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 27 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 98,702,304 4.47% 5,564,055 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,472,133 0.20% 3,407,942 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,176,887 4.72% 9,724,772 0.44%
(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 3,912 14.6320
Purchase 2,032 14.7754
Purchase 97 Transfer
Purchase 20,000 14.6328
Purchase 27,320 14.6815
Purchase 257,100 14.6514
Purchase 8,053 14.8146
Purchase 5,570 14.7173
Purchase 130 14.7983
Purchase 278 Transfer
Purchase 53,000 14.6562
Purchase 1,000 14.5613
Purchase 27,750 14.7300
Purchase 2,200 14.6009
Purchase 50,065 14.6189
Purchase 48,522 14.7300
Purchase 36,953 14.5000
Purchase 230 14.7988
Purchase 586 14.7300
Purchase 696 14.5736
Purchase 1,000 14.8088
Purchase 800 14.5790
Purchase 1,075 14.7488
Purchase 500 14.7688
Sale 26,810 14.7225
Sale 895 14.8300
Sale 747 14.8335
Sale 1,403 14.7564
Sale 9,275 14.7270
Sale 712 14.7400
Sale 108 14.6117
Sale 1,119 14.8200
Sale 586,386 14.7600
Sale 78 14.6420
Sale 36,953 14.5000
Sale 5,020 14.7000
Sale 23,795 14.7737
Sale 593,245 14.7038
Sale 4,000 14.5300
Sale 54,561 14.7271
Sale 895 14.8300
Sale 500 14.6212
Sale 1,803 14.8200
Sale 2,589 14.7300
Sale 4,763 14.7583
Sale 900 14.6112
Sale 671 14.8000
Sale 8,053 14.8146
Sale 881 14.8200
Sale 17,400 14.5496
Sale 1,789 14.8200
Sale 97 Transfer
Sale 822 14.6800
Sale 500 14.7612
Sale 48 14.8017
Sale 550 14.6712
Sale 20,665 14.7300
Sale 1,700 14.8005
Sale 300 14.6416
Sale 48 14.6017
Sale 17,118 14.7040
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 593245 14.7037
CFD Long 17118 14.704
CFD Long 26810 14.7225
CFD Long 9275 14.7269
CFD Long 54561 14.727
CFD Long 1403 14.7563
CFD Long 4763 14.7583
CFD Long 586386 14.76
CFD Long 23795 14.7736
CFD Long 1700 14.8005
CFD Long 8053 14.8146
CFD Short 1000 14.5613
CFD Short 2200 14.6009
CFD Short 50065 14.6189
CFD Short 3912 14.632
CFD Short 20000 14.6327
CFD Short 257100 14.6514
CFD Short 53000 14.6561
CFD Short 27320 14.6814
CFD Short 5570 14.7172
CFD Short 2032 14.7753
(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 28 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