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 19 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 105,103,295 4.76% 2,879,103 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,916,373 0.13% 3,844,785 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,800 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 109,023,468 4.94% 7,476,663 0.34%
(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 661 14.9179
Purchase 161,630 14.8358
Purchase 430,000 15.1601
Purchase 150 14.9688
Purchase 650 15.0288
Purchase 330 14.9684
Purchase 32,198 14.4100
Purchase 5,019 14.8223
Purchase 8,487 15.0371
Purchase 5,335 14.9796
Purchase 48,069 14.6926
Purchase 765 14.9222
Purchase 97 Transfer
Purchase 18 14.8200
Purchase 2,395 15.1628
Purchase 20,121 15.1932
Purchase 137,564 14.9579
Purchase 54,918 14.5924
Purchase 48,000 15.2064
Purchase 13,965 14.4122
Purchase 20,153 14.7992
Purchase 130,082 14.7796
Purchase 83,578 15.0898
Purchase 21,200 15.1410
Purchase 20,121 15.1932
Purchase 70,000 14.7399
Purchase 309,736 15.0141
Purchase 148 Transfer
Purchase 260,349 15.1500
Purchase 13,651 14.7650
Purchase 84,084 15.1500
Purchase 325 15.1388
Purchase 430,000 15.1601
Purchase 32,216 15.1500
Purchase 77,156 15.0818
Purchase 100,000 14.4100
Purchase 7,014 14.9484
Purchase 10,060 15.1932
Purchase 1,739 14.4127
Purchase 2,100 15.1525
Purchase 600 14.6288
Sale 20,121 15.1932
Sale 8,025 14.4100
Sale 1,308 15.1900
Sale 827 15.2000
Sale 250 15.2012
Sale 350 15.1112
Sale 65,002 14.9208
Sale 600 15.2000
Sale 943 15.2000
Sale 200 15.1325
Sale 103,456 14.7332
Sale 188,862 15.2009
Sale 827 15.2000
Sale 7,698 15.1129
Sale 101 15.1517
Sale 2,395 15.1628
Sale 300 15.2012
Sale 564 15.2000
Sale 894 15.2000
Sale 355 15.2012
Sale 270 14.9512
Sale 774 14.9332
Sale 2,815 15.0317
Sale 54,918 14.5924
Sale 449 15.2000
Sale 18 14.8200
Sale 4,000 14.9825
Sale 430,000 15.1601
Sale 260,349 15.1500
Sale 897 15.2000
Sale 500 15.2000
Sale 41,687 15.0917
Sale 704 15.2000
Sale 35,430 14.8910
Sale 54,918 14.5924
Sale 455 15.1212
Sale 400 15.2100
Sale 835 15.1525
Sale 1,200 15.2000
Sale 1,013 15.2000
Sale 500 14.4912
Sale 66,486 15.0865
Sale 564 15.2000
Sale 792 15.2000
Sale 9,691 14.9512
Sale 460 15.1512
Sale 200 15.2100
Sale 87,006 14.5658
Sale 1,908 15.2000
Sale 600 15.2012
Sale 892 15.2000
Sale 10,061 14.9729
Sale 84,084 15.1500
Sale 260,322 15.1500
Sale 600 15.2012
Sale 250 15.2012
Sale 89,113 14.6857
Sale 564 15.2000
Sale 8,398 14.9700
Sale 880 15.2000
Sale 2,000 15.2000
Sale 2,395 15.1739
Sale 430,000 15.1601
Sale 32,198 14.4100
Sale 24,041 14.8870
Sale 99,305 15.1997
Sale 220 14.9525
Sale 1,360 15.2000
Sale 459 15.1700
Sale 433 15.2000
Sale 417 15.1317
Sale 753 14.5176
Sale 4,133 14.4100
Sale 564 15.2000
Sale 3,707 15.2000
Sale 1,341 15.2000
Sale 52 15.2000
Sale 32,216 15.1500
Sale 2,459 15.2000
Sale 450 15.2012
Sale 880 15.2000
Sale 130,082 14.7796
Sale 130,082 14.7796
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 13965 14.4121
CFD Short 1739 14.4127
CFD Short 70000 14.7399
CFD Short 13651 14.7649
CFD Short 20153 14.7992
CFD Short 5019 14.8223
CFD Short 161630 14.8357
CFD Short 58729 14.931
CFD Short 7014 14.9484
CFD Short 78835 14.9779
CFD Short 5335 14.9796
CFD Short 309736 15.0141
CFD Short 8487 15.037
CFD Short 77156 15.0817
CFD Short 83578 15.0897
CFD Short 21200 15.1409
CFD Short 2100 15.1525
CFD Short 430000 15.1601
CFD Short 48000 15.2064
CFD Long 753 14.5175
CFD Long 87006 14.5658
CFD Long 54918 14.5923
CFD Long 89113 14.6856
CFD Long 103456 14.7331
CFD Long 130082 14.7796
CFD Long 24041 14.8869
CFD Long 35430 14.891
CFD Long 9691 14.9511
CFD Long 10061 14.9729
CFD Long 66486 15.0865
CFD Long 41687 15.0917
CFD Long 860000 15.1601
CFD Long 20121 15.1932
CFD Long 88862 15.2008
(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 20 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 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,650.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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