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 11 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 100,689,775 4.56% 3,003,672 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,062,918 0.14% 3,352,885 0.15%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,755,143 4.75% 7,109,332 0.32%
(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 5,759 17.4633
Purchase 617 17.9000
Purchase 33,824 17.8510
Purchase 120,000 Transfer
Purchase 28,920 17.5028
Purchase 1,906 17.4600
Purchase 873 17.4600
Purchase 41 17.6083
Purchase 562 17.7400
Purchase 700 17.8629
Purchase 7,435 17.4820
Purchase 10,725 17.4596
Purchase 101,389 17.5861
Purchase 40,750 17.5288
Purchase 34,300 17.5338
Purchase 63,108 17.5916
Purchase 1,500 17.3200
Purchase 1,497 17.4600
Purchase 654 17.4600
Purchase 132 17.9383
Purchase 1,663 17.4600
Purchase 234 17.4600
Purchase 4,833 17.4600
Purchase 11,918 17.4600
Purchase 27,293 17.4600
Purchase 1,138 17.4600
Purchase 44,056 17.6150
Purchase 569 17.4600
Purchase 5,689 17.4600
Purchase 389,307 17.5481
Purchase 207,892 17.5020
Purchase 5,770 17.3516
Purchase 685 17.4600
Sale 27,264 17.5902
Sale 21 17.3376
Sale 59,431 17.5873
Sale 15,000 17.4600
Sale 528 17.3517
Sale 77 17.3717
Sale 721 17.4600
Sale 27,275 17.7366
Sale 1,368 17.7763
Sale 41,282 17.5274
Sale 96,053 17.4334
Sale 147,400 17.7209
Sale 51,269 17.6523
Sale 500 17.8912
Sale 1,837 17.4600
Sale 475 17.4212
Sale 600 17.3312
Sale 445 17.6225
Sale 392 17.6225
Sale 0 16.2493
Sale 21,606 17.5363
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 21 17.3376
CFD Long 96053 17.4333
CFD Long 41282 17.5274
CFD Long 21606 17.5362
CFD Long 59431 17.5873
CFD Long 27264 17.5902
CFD Long 51269 17.6522
CFD Long 147400 17.7208
CFD Long 27275 17.7366
CFD Long 1368 17.7763
CFD Short 10725 17.4596
CFD Short 5759 17.4633
CFD Short 207892 17.5019
CFD Short 28920 17.5027
CFD Short 40750 17.5287
CFD Short 34300 17.5338
CFD Short 389307 17.5481
CFD Short 101389 17.586
CFD Short 63108 17.5916
CFD Short 44056 17.6149
CFD Short 33824 17.8509
CFD Short 700 17.8629
(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 14 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