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 09 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 99,127,804 4.49% 4,816,290 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,613,344 0.21% 3,350,185 0.15%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,743,598 4.75% 8,919,250 0.40%
(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 106,141 17.4582
Purchase 137,501 17.5384
Purchase 3,280 17.5531
Purchase 43,700 18.0400
Purchase 100,131 17.4570
Purchase 8,017 17.4978
Purchase 73,304 17.5737
Purchase 42,508 17.6162
Purchase 21,601 17.6102
Purchase 135 17.2900
Purchase 58,912 17.2086
Purchase 1,117 17.2900
Purchase 800 17.5729
Purchase 7,902 17.7248
Purchase 250 17.6888
Purchase 17,930 17.4881
Purchase 3,228 18.0400
Purchase 282 17.3100
Purchase 52,045 17.3943
Purchase 1,674 17.6200
Purchase 34,135 18.0400
Sale 21,453 17.8149
Sale 1,200 17.4421
Sale 196,694 17.7091
Sale 40,000 17.7355
Sale 58 17.5817
Sale 760,896 17.4493
Sale 8,100 17.7466
Sale 205 17.3112
Sale 8,129 18.0400
Sale 4,541 17.3750
Sale 3,000 17.4700
Sale 387 17.4912
Sale 250 17.7412
Sale 1,000 17.4125
Sale 31,000 17.3351
Sale 340 17.4812
Sale 136,488 17.4530
Sale 450 17.5412
Sale 17,620 17.5659
Sale 12,665 17.2895
Sale 1,119 17.6135
Sale 48,673 17.5330
Sale 21,033 18.0373
Sale 18,748 18.0400
Sale 335 17.9512
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5520 17.267
CFD Long 12665 17.2894
CFD Long 31000 17.335
CFD Long 1200 17.4421
CFD Long 760896 17.4493
CFD Long 136488 17.4529
CFD Long 48673 17.5329
CFD Long 17620 17.5658
CFD Long 196694 17.709
CFD Long 40000 17.7355
CFD Long 8100 17.7466
CFD Long 21453 17.8149
CFD Long 21033 18.0372
CFD Short 100131 17.4569
CFD Short 106141 17.4582
CFD Short 17930 17.488
CFD Short 8017 17.4978
CFD Short 137501 17.5384
CFD Short 3280 17.5531
CFD Short 800 17.5729
CFD Short 73304 17.5736
CFD Short 21601 17.6102
CFD Short 42508 17.6162
CFD Short 7902 17.7247
(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 10 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