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 28 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 98,723,876 4.47% 5,398,574 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,316,307 0.20% 3,363,453 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,042,633 4.71% 9,514,802 0.43%
(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 6,410 14.8374
Purchase 21,921 14.9711
Purchase 343,962 14.9390
Purchase 42,000 14.7884
Purchase 3,804 14.8064
Purchase 17,046 14.7600
Purchase 10,000 14.7600
Purchase 399 14.7600
Purchase 650 15.0375
Purchase 3,796 14.8254
Purchase 6,840 14.8163
Purchase 59 14.7600
Purchase 1,705 14.7628
Purchase 15,185 14.8021
Purchase 10,000 14.8028
Purchase 7,891 14.7600
Purchase 6,702 14.7600
Purchase 302 14.7667
Purchase 221,220 15.0044
Purchase 21,000 14.9524
Purchase 9,823 14.7600
Purchase 1,000 14.7813
Purchase 25,418 14.7884
Purchase 1,000 15.0080
Sale 264 14.9917
Sale 1,153 14.8100
Sale 3,131 14.8000
Sale 1,076 14.7900
Sale 1,809 14.8000
Sale 456 14.8100
Sale 127 14.8000
Sale 6,012 14.8051
Sale 1,119 14.8000
Sale 31,425 15.0357
Sale 280 14.8100
Sale 5,217 14.8136
Sale 51 14.8000
Sale 895 14.7900
Sale 980 14.7900
Sale 500 14.8100
Sale 187 14.8100
Sale 468 14.8000
Sale 650 14.8000
Sale 269 14.8100
Sale 647 14.8341
Sale 1,534 14.7900
Sale 1,234 14.8000
Sale 15,000 14.7972
Sale 291 14.7900
Sale 139 14.7900
Sale 4,740 14.7900
Sale 3,135 14.7872
Sale 1,528 14.7900
Sale 312 14.7900
Sale 714 14.7900
Sale 849 14.8000
Sale 650 14.7900
Sale 600 14.7900
Sale 103,394 14.8501
Sale 6,000 14.7791
Sale 246 14.7900
Sale 1,660 14.7900
Sale 38 14.7900
Sale 650 14.7900
Sale 1,199 14.7900
Sale 276 14.8000
Sale 1,003 14.7900
Sale 584 14.7900
Sale 1,118 14.8000
Sale 1,118 14.8000
Sale 62 14.7900
Sale 895 14.8000
Sale 12,955 14.8298
Sale 1,140 14.7800
Sale 413 14.8100
Sale 1,000 14.8912
Sale 1,660 14.8000
Sale 225 15.1125
Sale 280 15.0512
Sale 300 14.9000
Sale 800 15.0225
Sale 400 14.9000
Sale 650 14.9000
Sale 250 14.9000
Sale 1,207 14.7600
Sale 150 15.0225
Sale 88,33 14.8189
Sale 21 14.8000
Sale 805 14.8000
Sale 1,300 14.7184
Sale 200 14.9000
Sale 1,000 14.9000
Sale 54,286 15.0009
Sale 37,379 15.0009
Sale 29,801 14.7600
Sale 400 15.1225
Sale 700 14.7712
Sale 575 14.9000
Sale 585 14.9000
Sale 2,461 14.7800
Sale 500 14.9000
Sale 300 14.9000
Sale 760 14.9000
Sale 300 14.9000
Sale 200 14.9000
Sale 300 14.9000
Sale 750 14.9000
Sale 90 14.8000
Sale 1,789 14.8000
Sale 651 14.8100
Sale 878 14.8081
Sale 227,621 14.8382
Sale 619 14.8000
Sale 300 14.7900
Sale 650 14.7700
Sale 1,341 14.8000
Sale 36,953 14.5000
Sale 78 14.7900
Sale 21 14.7700
Sale 1,119 14.8000
Sale 500 14.7900
Sale 1,248 14.7900
Sale 1,500 14.7900
Sale 574 14.7900
Sale 938 14.7900
Sale 641 14.7900
Sale 589 14.8000
Sale 500 14.7900
Sale 1,300 14.8000
Sale 1,000 14.7900
Sale 48,522 14.7300
Sale 590 14.8100
Sale 59 14.7600
Sale 3,804 14.7900
Sale 2,543 14.8000
Sale 42,000 14.7884
Sale 1,119 14.7900
Sale 2,548 14.7900
Sale 175 14.8000
Sale 100 14.7900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1300 14.7184
CFD Long 6000 14.779
CFD Long 3135 14.7871
CFD Long 42000 14.7883
CFD Long 15000 14.7971
CFD Long 6012 14.8051
CFD Long 878 14.8081
CFD Long 5217 14.8136
CFD Long 88339 14.8189
CFD Long 227621 14.8382
CFD Long 103394 14.8501
CFD Long 31425 15.0356
CFD Short 1705 14.7628
CFD Short 1000 14.7813
CFD Short 10000 14.8028
CFD Short 3804 14.8064
CFD Short 6840 14.8162
CFD Short 3796 14.8253
CFD Short 6410 14.8374
CFD Short 343962 14.9389
CFD Short 21000 14.9523
CFD Short 21921 14.9711
CFD Short 221220 15.0043
(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 31 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 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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