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 07 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 106,156,216 4.81% 1,564,731 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,197,958 0.14% 3,423,573 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,356,624 5.00% 5,741,079 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 10,281 19.4561
Purchase 133,268 19.4112
Purchase 170,100 19.4402
Purchase 1,819 19.4000
Purchase 3,073 19.4561
Purchase 139 19.5100
Purchase 22,168 19.5160
Purchase 1,500 19.2900
Purchase 83,683 19.4174
Purchase 4,556 19.4561
Purchase 14,194 19.4174
Purchase 38,623 19.5153
Purchase 12,112 19.4800
Purchase 732 19.2865
Purchase 29,274 19.4260
Purchase 228 Transfer
Purchase 13,600 19.4141
Purchase 9,968 19.4633
Purchase 601 19.4729
Purchase 4,125 19.4233
Purchase 2,169 19.4200
Purchase 3,054 19.4512
Purchase 1,674 19.4829
Purchase 2,818 19.4537
Purchase 5,196 19.4537
Purchase 155 19.5188
Purchase 42,023 19.4389
Purchase 200 19.5280
Purchase 224,092 19.4174
Purchase 1,356 19.4000
Purchase 12,150 19.4174
Purchase 7,054 19.4174
Purchase 9,325 19.4174
Purchase 8,364 19.4174
Purchase 8,877 19.4174
Purchase 4,300 19.3947
Purchase 780 19.4000
Purchase 4,237 19.4174
Sale 1,297 19.3866
Sale 9,600 19.5231
Sale 144,402 19.4279
Sale 49,946 19.4825
Sale 25,740 19.3090
Sale 105 19.4217
Sale 163,899 19.3766
Sale 1,645 19.4718
Sale 529 19.5400
Sale 255,728 19.3878
Sale 14,977 19.5400
Sale 441 19.5400
Sale 278 19.4317
Sale 450 19.3312
Sale 225 19.3712
Sale 100 19.3215
Sale 300 19.2912
Sale 25,595 19.4057
Sale 165 19.1517
Sale 139 19.5000
Sale 1,400 19.4450
Sale 128,286 19.4711
Sale 437 19.5400
Sale 228 Transfer
Sale 354 19.5400
Sale 262,782 19.3987
Sale 15,000 19.4996
Sale 210 19.2917
Sale 31,699 19.4097
Sale 235 19.3635
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 25740 19.3089
CFD Long 163899 19.3766
CFD Long 1297 19.3865
CFD Long 255728 19.3877
CFD Long 262782 19.3986
CFD Long 25595 19.4056
CFD Long 144402 19.4278
CFD Long 1400 19.445
CFD Long 128286 19.471
CFD Long 1645 19.4717
CFD Long 49946 19.4825
CFD Long 15000 19.4996
CFD Long 9600 19.5231
CFD Short 19306 19.2812
CFD Short 1500 19.29
CFD Short 4300 19.3946
CFD Short 133268 19.4112
CFD Short 29274 19.426
CFD Short 42023 19.4388
CFD Short 170100 19.4402
CFD Short 9968 19.4633
CFD Short 601 19.4729
CFD Short 22168 19.5159
(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 08 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 1,900.00 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 350 1,450.000 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