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 17 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 99,138,285 4.49% 4,500,420 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,642,505 0.21% 3,359,031 0.15%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,783,240 4.75% 8,612,226 0.39%
(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 182 Transfer
Purchase 984 18.7957
Purchase 6,886 18.4865
Purchase 3,575 18.6
Purchase 624 18.4181
Purchase 2,687 18.65
Purchase 182 Transfer
Purchase 150 18.6488
Purchase 782 18.4181
Purchase 5,550 18.1534
Purchase 18,190 18.4572
Purchase 536 18.4181
Purchase 716 18.3461
Purchase 895 18.3461
Purchase 198,252 18.3068
Purchase 29 17.9483
Purchase 238,091 18.4779
Purchase 56 Transfer
Purchase 140,182 18.31
Purchase 8,216 18.2859
Purchase 3,744 18.4181
Purchase 181 Transfer
Purchase 12,493 18.65
Purchase 3,160 18.6
Purchase 1,700 18.3424
Purchase 315 Transfer
Purchase 145,620 18.425
Purchase 25,620 18.15
Purchase 17,372 18.4281
Purchase 6,000 18.6035
Purchase 1,163 18.81
Purchase 20,366 18.5554
Purchase 25,000 18.0694
Purchase 711 18.15
Purchase 402 18.4235
Purchase 818 18.4181
Sale 181 Transfer
Sale 500 18.28
Sale 25,620 18.15
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 175 18.6112
Sale 451,536 18.6569
Sale 4,000 18.4025
Sale 182 Transfer
Sale 250 18.28
Sale 30,000 18.2033
Sale 150 18.28
Sale 4,000 18.67
Sale 165 18.28
Sale 230 18.28
Sale 100 18.28
Sale 230 18.28
Sale 450 18.28
Sale 150 18.28
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 415 18.61
Sale 250 18.28
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 250 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 450 18.61
Sale 100 18.28
Sale 100 18.28
Sale 100 18.28
Sale 18,689 18.3316
Sale 17,400 18.1983
Sale 210,254 18.7327
Sale 93,455 18.03
Sale 150,973 18.7316
Sale 18,450 18.7024
Sale 3,160 18.65
Sale 149 Transfer
Sale 200 18.61
Sale 229 Transfer
Sale 90 18.28
Sale 2,687 18.65
Sale 56 Transfer
Sale 18,505 18.1639
Sale 103 18.2617
Sale 1,300 18.6738
Sale 315 Transfer
Sale 43 Transfer
Sale 35,000 18.526
Sale 250 18.61
Sale 300 18.61
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 60 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 170 18.61
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 25,000 18.15
Sale 160 18.28
Sale 182 Transfer
Sale 550 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 400 18.61
Sale 400 18.28
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 250 18.28
Sale 450 18.28
Sale 10,653 18.3661
Sale 500 18.61
Sale 350 18.61
Sale 230 18.28
Sale 145 18.61
Sale 160 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 800 18.28
Sale 200 18.61
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 150 18.28
Sale 230 18.61
Sale 150 18.28
Sale 250 18.61
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 250 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 250 18.28
Sale 250 18.61
Sale 550 18.28
Sale 250 18.28
Sale 525 18.28
Sale 324 18.28
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 250 18.61
Sale 2,314 18.15
Sale 43,275 18.725
Sale 46,912 18.4052
Sale 300 18.28
Sale 400 18.28
Sale 500 18.28
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 175 18.3912
Sale 300 18.28
Sale 130 18.61
Sale 400 18.61
Sale 550 18.28
Sale 350 18.61
Sale 300 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 300 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 300 18.28
Sale 150 18.3912
Sale 400 18.61
Sale 500 18.28
Sale 700 18.28
Sale 250 18.61
Sale 400 18.28
Sale 150 18.28
Sale 1,500 18.28
Sale 100 18.28
Sale 270 18.28
Sale 50 18.28
Sale 300 18.61
Sale 500 18.28
Sale 125 18.28
Sale 400 18.61
Sale 250 18.6912
Sale 150 18.28
Sale 200 18.61
Sale 300 18.28
Sale 400 18.61
Sale 350 18.28
Sale 150 18.61
Sale 250 18.61
Sale 200 18.61
Sale 100 18.28
Sale 350 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 400 18.28
Sale 700 18.28
Sale 800 18.28
Sale 750 18.28
Sale 370 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 100 18.28
Sale 250 18.28
Sale 1,800 18.28
Sale 100 18.28
Sale 2,200 18.28
Sale 600 18.28
Sale 150 18.28
Sale 350 18.28
Sale 300 18.28
Sale 1,400 18.28
Sale 700 18.28
Sale 200 18.28
Sale 400 18.61
Sale 200 18.61
Sale 300 18.28
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 18505 18.1638
CFD Long 17400 18.1982
CFD Long 18689 18.3316
CFD Long 10653 18.366
CFD Long 451536 18.6569
CFD Long 1300 18.6738
CFD Long 18450 18.7023
CFD Long 150973 18.7316
CFD Long 210254 18.7327
CFD Short 25000 18.0694
CFD Short 5550 18.1534
CFD Short 8216 18.2859
CFD Short 198252 18.3068
CFD Short 1700 18.3424
CFD Short 402 18.4235
CFD Short 145620 18.425
CFD Short 17372 18.428
CFD Short 18190 18.4571
CFD Short 238091 18.4778
CFD Short 6886 18.4865
CFD Short 20366 18.5553
CFD Short 6000 18.6035
CFD Short 984 18.7957
(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 18 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