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 16 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 99,503,957 4.51% 4,304,170 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,428,528 0.20% 3,350,185 0.15%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,934,935 4.75% 8,407,130 0.38%
(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 26,030 18.0401
Purchase 58 18.1183
Purchase 38 18.1083
Purchase 4,831 17.9700
Purchase 1,015 18.1384
Purchase 159,951 18.0468
Purchase 56,927 18.0960
Purchase 23,770 18.0313
Purchase 8,775 18.1536
Purchase 60,000 18.6500
Purchase 1,480 18.4488
Purchase 8,001 18.6500
Purchase 9,009 18.2046
Purchase 103,428 17.7000
Sale 197 Transfer
Sale 89,000 18.5741
Sale 39,838 17.9274
Sale 70,000 18.6339
Sale 2,687 18.6500
Sale 361,818 18.2860
Sale 145 18.4217
Sale 27,746 18.0655
Sale 37,700 18.0730
Sale 7,000 18.6472
Sale 145 Transfer
Sale 20,366 18.6472
Sale 4,000 18.0566
Sale 14,886 18.0430
Sale 8,001 18.6500
Sale 222 18.6500
Sale 44,649 17.7000
Sale 432 17.9912
Sale 200 18.5225
Sale 3,500 18.3053
Sale 400 17.9830
Sale 19,140 18.0212
Sale 3,200 18.0531
Sale 232,405 18.1252
Sale 87 Transfer
Sale 5,415 18.6465
Sale 126 Transfer
Sale 524,361 18.2316
Sale 32,348 18.6500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 39838 17.9273
CFD Long 19140 18.0212
CFD Long 14886 18.0429
CFD Long 3200 18.0531
CFD Long 4000 18.0565
CFD Long 27746 18.0655
CFD Long 37700 18.0729
CFD Long 232405 18.1252
CFD Long 524361 18.2315
CFD Long 361818 18.286
CFD Long 3500 18.3053
CFD Long 89000 18.574
CFD Long 70000 18.6339
CFD Long 5415 18.6464
CFD Long 27366 18.6472
CFD Short 4831 17.97
CFD Short 23770 18.0313
CFD Short 26030 18.04
CFD Short 159951 18.0468
CFD Short 56927 18.096
CFD Short 8775 18.1535
(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 17 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