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 25 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 102,441,368 4.64% 1,886,514 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,919,530 0.13% 3,438,250 0.16%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 106,363,348 4.82% 6,077,539 0.28%
(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 21,269 18.4109
Purchase 2,604 18.4348
Purchase 417,677 18.4522
Purchase 35,399 18.4348
Purchase 280,364 18.3600
Purchase 3,206 18.5278
Purchase 1,535 18.5000
Purchase 1,032 18.4900
Purchase 1,412 18.4348
Purchase 50,180 18.3749
Purchase 663 18.4348
Purchase 79,103 18.2558
Purchase 9,965 18.2534
Purchase 188,940 18.3962
Purchase 187,699 18.4284
Purchase 130 Transfer
Purchase 161,728 18.3293
Purchase 10,210 18.2494
Purchase 161,728 18.3294
Purchase 2,602 18.3295
Purchase 275 18.4800
Purchase 1,329 18.5000
Purchase 10,798 18.5000
Purchase 1,127 18.3487
Purchase 294 18.4900
Purchase 13,544 18.4348
Purchase 3,159 18.5013
Purchase 1,334 18.4348
Purchase 350 18.3675
Purchase 20,573 18.4043
Purchase 175 18.3884
Purchase 2,019 18.4348
Purchase 1,118 18.4348
Purchase 1,477 18.4348
Purchase 1,607 18.4900
Purchase 69,026 18.3428
Sale 21 18.4871
Sale 2,656 18.4965
Sale 29,754 18.4100
Sale 5,338 18.4957
Sale 39,000 18.4552
Sale 3,159 18.4911
Sale 17,200 18.4279
Sale 2,742 18.5000
Sale 236 18.5000
Sale 2,570 18.1944
Sale 1,000 18.4215
Sale 425 18.4115
Sale 275 18.4625
Sale 750 18.3812
Sale 130 Transfer
Sale 430 18.5125
Sale 29,000 18.4943
Sale 13,431 18.5000
Sale 440 18.2412
Sale 547,769 18.4374
Sale 74,424 18.4508
Sale 352 18.5000
Sale 161,728 18.3293
Sale 49,683 18.3527
Sale 18,000 18.5000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 49683 18.3526
CFD Long 29754 18.4099
CFD Long 17200 18.4279
CFD Long 547769 18.4374
CFD Long 74424 18.4508
CFD Long 39000 18.4552
CFD Long 21 18.4871
CFD Long 3159 18.491
CFD Long 5338 18.4956
CFD Long 2656 18.4964
CFD Short 10210 18.2494
CFD Short 9965 18.2534
CFD Short 79103 18.2558
CFD Short 2602 18.3295
CFD Short 69026 18.3428
CFD Short 1127 18.3486
CFD Short 50180 18.3749
CFD Short 188940 18.3961
CFD Short 20573 18.4042
CFD Short 21269 18.4108
CFD Short 187699 18.4283
CFD Short 417677 18.4521
CFD Short 3159 18.5013
CFD Short 3206 18.5277
(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 28 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