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 31 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 98,861,757 4.48% 5,387,258 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,333,379 0.20% 3,357,030 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,197,586 4.72% 9,497,063 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 258 Transfer
Purchase 4,359 14.9500
Purchase 2,000 14.5463
Purchase 3,080 14.8489
Purchase 30,240 14.9500
Purchase 64 Transfer
Purchase 7,453 14.9500
Purchase 2,503 14.9500
Purchase 16,624 14.9500
Purchase 4,810 14.7706
Purchase 6,196 14.9500
Purchase 8,991 14.6631
Purchase 4,624 14.9500
Purchase 2,033 14.9500
Purchase 5,580 14.8846
Purchase 93 14.8100
Purchase 5,700 14.8988
Purchase 220,705 14.7385
Purchase 60,845 14.8601
Purchase 21,000 14.9500
Purchase 2,695 14.9219
Purchase 10,000 14.9128
Purchase 10,020 14.8863
Purchase 15,138 14.9500
Purchase 36,685 14.5900
Purchase 600 14.7975
Purchase 190 14.9488
Purchase 400 14.8088
Purchase 600 14.6400
Purchase 7,800 14.5462
Purchase 72,927 14.8253
Purchase 195 14.8375
Purchase 520 14.8188
Purchase 9,134 14.9500
Purchase 3,068 14.9500
Purchase 8,311 14.5900
Purchase 119 Transfer
Purchase 18,360 14.9500
Purchase 28,185 14.9500
Purchase 1,000 14.8280
Purchase 16,624 14.9500
Purchase 3,433 14.7517
Sale 983 14.8420
Sale 104,869 14.6479
Sale 1,682 14.9472
Sale 5,304 14.8846
Sale 6,000 14.8072
Sale 83,970 14.8884
Sale 5,010 14.8814
Sale 30,306 14.7867
Sale 253 14.7600
Sale 6,454 14.8157
Sale 258 Transfer
Sale 22,144 14.6896
Sale 178 14.5417
Sale 467 14.5349
Sale 86 14.9017
Sale 484 Transfer
Sale 400 14.9004
Sale 5,580 14.8846
Sale 2,394 14.9500
Sale 380 14.8312
Sale 200 14.9108
Sale 9,134 14.9500
Sale 900 14.8912
Sale 16,624 14.9500
Sale 400 14.9508
Sale 200 14.5212
Sale 200 14.8312
Sale 780 14.5612
Sale 700 14.5310
Sale 205 14.8708
Sale 594 14.7725
Sale 7,453 14.9500
Sale 64 Transfer
Sale 119 Transfer
Sale 158 14.8235
Sale 1,800 14.7169
Sale 500 14.8100
Sale 1,100 14.5176
Sale 9,325 14.9500
Sale 168,847 14.8582
Sale 654 Transfer
Sale 1,600 14.7700
Sale 550 14.9808
Sale 325 14.8600
Sale 920 14.9500
Sale 1,122 14.9500
Sale 175 14.7712
Sale 14,413 14.8441
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1100 14.5176
CFD Long 104869 14.6478
CFD Long 1800 14.7168
CFD Long 1600 14.77
CFD Long 30306 14.7867
CFD Long 6000 14.8071
CFD Long 500 14.81
CFD Long 6454 14.8157
CFD Long 14413 14.844
CFD Long 168847 14.8581
CFD Long 5010 14.8813
CFD Long 5580 14.8845
CFD Long 83970 14.8884
CFD Long 1682 14.9471
CFD Long 7855 14.9545
CFD Short 7800 14.5461
CFD Short 2000 14.5463
CFD Short 600 14.64
CFD Short 8991 14.6631
CFD Short 220705 14.7385
CFD Short 3433 14.7517
CFD Short 4810 14.7705
CFD Short 72927 14.8252
CFD Short 3080 14.8488
CFD Short 60845 14.8601
CFD Short 5580 14.8845
CFD Short 10020 14.8863
CFD Short 5700 14.8987
CFD Short 10000 14.9128
(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 01 April 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