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 07 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 99,496,978 4.51% 4,362,719 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,136,673 0.19% 3,350,185 0.15%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,636,101 4.74% 8,465,679 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 11,651 16.7572
Purchase 1,659 16.7400
Purchase 181 16.6365
Purchase 591 16.6031
Purchase 40,000 16.5119
Purchase 14,817 16.7400
Purchase 46,546 16.8500
Purchase 276 16.6180
Purchase 313,360 16.6312
Purchase 29,900 16.7363
Purchase 35,307 16.6254
Purchase 1,659 16.7400
Purchase 10,780 16.6957
Purchase 6,960 16.6781
Purchase 6,212 16.6157
Purchase 1,772 16.1700
Purchase 7,463 16.8500
Purchase 38,681 16.8500
Purchase 500 16.6088
Purchase 2,698 16.6821
Purchase 67,000 16.8500
Purchase 300 16.5800
Sale 277,394 16.7717
Sale 566 16.6700
Sale 83,070 16.6361
Sale 215 16.8217
Sale 3,336 16.7889
Sale 723 16.6000
Sale 391 16.6412
Sale 449,760 16.6122
Sale 1,772 16.8500
Sale 19,718 16.7520
Sale 250 16.5725
Sale 591 16.5269
Sale 250 16.6212
Sale 801 16.6400
Sale 1,772 16.1700
Sale 104,948 16.7643
Sale 500 15.4000
Sale 9,705 16.6254
Sale 162,494 16.6666
Sale 8,800 16.7046
Sale 22,379 16.8475
Sale 3,200 16.6276
Sale 1,659 16.7400
Sale 226 16.6135
Sale 10,448 16.8500
Sale 6,952 16.6678
Sale 300 16.5825
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 591 16.5268
CFD Long 449760 16.6122
CFD Long 9705 16.6253
CFD Long 3200 16.6276
CFD Long 83070 16.636
CFD Long 162494 16.6666
CFD Long 6952 16.6677
CFD Long 8800 16.7045
CFD Long 19718 16.752
CFD Long 104948 16.7643
CFD Long 277394 16.7717
CFD Long 3336 16.7889
CFD Long 22379 16.8474
CFD Short 40000 16.5118
CFD Short 300 16.58
CFD Short 591 16.6031
CFD Short 6212 16.6157
CFD Short 35307 16.6254
CFD Short 313360 16.6312
CFD Short 6960 16.678
CFD Short 10780 16.6957
CFD Short 29900 16.7363
CFD Short 11651 16.7571
(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 08 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 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
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
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