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 02 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 100,491,950 4.55% 3,543,589 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,540,061 0.12% 3,362,555 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,034,461 4.71% 7,658,919 0.35%
(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 559 15.3000
Purchase 62,288 15.3252
Purchase 3,263 15.2814
Purchase 820,187 15.2166
Purchase 10,261 15.2560
Purchase 18,280 15.1594
Purchase 6,090 15.2385
Purchase 1,000 15.3788
Purchase 342 15.4025
Purchase 1,200 15.0400
Purchase 89,817 15.1056
Purchase 5,032 15.2800
Purchase 23,806 15.3150
Purchase 23,806 15.3122
Purchase 2,698 15.3231
Purchase 667,589 15.0679
Purchase 18,952 15.2202
Purchase 5,320 15.1556
Purchase 25,000 15.2800
Purchase 200 15.0988
Purchase 900 15.1388
Purchase 800 15.2688
Purchase 30 Transfer
Purchase 325 15.0488
Purchase 1,020 14.9675
Purchase 600 15.1088
Purchase 35,000 14.9434
Purchase 8,144 15.2709
Purchase 77,826 15.2935
Sale 1,182 15.2771
Sale 23,806 15.3150
Sale 6,453 15.2460
Sale 145 15.3817
Sale 17,635 15.2281
Sale 117 15.1217
Sale 16,311 15.0356
Sale 6,714 15.1349
Sale 633 14.9300
Sale 18,280 15.1594
Sale 179 14.6717
Sale 89,465 15.1650
Sale 115,379 15.2300
Sale 18,280 15.1662
Sale 1,025 15.3512
Sale 50 15.3212
Sale 188 15.2212
Sale 530 15.0512
Sale 275 15.2525
Sale 300 15.0620
Sale 800 15.3212
Sale 180 15.2312
Sale 255 15.3612
Sale 200 15.3312
Sale 1,055 15.2399
Sale 220 14.9312
Sale 25,819 14.9401
Sale 793 15.3612
Sale 403 Transfer
Sale 325 15.0412
Sale 350 15.2112
Sale 15,139 15.2800
Sale 1,917 Transfer
Sale 940 15.2871
Sale 54,120 15.1608
Sale 110 15.3517
Sale 559 15.2900
Sale 3,700 15.1105
Sale 7,696 14.9800
Sale 30 Transfer
Sale 44,144 15.0594
Sale 400 15.3625
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 25819 14.94
CFD Long 16311 15.0355
CFD Long 44144 15.0594
CFD Long 3700 15.1105
CFD Long 6714 15.1348
CFD Long 89465 15.1649
CFD Long 115379 15.2299
CFD Long 6453 15.246
CFD Long 1182 15.277
CFD Long 940 15.287
CFD Short 35000 14.9434
CFD Short 1200 15.04
CFD Short 667589 15.0679
CFD Short 89817 15.1055
CFD Short 5320 15.1555
CFD Short 820187 15.2166
CFD Short 6090 15.2385
CFD Short 10261 15.2559
CFD Short 8144 15.2708
CFD Short 3263 15.2814
CFD Short 62288 15.3252
CFD Short 342 15.4024
(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 03 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 -500 950.0000 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
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
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