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 14 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 100,629,890 4.56% 3,037,168 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,066,414 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 104,698,754 4.74% 7,142,828 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 134,154 17.1466
Purchase 1,038 Transfer
Purchase 466 17.4600
Purchase 7 Transfer
Purchase 10,000 17.0695
Purchase 26,109 17.1786
Purchase 18,689 17.2596
Purchase 48,126 17.1445
Purchase 97,875 17.2155
Purchase 121,650 17.1305
Purchase 132,017 17.1628
Purchase 5,888 17.0632
Purchase 10,587 17.0600
Purchase 745 17.7700
Purchase 570 17.7700
Purchase 3,206 17.2926
Purchase 52,277 17.4600
Purchase 50,749 17.2117
Purchase 1,032 17.3052
Sale 7,295 17.0600
Sale 5,506 17.2265
Sale 52,277 17.4600
Sale 22,516 17.1880
Sale 7,075 17.0600
Sale 95 17.7535
Sale 30,000 17.0600
Sale 206 17.0572
Sale 19,720 17.0605
Sale 300 17.1912
Sale 16,000 17.0600
Sale 8,449 17.0700
Sale 466 17.4600
Sale 67 17.7535
Sale 10,000 17.1767
Sale 600 17.0512
Sale 98,522 17.0739
Sale 337 17.8300
Sale 150 17.0812
Sale 58,868 17.1276
Sale 316,521 17.2238
Sale 120,100 17.1449
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 206 17.0571
CFD Long 19720 17.0605
CFD Long 98522 17.0738
CFD Long 58868 17.1276
CFD Long 120100 17.1449
CFD Long 10000 17.1767
CFD Long 22516 17.1879
CFD Long 316521 17.2238
CFD Long 5506 17.2265
CFD Short 5888 17.0632
CFD Short 10000 17.0695
CFD Short 121650 17.1304
CFD Short 48126 17.1445
CFD Short 134154 17.1465
CFD Short 132017 17.1627
CFD Short 26109 17.1786
CFD Short 50749 17.2117
CFD Short 97875 17.2154
CFD Short 18689 17.2595
CFD Short 3206 17.2925
(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 15 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 16.000 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