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 01 April 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 99,057,717 4.49% 4,996,015 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,938,255 0.18% 3,361,355 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 103,998,422 4.71% 9,110,145 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 27,891 14.6903
Purchase 2,393 14.7133
Purchase 71 Transfer
Purchase 1,000 14.8825
Purchase 284 14.6483
Purchase 5,600 14.6755
Purchase 670 14.6988
Purchase 572,067 14.6736
Purchase 37,476 14.6912
Purchase 154,694 14.6959
Purchase 1,551 14.6800
Purchase 13,240 14.6596
Purchase 529 14.6700
Purchase 58 14.6800
Purchase 476 14.7287
Purchase 115,489 14.9175
Purchase 1,705 14.6616
Purchase 6,450 14.6850
Purchase 144 14.6700
Purchase 263 14.6700
Purchase 942 14.6800
Purchase 97 14.6300
Purchase 50 14.6700
Purchase 537 14.6700
Purchase 10,000 14.7828
Purchase 810 14.6800
Purchase 67,800 14.6925
Purchase 1,566 14.6800
Purchase 4,500 14.6416
Purchase 3,630 14.8221
Purchase 172 14.6665
Purchase 500 14.6588
Purchase 5,588 14.7011
Purchase 2,847 14.7287
Purchase 1,540 14.7287
Purchase 1,600 16.1581
Purchase 16,209 14.9500
Purchase 405 14.7287
Purchase 2,249 14.7287
Purchase 688 14.8000
Purchase 500 14.6675
Purchase 886 14.7287
Purchase 7,140 14.9500
Purchase 12,575 14.9500
Purchase 885 14.7287
Purchase 2,515 14.9500
Purchase 2,981 14.9500
Purchase 4,069 14.7287
Purchase 5,753 14.7287
Sale 950 14.7812
Sale 86 Transfer
Sale 400 14.8500
Sale 482 14.6212
Sale 67 Transfer
Sale 42 14.6417
Sale 1,683 14.9472
Sale 1,339 14.6612
Sale 54,293 14.6156
Sale 8,935 14.7212
Sale 258 14.5417
Sale 6,450 14.6850
Sale 6,274 14.9178
Sale 4,409 14.8260
Sale 5,045 14.9500
Sale 88,162 14.8465
Sale 22,830 14.7005
Sale 5,352 14.5998
Sale 222 14.7417
Sale 13,853 14.9500
Sale 200 14.6912
Sale 71 Transfer
Sale 400 14.6508
Sale 3,500 14.7500
Sale 500 14.7412
Sale 350 14.5512
Sale 1,250 14.6512
Sale 380 14.6012
Sale 800 14.7612
Sale 550 14.7512
Sale 410 14.6412
Sale 630 14.6612
Sale 515 14.6825
Sale 370 14.6512
Sale 315 14.6825
Sale 250 14.6712
Sale 110 14.7112
Sale 650 14.5725
Sale 375 14.6825
Sale 500 14.6612
Sale 800 14.9400
Sale 300 16.1712
Sale 10,595 14.7342
Sale 41,700 14.6562
Sale 500 14.6512
Sale 12,700 14.8529
Sale 100 14.6512
Sale 414,329 14.6299
Sale 200 14.6212
Sale 843 14.6944
Sale 300 14.6112
Sale 188,800 14.9500
Sale 400 14.6825
Sale 300 14.6825
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 414329 14.6298
CFD Long 41700 14.6561
CFD Long 1339 14.6611
CFD Long 843 14.6944
CFD Long 22830 14.7005
CFD Long 10595 14.7342
CFD Long 4409 14.8259
CFD Long 88162 14.8465
CFD Long 400 14.85
CFD Long 12700 14.8528
CFD Long 800 14.94
CFD Long 1683 14.9471
CFD Short 4500 14.6415
CFD Short 13240 14.6595
CFD Short 1705 14.6616
CFD Short 572067 14.6736
CFD Short 5600 14.6755
CFD Short 6450 14.6849
CFD Short 37476 14.6911
CFD Short 67800 14.6925
CFD Short 154694 14.6959
CFD Short 5588 14.7011
CFD Short 10000 14.7828
CFD Short 3630 14.822
CFD Short 1000 14.8825
CFD Short 115489 14.9175
(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 02 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 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
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