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 22 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 100,864,527 4.57% 2,872,061 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,405,750 0.15% 3,395,401 0.15%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 105,272,727 4.77% 7,020,237 0.32%
(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 13,000 18.8200
Purchase 1,000 18.6817
Purchase 12,108 18.6681
Purchase 28,743 18.6489
Purchase 46,656 18.7088
Purchase 6,419 18.6941
Purchase 125 18.7400
Purchase 33,769 18.6710
Purchase 45 18.5983
Purchase 600 18.6831
Purchase 377 18.6936
Purchase 438 Transfer
Purchase 96,618 18.5528
Purchase 72,289 18.7334
Purchase 162,831 18.6859
Purchase 154,946 18.8110
Purchase 137,309 18.6866
Purchase 5,000 18.7400
Purchase 109,255 18.7168
Purchase 607 Transfer
Purchase 2,252 18.7200
Purchase 334 Transfer
Purchase 10,300 18.6272
Purchase 268 18.4700
Purchase 8,266 18.8200
Purchase 14,246 18.8200
Purchase 320 18.6575
Purchase 2,796 18.8200
Sale 77,442 18.6431
Sale 800 18.8000
Sale 2,252 18.7200
Sale 148,851 18.6810
Sale 77,367 18.6599
Sale 500 18.5669
Sale 109 18.6235
Sale 334 Transfer
Sale 2,346 18.8164
Sale 175 18.6912
Sale 70 18.6435
Sale 605 18.6317
Sale 18,392 18.7136
Sale 18,236 18.8200
Sale 685 18.6512
Sale 17,884 18.6286
Sale 380 18.5481
Sale 4,337 18.7037
Sale 71 18.5817
Sale 21,155 18.6707
Sale 380 18.6612
Sale 54 18.7235
Sale 13,960 18.7201
Sale 3,650 18.6600
Sale 377 18.4965
Sale 175,263 18.7004
Sale 438 Transfer
Sale 5,592 18.5800
Sale 105 18.6417
Sale 340 18.5912
Sale 245 18.5835
Sale 300 18.5825
Sale 1,725 Transfer
Sale 15,740 18.8200
Sale 653 18.7281
Sale 2,291 Transfer
Sale 14,246 18.8200
Sale 2,796 18.8200
Sale 196 18.2917
Sale 1,800 18.6906
Sale 535 18.8015
Sale 2,252 18.7256
Sale 607 Transfer
Sale 2,000 18.6912
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 377 18.4964
CFD Long 500 18.5669
CFD Long 5592 18.58
CFD Long 17884 18.6286
CFD Long 77442 18.6431
CFD Long 77367 18.6598
CFD Long 21155 18.6707
CFD Long 4833 18.6766
CFD Long 148851 18.681
CFD Long 24730 18.6833
CFD Long 1800 18.6905
CFD Long 175263 18.7004
CFD Long 13960 18.7201
CFD Long 653 18.7281
CFD Long 800 18.8
CFD Long 2346 18.8164
CFD Short 96618 18.5528
CFD Short 10300 18.6271
CFD Short 28743 18.6489
CFD Short 12108 18.668
CFD Short 33769 18.671
CFD Short 1000 18.6816
CFD Short 600 18.6831
CFD Short 162831 18.6858
CFD Short 137309 18.6865
CFD Short 377 18.6935
CFD Short 6419 18.6941
CFD Short 109255 18.7167
CFD Short 72289 18.7333
(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 23 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