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 18 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 99,931,069 4.53% 3,557,313 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,844,227 0.17% 3,373,503 0.15%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,777,746 4.75% 7,683,591 0.35%
(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 10,900 17.7522
Purchase 211 Transfer
Purchase 29,800 17.7814
Purchase 55 Transfer
Purchase 689 Transfer
Purchase 13,490 18.1482
Purchase 14,018 18.0800
Purchase 114 Transfer
Purchase 91 Transfer
Purchase 490,462 17.9297
Purchase 63,911 18.0451
Purchase 57 Transfer
Purchase 135 Transfer
Purchase 4,621 17.9134
Purchase 508 17.9684
Purchase 229 Transfer
Purchase 8,400 18.0874
Purchase 61,726 17.8440
Purchase 153,877 17.9723
Purchase 50,837 17.9736
Purchase 147 Transfer
Purchase 74,352 18.1233
Purchase 95,600 17.7593
Purchase 104 Transfer
Purchase 18,775 17.7731
Purchase 10,587 17.9100
Purchase 192 Transfer
Purchase 3,374 17.8112
Purchase 10,329 17.7337
Purchase 126 Transfer
Purchase 7,384 17.9100
Purchase 8,266 17.9100
Purchase 399 Transfer
Purchase 77,691 18.0647
Sale 96,206 17.9100
Sale 4,522 17.9878
Sale 67,930 17.7315
Sale 1,603 17.9273
Sale 63,911 18.0452
Sale 91 Transfer
Sale 14,000 17.9100
Sale 8,200 17.9900
Sale 689 Transfer
Sale 211 Transfer
Sale 4,000 17.9866
Sale 4,984 17.9410
Sale 8,270 17.8725
Sale 69,411 17.7856
Sale 7,384 17.9100
Sale 200 18.0012
Sale 55 Transfer
Sale 147 Transfer
Sale 104 Transfer
Sale 330 18.6600
Sale 63,911 18.0451
Sale 399 Transfer
Sale 800 17.9525
Sale 126 Transfer
Sale 14,018 18.0800
Sale 22,644 17.9100
Sale 229 Transfer
Sale 166 18.1535
Sale 146 18.0217
Sale 910 17.9866
Sale 114 Transfer
Sale 280 18.1035
Sale 7,380 17.6643
Sale 6,600 17.9371
Sale 330 18.6600
Sale 38,410 17.9100
Sale 192 Transfer
Sale 5,977 17.9073
Sale 91,076 17.9063
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7380 17.6643
CFD Long 67930 17.7315
CFD Long 69411 17.7856
CFD Long 8270 17.8725
CFD Long 91076 17.9062
CFD Long 5977 17.9073
CFD Long 1603 17.9273
CFD Long 6100 17.937
CFD Long 500 17.9371
CFD Long 4984 17.941
CFD Long 800 17.9525
CFD Long 4910 17.9865
CFD Long 4522 17.9877
CFD Long 8200 17.99
CFD Short 10900 17.7522
CFD Short 95600 17.7593
CFD Short 18775 17.7731
CFD Short 29800 17.7813
CFD Short 3374 17.8111
CFD Short 61726 17.8439
CFD Short 4621 17.9134
CFD Short 490462 17.9296
CFD Short 508 17.9684
CFD Short 153877 17.9723
CFD Short 50837 17.9736
CFD Short 77691 18.0646
CFD Short 8400 18.0873
CFD Short 74352 18.1232
CFD Short 13490 18.1482
(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 21 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