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 24 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 101,696,230 4.61% 2,184,525 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,246,541 0.15% 3,469,529 0.16%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 105,945,221 4.80% 6,406,829 0.29%
(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 39 18.5083
Purchase 93,455 18.3665
Purchase 341 Transfer
Purchase 171,634 18.5769
Purchase 10,207 18.7843
Purchase 5,468 18.4935
Purchase 93,455 18.4900
Purchase 43 18.4965
Purchase 625 18.5000
Purchase 46,702 18.5874
Purchase 1,900 18.4931
Purchase 708,211 18.4967
Purchase 107,500 18.5249
Purchase 5,210 18.4998
Purchase 68,802 18.5090
Purchase 83,000 18.7978
Purchase 39,685 18.4227
Purchase 35,318 18.4965
Purchase 316 Transfer
Purchase 19,648 18.5768
Purchase 48,597 18.4548
Purchase 300 18.3400
Purchase 309,336 18.4527
Purchase 5,542 18.4900
Purchase 5,479 18.9400
Purchase 39 18.3665
Purchase 2,055 18.9400
Purchase 2,739 19.0589
Purchase 507 Transfer
Purchase 1,611 18.9400
Purchase 1,000 18.4875
Sale 78,235 18.7173
Sale 2,739 19.0589
Sale 75,335 18.8462
Sale 134 18.2617
Sale 1,062 18.9669
Sale 16,000 18.3728
Sale 111 18.4017
Sale 1,003 18.5917
Sale 41,599 18.5289
Sale 37,462 18.6193
Sale 2,739 19.0585
Sale 1,423 18.4900
Sale 4,152 18.3100
Sale 140 18.5212
Sale 8,514 18.9242
Sale 1,962 18.4900
Sale 5,229 18.4900
Sale 4,241 18.4900
Sale 22,141 19.2700
Sale 31,161 19.0296
Sale 190,392 18.5587
Sale 300 Transfer
Sale 44,162 18.6357
Sale 93,455 18.4900
Sale 93,455 18.3665
Sale 231,570 18.3631
Sale 20,573 18.4872
Sale 316 Transfer
Sale 1,838 18.9092
Sale 139,565 18.7487
Sale 341 Transfer
Sale 1,159 18.4900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 231570 18.363
CFD Long 16000 18.3727
CFD Long 20573 18.4872
CFD Long 41599 18.5288
CFD Long 190392 18.5586
CFD Long 37462 18.6192
CFD Long 44162 18.6357
CFD Long 78235 18.7172
CFD Long 139565 18.7487
CFD Long 75335 18.8461
CFD Long 1838 18.9092
CFD Long 1062 18.9669
CFD Short 48597 18.4548
CFD Short 1900 18.4931
CFD Short 5468 18.4935
CFD Short 35318 18.4964
CFD Short 708211 18.4967
CFD Short 5210 18.4998
CFD Short 68802 18.5089
CFD Short 107500 18.5248
CFD Short 19648 18.5767
CFD Short 171634 18.5768
CFD Short 46702 18.5874
CFD Short 10207 18.7843
CFD Short 83000 18.7977
(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 25 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