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 03 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 99,739,189 4.52% 4,260,936 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,339,922 0.15% 3,352,885 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,081,561 4.72% 8,366,596 0.38%
(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 62,358 15.3933
Purchase 320 15.3588
Purchase 2,790 15.6000
Purchase 500 15.3888
Purchase 1,547 15.5369
Purchase 425 15.5388
Purchase 7,915 15.3657
Purchase 33,404 15.5119
Purchase 320 15.4588
Purchase 3,745 15.4900
Purchase 603 15.5330
Purchase 5,294 15.5564
Purchase 171,864 15.4927
Purchase 9,883 15.5111
Purchase 5,294 15.5554
Purchase 25,000 15.5481
Purchase 60,345 15.5128
Purchase 693 15.2800
Purchase 3,911 15.3970
Purchase 15,000 15.4796
Purchase 17,955 15.6000
Purchase 625 15.4988
Purchase 350 15.6188
Purchase 650 15.5488
Purchase 40,123 15.4418
Purchase 370 15.5188
Purchase 5,032 15.6000
Purchase 660 15.5188
Purchase 7,105 15.6000
Purchase 2,516 15.6000
Purchase 439 15.6000
Purchase 275 15.6000
Sale 13,296 15.4930
Sale 43,720 15.4331
Sale 253,708 15.5059
Sale 374,161 15.4795
Sale 4,380 15.4700
Sale 5,294 15.5564
Sale 328 15.6000
Sale 2,387 15.5189
Sale 314 Transfer
Sale 3,600 15.4941
Sale 171 15.4017
Sale 38,800 15.4312
Sale 66,667 15.5675
Sale 3,745 15.4900
Sale 3,745 15.4900
Sale 693 15.4700
Sale 5,494 15.4695
Sale 4,400 15.0800
Sale 82,116 15.5127
Sale 897 15.6000
Sale 500 15.4212
Sale 200 15.4112
Sale 8,311 15.6000
Sale 140 15.5112
Sale 36,685 15.5232
Sale 255 15.4512
Sale 750 15.3812
Sale 300 15.4112
Sale 500 15.4112
Sale 350 15.5112
Sale 700 15.3725
Sale 500 15.5325
Sale 7,600 15.5343
Sale 348 15.4425
Sale 263 15.5970
Sale 320 15.4512
Sale 9,376 15.5091
Sale 220 15.4112
Sale 2,004 15.5277
Sale 315 15.3712
Sale 693 15.2800
Sale 1,080 15.5100
Sale 264,093 15.4561
Sale 603 15.5270
Sale 450 15.4212
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 38800 15.4311
CFD Long 43720 15.433
CFD Long 264093 15.456
CFD Long 5494 15.4694
CFD Long 374161 15.4795
CFD Long 3600 15.4941
CFD Long 253708 15.5058
CFD Long 9376 15.509
CFD Long 82116 15.5126
CFD Long 2387 15.5189
CFD Long 603 15.527
CFD Long 2004 15.5276
CFD Long 7600 15.5343
CFD Long 66667 15.5674
CFD Long 263 15.597
CFD Short 7915 15.3657
CFD Short 62358 15.3933
CFD Short 3911 15.3969
CFD Short 40123 15.4418
CFD Short 15000 15.4796
CFD Short 171864 15.4927
CFD Short 9883 15.5111
CFD Short 33404 15.5119
CFD Short 603 15.5329
(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 04 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 1,700.0000 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