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 14 March 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 106,611,839 4.83% 3,333,347 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,208,654 0.15% 4,672,763 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,800 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,824,293 5.02% 8,758,885 0.40%
(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 38,676 15.86
Purchase 126 Transfer
Purchase 965 15.655
Purchase 46,703 15.9
Purchase 1,374 15.655
Purchase 851 15.9
Purchase 7,498 15.7841
Purchase 20,874 15.34
Purchase 610 15.7775
Purchase 47,380 15.8798
Purchase 15,278 15.558
Purchase 25,944 15.707
Purchase 62 Transfer
Purchase 8,136 15.805
Purchase 93,828 15.7473
Purchase 500 15.7588
Purchase 40 15.34
Purchase 1,455 15.655
Purchase 15,453 15.9
Purchase 57,401 15.8202
Purchase 20,834 15.9
Purchase 7,025 15.7293
Purchase 2 Transfer
Purchase 2,711 15.655
Purchase 3,696 15.655
Purchase 900 15.1125
Purchase 300 15.8792
Purchase 352,263 15.8419
Purchase 93,497 15.7076
Purchase 3,871 15.9
Sale 1,338 15.75
Sale 317 15.71
Sale 1,561 15.72
Sale 670 15.73
Sale 471 15.7
Sale 2,453 15.72
Sale 736 15.87
Sale 210,258 15.8409
Sale 892 15.74
Sale 440 15.75
Sale 126 Transfer
Sale 2,511 15.73
Sale 145 15.72
Sale 345 15.75
Sale 342 15.72
Sale 2,230 15.73
Sale 99 15.7
Sale 143 15.74
Sale 5,712 15.9
Sale 1,562 15.71
Sale 1,000 15.74
Sale 282 15.74
Sale 553 15.75
Sale 1,650 15.78
Sale 1,038 15.75
Sale 39,880 15.9
Sale 1,759 15.7
Sale 892 15.72
Sale 93,828 15.7473
Sale 551 15.71
Sale 827 15.87
Sale 381,463 15.7956
Sale 63 15.7817
Sale 1,338 15.72
Sale 8,000 15.55
Sale 15,453 15.9
Sale 1,115 15.73
Sale 1,115 15.74
Sale 30,627 15.9
Sale 514 15.75
Sale 1,116 15.85
Sale 2 Transfer
Sale 120 15.85
Sale 1,563 15.75
Sale 10,766 15.6882
Sale 1,253 15.73
Sale 16,052 15.7956
Sale 12,297 15.6651
Sale 6,302 15.9
Sale 5,385 15.75
Sale 250 15.6125
Sale 892 15.75
Sale 60,000 15.85
Sale 800 15.74
Sale 64 15.872
Sale 409,757 15.7922
Sale 893 15.75
Sale 547 15.75
Sale 3,338 15.74
Sale 104,126 15.7814
Sale 20,874 15.34
Sale 175 15.6312
Sale 64,369 15.8601
Sale 345 15.72
Sale 2,456 15.75
Sale 893 15.74
Sale 2,008 15.75
Sale 345 15.74
Sale 1,116 15.86
Sale 1,505 15.71
Sale 345 15.74
Sale 345 15.74
Sale 150 15.87
Sale 32 15.74
Sale 300 15.8725
Sale 600 15.8174
Sale 1,747 15.73
Sale 345 15.72
Sale 2,175 15.78
Sale 747 15.72
Sale 315 15.74
Sale 2,677 15.73
Sale 10,201 15.655
Sale 7,186 15.7959
Sale 77 15.76
Sale 166 15.73
Sale 1,115 15.73
Sale 1,083 15.74
Sale 892 15.75
Sale 1,055 15.77
Sale 54,375 15.7924
Sale 190 15.75
Sale 703 15.78
Sale 1,239 15.7
Sale 20,834 15.9
Sale 892 15.75
Sale 893 15.72
Sale 345 15.75
Sale 220 15.6617
Sale 892 15.73
Sale 54,587 15.8149
Sale 345 15.74
Sale 894 15.86
Sale 966 15.87
Sale 429 15.6717
Sale 73,786 15.818
Sale 125 15.77
Sale 630 15.8725
Sale 893 15.75
Sale 1,340 15.85
Sale 547 15.72
Sale 202 15.74
Sale 1,562 15.72
Sale 65,805 15.5053
Sale 345 15.74
Sale 562 15.76
Sale 1,014 15.73
Sale 1,117 15.86
Sale 1,340 15.86
Sale 40 15.34
Sale 62 Transfer
Sale 2,010 15.82
Sale 275 15.85
Sale 2,903 15.75
Sale 825 15.75
Sale 893 15.85
Sale 350 15.85
Sale 2,457 15.75
Sale 547 15.71
Sale 408 15.71
Sale 894 15.77
Sale 33,847 15.8135
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 900 15.1125
CFD Short 15278 15.5579
CFD Short 25944 15.707
CFD Short 93497 15.7075
CFD Short 7025 15.7292
CFD Short 7498 15.784
CFD Short 57401 15.8202
CFD Short 352263 15.8418
CFD Short 38676 15.86
CFD Short 47380 15.8798
CFD Long 65805 15.5053
CFD Long 10766 15.6882
CFD Long 44257 15.7425
CFD Long 93828 15.7472
CFD Long 409757 15.7921
CFD Long 54375 15.7923
CFD Long 381463 15.7955
CFD Long 16052 15.7956
CFD Long 59869 15.81
CFD Long 33847 15.8134
CFD Long 54587 15.8148
CFD Long 600 15.8174
CFD Long 73786 15.8179
CFD Long 210258 15.8409
CFD Long 64369 15.86
(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
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.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 17 March 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 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,650.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 150 1,500.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
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