191,002 19.2046
Sale 200 19.0816
Sale 863 19.1500
Sale 3,200 19.1413
Sale 331 19.1600
Sale 1,172 19.1500
Sale 28,417 19.1909
Sale 643 19.1300
Sale 968 19.1600
Sale 500 19.1325
Sale 2,000 19.1400
Sale 110 19.1330
Sale 326 19.1000
Sale 1,913 19.4800
Sale 1,350 19.1486
Sale 3,018 19.1486
Sale 1,114 19.1486
Sale 46,449 19.4800
Sale 1,488 19.1800
Sale 628 19.1500
Sale 664 19.1400
Sale 200,039 19.1463
Sale 674 19.1300
Sale 1,047 19.1400
Sale 5,600 19.1691
Sale 519 19.1500
Sale 590 19.1600
Sale 118,586 19.1238
Sale 1,400 19.2650
Sale 1,230 19.1400
Sale 471 19.1400
Sale 381 19.1600
Sale 29,655 19.1434
Sale 752 19.1300
Sale 770 19.1400
Sale 962 19.1400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 118586 19.1237
CFD Long 2362 19.1247
CFD Long 7897 19.1406
CFD Long 233714 19.1407
CFD Long 3200 19.1412
CFD Long 29655 19.1433
CFD Long 200039 19.1463
CFD Long 2300 19.152
CFD Long 470042 19.1619
CFD Long 28417 19.1909
CFD Long 191002 19.2046
CFD Long 1400 19.265
CFD Long 35750 19.2659
CFD Short 20000 18.6685
CFD Short 17527 18.7595
CFD Short 2048 19.1175
CFD Short 4300 19.1345
CFD Short 25020 19.1754
CFD Short 129821 19.1888
CFD Short 20236 19.2088
CFD Short 47547 19.3029
CFD Short 156155 19.3417
(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 07 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