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 25 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 99,727,294 4.52% 4,684,261 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,571,046 0.16% 3,534,118 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,300,790 4.73% 8,971,154 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 19,670 14.1159
Purchase 751 14.1400
Purchase 615 14.2400
Purchase 2,442 14.3000
Purchase 878 14.0318
Purchase 1,083 14.3000
Purchase 1,375 14.3000
Purchase 5,591 14.2352
Purchase 2,963 14.1400
Purchase 12,298 14.3000
Purchase 400 14.2988
Purchase 45,000 14.3000
Purchase 175 14.2388
Purchase 3,707 14.3000
Purchase 888 14.3000
Purchase 1,310 14.1415
Purchase 36,256 14.2052
Purchase 43,500 14.3000
Purchase 22,493 14.2100
Purchase 34,198 14.3000
Purchase 100,791 13.6000
Purchase 3,707 14.3000
Purchase 20,000 14.3027
Purchase 750 14.3388
Purchase 487 14.0772
Purchase 164,300 14.3000
Purchase 301,903 14.1350
Purchase 55,231 14.1838
Sale 2,777 14.3000
Sale 4,231 14.3000
Sale 774,454 14.1694
Sale 577 14.2325
Sale 397 14.1217
Sale 85 14.1552
Sale 500 14.1616
Sale 26,100 14.2800
Sale 215 14.2517
Sale 500 14.2512
Sale 1,481 14.3000
Sale 2,300 14.2268
Sale 301,903 14.1350
Sale 13,140 14.1246
Sale 13,322 14.1745
Sale 2,442 14.3000
Sale 180 14.2425
Sale 647 14.0877
Sale 301,903 14.1350
Sale 10,113 14.3000
Sale 500 14.3400
Sale 1,746 14.3000
Sale 944 14.3000
Sale 264,471 14.3000
Sale 232,279 14.3000
Sale 22,831 14.2116
Sale 13,535 14.3000
Sale 2,977 14.3000
Sale 2,841 14.3000
Sale 10,420 14.1667
Sale 60,043 14.3000
Sale 8,400 14.2767
Sale 2,633 14.3000
Sale 34,903 14.1745
Sale 44,000 14.3000
Sale 29,081 14.3000
Sale 29,908 14.3000
Sale 6,023 14.3000
Sale 330 14.1425
Sale 16,190 14.2096
Sale 3,707 14.3000
Sale 12,937 14.3000
Sale 100 14.2825
Sale 91,841 14.3000
Sale 3,090 14.3000
Sale 266,561 14.1996
Sale 1,381 14.3000
Sale 615 14.2400
Sale 650 14.1916
Sale 201 14.1417
Sale 300 14.1425
Sale 16,572 14.3000
Sale 67 Transfer
Sale 12,298 14.3000
Sale 878 14.0582
Sale 797,115 14.1750
Sale 9,388 14.3000
Sale 17,423 14.3000
Sale 1,753 14.2973
Sale 1,754 14.1435
Sale 350 14.1425
Sale 615 14.2400
Sale 2,582 14.3000
Sale 68,363 14.3000
Sale 30,600 14.1153
Sale 28,406 14.3000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 100791 13.6
CFD Short 878 14.0318
CFD Short 487 14.0772
CFD Short 19670 14.1158
CFD Short 1310 14.1414
CFD Short 55231 14.1838
CFD Short 36256 14.2051
CFD Short 5591 14.2352
CFD Short 20000 14.3027
CFD Long 878 14.0581
CFD Long 647 14.0876
CFD Long 30600 14.1153
CFD Long 13140 14.1246
CFD Long 10420 14.1667
CFD Long 774454 14.1694
CFD Long 48225 14.1744
CFD Long 797115 14.175
CFD Long 266561 14.1996
CFD Long 16190 14.2096
CFD Long 22831 14.2116
CFD Long 2300 14.2268
CFD Long 1753 14.2972
(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 26 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