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 21 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 100,581,146 4.56% 3,190,560 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,477,474 0.16% 3,369,060 0.15%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 105,061,070 4.76% 7,312,395 0.33%
(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 131 Transfer
Purchase 78,617 18.3113
Purchase 134,251 18.3355
Purchase 31,030 18.3657
Purchase 50,342 18.3336
Purchase 106 Transfer
Purchase 7,511 18.3069
Purchase 53,403 18.3355
Purchase 429 18.2983
Purchase 148,931 18.3328
Purchase 100,400 17.9100
Purchase 123,232 18.3642
Purchase 210 Transfer
Purchase 192 Transfer
Purchase 314,995 18.3313
Purchase 3,407 18.3280
Purchase 555 18.2835
Purchase 139 Transfer
Purchase 13,690 18.4500
Purchase 200 18.3130
Purchase 35,000 18.4500
Purchase 5,977 18.3438
Purchase 26,514 18.4500
Purchase 8,881 18.3355
Purchase 7,367 18.3355
Purchase 4,119 18.3355
Purchase 5,617 18.3355
Purchase 5,412 18.3355
Purchase 5,794 18.3355
Purchase 2,591 18.3355
Sale 46,656 18.4156
Sale 12,952 18.4485
Sale 1,625 18.3225
Sale 210 Transfer
Sale 27,110 18.3234
Sale 131 Transfer
Sale 3,990 18.3501
Sale 173,274 18.3266
Sale 106 Transfer
Sale 84,050 18.3349
Sale 647 18.4500
Sale 1,033 18.3738
Sale 150 18.3212
Sale 415 18.3325
Sale 930 18.3466
Sale 390 18.3212
Sale 390 18.3212
Sale 555 18.2465
Sale 175 18.3212
Sale 5,456 18.4465
Sale 4,828 18.3203
Sale 92,637 18.3620
Sale 78 18.3830
Sale 154 18.2517
Sale 115 18.3617
Sale 192 Transfer
Sale 164 18.3317
Sale 139 Transfer
Sale 26,514 18.4500
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
15/04/2008 Purchase 33,900 17.3775
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 555 18.2465
CFD Long 4828 18.3202
CFD Long 1625 18.3224
CFD Long 27110 18.3234
CFD Long 173274 18.3265
CFD Long 84050 18.3348
CFD Long 92637 18.362
CFD Long 5456 18.4464
CFD Long 12952 18.4484
CFD Short 555 18.2834
CFD Short 7511 18.3068
CFD Short 78617 18.3112
CFD Short 200 18.313
CFD Short 3407 18.328
CFD Short 314995 18.3313
CFD Short 148931 18.3328
CFD Short 50342 18.3335
CFD Short 5977 18.3438
CFD Short 123232 18.3641
CFD Short 31030 18.3656
(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 22 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