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 10 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 100,029,080 4.53% 3,624,753 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,572,285 0.16% 3,374,491 0.15%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,603,815 4.74% 7,752,019 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 4,803 17.4520
Purchase 31,866 17.4597
Purchase 200 17.3529
Purchase 21,950 17.3438
Purchase 226,030 17.4935
Purchase 120,000 17.6806
Purchase 13,500 17.2969
Purchase 36,400 17.4845
Purchase 21,606 17.5826
Purchase 120,000 17.6806
Purchase 124 Transfer
Purchase 6,800 17.3274
Purchase 137 Transfer
Purchase 106 Transfer
Purchase 16,395 17.4338
Purchase 215 Transfer
Purchase 203,352 17.4757
Purchase 25,000 17.5800
Purchase 300 17.3229
Purchase 397,194 17.3792
Purchase 550 17.6988
Purchase 55,492 18.0400
Purchase 1,750 17.4500
Purchase 1,709 17.2726
Purchase 207,897 18.0400
Purchase 1,072 17.3786
Purchase 40,613 17.6914
Purchase 77,000 18.0400
Purchase 21,033 17.4632
Purchase 382,717 17.4107
Purchase 17,054 17.5800
Purchase 18,748 17.5075
Purchase 5,544 17.5800
Sale 2,170 17.6666
Sale 88,522 17.3697
Sale 117 17.4617
Sale 120,000 17.6806
Sale 7,400 15.5300
Sale 20,771 17.3450
Sale 12,200 17.6798
Sale 137 Transfer
Sale 9,900 17.5410
Sale 124 Transfer
Sale 45,423 17.2800
Sale 33,900 17.5428
Sale 275 17.5112
Sale 17,170 17.3891
Sale 207,897 18.0400
Sale 4,435 17.2600
Sale 207,897 18.0400
Sale 175 17.7317
Sale 78 17.3417
Sale 400 17.4512
Sale 500 17.3012
Sale 200 17.3112
Sale 500 17.7412
Sale 15,141 17.2800
Sale 500 17.5112
Sale 435 15.5535
Sale 24,052 17.5800
Sale 7,146 17.3450
Sale 15,875 17.5048
Sale 176,642 17.4089
Sale 14,100 17.3370
Sale 55,492 18.0400
Sale 27,729 17.4676
Sale 50,000 17.3575
Sale 15,557 17.4692
Sale 106 Transfer
Sale 750 17.3725
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14100 17.337
CFD Long 50000 17.3575
CFD Long 88522 17.3697
CFD Long 17170 17.3891
CFD Long 51238 17.4054
CFD Long 176642 17.4088
CFD Long 27729 17.4676
CFD Long 15557 17.4692
CFD Long 15875 17.5047
CFD Long 9900 17.541
CFD Long 2170 17.6665
CFD Long 12200 17.6798
CFD Short 1709 17.2725
CFD Short 13500 17.2969
CFD Short 300 17.3229
CFD Short 6800 17.3273
CFD Short 21950 17.3438
CFD Short 200 17.3529
CFD Short 397194 17.3791
CFD Short 382717 17.4106
CFD Short 16395 17.4337
CFD Short 4803 17.452
CFD Short 31866 17.4597
CFD Short 21033 17.4631
CFD Short 203352 17.4757
CFD Short 36400 17.4845
CFD Short 226030 17.4934
CFD Short 21606 17.5826
CFD Short 120000 17.6805
CFD Short 40613 17.6913
(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 11 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 1,500.0000 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
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