Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON LTD
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 LTD
Class of relevant security NVP
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 27/11/2007
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 145,907,044 4.35% 18,039,587 0.54%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,333,944 0.04% 860,499 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 147,240,988 4.39% 18,900,086 0.56%%
(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 2,880 41.6329 AUD
Purchase 155,691 41.5008 AUD
Purchase 21,255 41.9500 AUD
Purchase 4,136 41.6329 AUD
Purchase 76,864 41.0200 AUD
Purchase 25,397 41.9500 AUD
Purchase 3,290 41.7074 AUD
Purchase 17,577 40.4400 AUD
Purchase 88,150 41.8919 AUD
Purchase 76,864 41.0200 AUD
Purchase 3,140 40.4400 AUD
Purchase 4,609 41.6330 AUD
Purchase 88,150 41.8919 AUD
Sale 4,000 41.2702 AUD
Sale 17,577 40.4400 AUD
Sale 3,140 40.4400 AUD
Sale 493 41.7633 AUD
Sale 88,150 41.8919 AUD
Sale 76,864 41.0200 AUD
Sale 155,691 41.5008 AUD
Sale 21,255 41.9500 AUD
Sale 3,427 41.7771 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit
CFD Short 3290 41.7073
CFD Short 14646 41.9527
CFD Long 4000 41.2702
CFD Long 3427 41.777
CFD Long 14646 41.9472
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(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
None
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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 28 November 2007
Contact name Barclays Compliance
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