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 20 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 102,450,526 4.64% 3,861,995 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,712,180 0.12% 4,420,152 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 106,165,156 4.81% 9,034,922 0.41%
(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 17,051 13.9058
Purchase 544,421 13.8328
Purchase 6,300 13.6790
Purchase 301,903 14.4100
Purchase 130 13.9388
Purchase 103 13.6100
Purchase 27,771 13.8358
Purchase 700,000 14.0000
Purchase 1,648 13.8985
Purchase 63,800 13.6975
Purchase 530,000 13.6213
Purchase 17,208 13.7699
Purchase 275 13.9475
Purchase 25 Transfer
Purchase 678 13.7626
Purchase 230 13.8888
Purchase 169,576 13.7257
Purchase 34,122 13.7735
Purchase 83,008 13.6100
Purchase 1,290 13.8800
Purchase 5,754 13.8317
Purchase 1,050 13.6100
Purchase 1,448 13.6126
Purchase 130,497 13.8837
Purchase 405,985 13.8215
Purchase 113,183 13.8475
Purchase 48,869 13.9208
Purchase 1,000 13.7588
Purchase 293,470 14.0400
Purchase 2,106 15.1425
Purchase 2,505 13.8234
Purchase 3,510 13.6100
Purchase 359 13.6100
Purchase 10,000 13.7000
Purchase 48,486 15.2500
Purchase 1,207 13.6100
Purchase 60,600 13.7223
Purchase 1,000 13.8675
Purchase 34,939 13.6662
Purchase 20,000 15.1500
Purchase 59,000 14.0101
Sale 3,547 13.6100
Sale 367 13.6100
Sale 8,266 13.6100
Sale 133 13.8717
Sale 24,996 13.7649
Sale 3,706 13.8595
Sale 3,330 13.7600
Sale 150 13.7712
Sale 275 13.6912
Sale 44 13.8217
Sale 85,782 13.6100
Sale 301,903 14.4100
Sale 59,000 14.0101
Sale 1,000 13.8730
Sale 700,000 14.0000
Sale 13,965 13.9749
Sale 2,106 15.1425
Sale 201 Transfer
Sale 905,474 14.0000
Sale 1,000 13.9312
Sale 89,215 13.7480
Sale 1,025 13.7225
Sale 495,055 13.8861
Sale 59,000 14.0101
Sale 600 13.8825
Sale 10,212 13.8978
Sale 10,224 13.9068
Sale 21,330 13.7841
Sale 4,133 13.6100
Sale 700,000 14.0000
Sale 83,008 13.6100
Sale 800 13.6712
Sale 81,016 14.0000
Sale 22,419 13.8700
Sale 244 14.0012
Sale 37,000 14.0179
Sale 3,441 13.8117
Sale 678 13.9773
Sale 4,568 13.6420
Sale 238,283 14.0000
Sale 20,793 13.8752
Sale 30 Transfer
Sale 229 Transfer
Sale 118,278 13.7689
Sale 31 13.7700
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
19/03/2008 Purchase 20,121 15.1932
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1448 13.6125
CFD Short 6300 13.679
CFD Short 127824 13.6865
CFD Short 63800 13.6974
CFD Short 60600 13.7223
CFD Short 678 13.7626
CFD Short 17208 13.7698
CFD Short 34122 13.7734
CFD Short 405985 13.8215
CFD Short 2505 13.8234
CFD Short 5754 13.8316
CFD Short 544421 13.8327
CFD Short 27771 13.8357
CFD Short 41752 13.8455
CFD Short 113183 13.8475
CFD Short 130497 13.8837
CFD Short 1648 13.8985
CFD Short 17051 13.9057
CFD Short 48869 13.9208
CFD Long 1520 13.5948
CFD Long 4568 13.642
CFD Long 87695 13.7506
CFD Long 3330 13.7599
CFD Long 24996 13.7648
CFD Long 118278 13.7688
CFD Long 21330 13.7841
CFD Long 3441 13.8117
CFD Long 1000 13.873
CFD Long 495055 13.8861
CFD Long 13965 13.9748
CFD Long 678 13.9773
CFD Long 59000 14.01
CFD Long 37000 14.0178
(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 25 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 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 1,700.0000 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