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 15 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 100,590,658 4.56% 3,289,685 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,251,137 0.15% 3,352,885 0.15%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,844,245 4.75% 7,395,345 0.34%
(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 300 Transfer
Purchase 7,435 17.4200
Purchase 29,653 17.5599
Purchase 600 17.3400
Purchase 46,511 17.5553
Purchase 172 17.3084
Purchase 33,900 17.3775
Purchase 5,030 17.7000
Purchase 5,540 17.4688
Purchase 117,631 17.5308
Purchase 101,017 17.4573
Purchase 13,026 17.3704
Purchase 255 17.4500
Purchase 126,714 17.4730
Purchase 3,900 17.5698
Purchase 3,290 17.5881
Purchase 872 17.4138
Purchase 8,266 17.7000
Purchase 5,810 17.4138
Purchase 55,000 17.7000
Purchase 25,890 17.7000
Purchase 33,900 17.3775
Sale 181,171 17.6214
Sale 10,183 17.7444
Sale 6 17.4200
Sale 153,411 17.4859
Sale 289 17.4517
Sale 34,758 17.5830
Sale 76,122 17.6508
Sale 300 Transfer
Sale 960 17.7017
Sale 2,300 17.7001
Sale 1,000 17.7112
Sale 181 17.3500
Sale 24,723 17.6405
Sale 2,843 17.5705
Sale 580 17.7112
Sale 1,000 17.7112
Sale 360 17.4317
Sale 200 17.4012
Sale 140 17.4217
Sale 350 17.4112
Sale 132,156 17.6694
Sale 5,694 17.6966
Sale 30,770 17.5850
Sale 2,750 17.6073
Sale 57 Transfer
Sale 2,000 17.4112
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 153411 17.4858
CFD Long 34758 17.5829
CFD Long 30770 17.5849
CFD Long 2750 17.6073
CFD Long 181171 17.6213
CFD Long 76122 17.6507
CFD Long 132156 17.6694
CFD Long 5694 17.6966
CFD Long 2300 17.7001
CFD Long 10183 17.7443
CFD Short 600 17.34
CFD Short 13026 17.3704
CFD Short 101017 17.4572
CFD Short 5540 17.4687
CFD Short 126714 17.4729
CFD Short 117631 17.5307
CFD Short 46511 17.5553
CFD Short 29653 17.5598
CFD Short 3900 17.5698
(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 16 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