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 23 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 100,979,974 4.58% 2,823,525 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,636,924 0.16% 3,425,508 0.16%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 105,619,348 4.79% 7,001,808 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 30,919 18.9760
Purchase 5,378 18.9793
Purchase 2,524 18.9793
Purchase 8,798 18.9793
Purchase 48,493 18.9792
Purchase 129,425 18.9792
Purchase 150 18.8288
Purchase 60,977 18.9200
Purchase 5,077 18.9793
Purchase 44,700 19.0146
Purchase 25,914 18.8697
Purchase 73 Transfer
Purchase 21,000 19.2700
Purchase 3,680 19.0036
Purchase 131,317 18.9438
Purchase 75,492 19.1780
Purchase 146,140 19.2084
Purchase 362,110 18.9347
Purchase 309,710 19.2490
Purchase 415 18.8236
Purchase 5,578 18.9793
Purchase 6,970 19.1000
Purchase 4,215 18.9793
Purchase 5,621 18.9793
Purchase 43,807 18.9141
Purchase 471 19.1000
Sale 270,159 19.0136
Sale 181,754 18.9609
Sale 88,461 19.2400
Sale 902 19.2700
Sale 55,582 19.0704
Sale 3,399 19.2663
Sale 3,845 18.9447
Sale 146,140 19.2084
Sale 1,300 19.1868
Sale 19,648 19.2671
Sale 115,655 19.0558
Sale 33,000 19.1942
Sale 26,350 18.9803
Sale 51,000 19.1304
Sale 32,928 18.9756
Sale 902 19.0293
Sale 73 Transfer
Sale 250 18.9112
Sale 2,000 19.1700
Sale 150 19.1112
Sale 1,000 19.2525
Sale 400 19.1700
Sale 228 Transfer
Sale 142,970 19.0458
Sale 11,000 19.2671
Sale 146,140 19.2084
Sale 9 18.9030
Sale 77 18.8735
Sale 11,706 19.2700
Sale 415 19.1464
Sale 15,721 19.0700
Sale 300 19.1725
Sale 43 18.7217
Sale 850 18.6317
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3845 18.9446
CFD Long 181754 18.9609
CFD Long 32928 18.9756
CFD Long 26350 18.9802
CFD Long 270159 19.0135
CFD Long 902 19.0293
CFD Long 142970 19.0458
CFD Long 115655 19.0558
CFD Long 55582 19.0703
CFD Long 415 19.1463
CFD Long 1300 19.1868
CFD Long 33000 19.1942
CFD Long 88461 19.24
CFD Long 3399 19.2663
CFD Long 30648 19.2671
CFD Short 415 18.8235
CFD Short 25914 18.8697
CFD Short 43807 18.914
CFD Short 60977 18.92
CFD Short 362110 18.9346
CFD Short 131317 18.9437
CFD Short 30919 18.976
CFD Short 3680 19.0035
CFD Short 44700 19.0146
CFD Short 6970 19.1
CFD Short 75492 19.1779
(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 24 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 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
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
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