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 28/11/2007
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 145,917,349 4.35% 18,038,458 0.54%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,339,444 0.04% 861,534 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 147,256,793 4.39% 18,899,992 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 61,900 41.3812 AUD
Purchase 856 41.5600 AUD
Purchase 538 41.5600 AUD
Purchase 52,752 41.5120 AUD
Purchase 66,516 41.3041 AUD
Purchase 4,268 41.5121 AUD
Purchase 1,938 41.5121 AUD
Purchase 22,744 41.3000 AUD
Purchase 1,327 41.5600 AUD
Purchase 878 41.5600 AUD
Purchase 2,040 41.5120 AUD
Purchase 598 41.5600 AUD
Purchase 8,248 41.5120 AUD
Purchase 4,308 41.3000 AUD
Purchase 6,454 41.5120 AUD
Purchase 1,696 41.5600 AUD
Purchase 70,967 41.5378 AUD
Purchase 2,618 41.5121 AUD
Purchase 8,693 41.5120 AUD
Purchase 1,035 41.3393 AUD
Purchase 419 41.5600 AUD
Purchase 10,862 41.5600 AUD
Purchase 2,911 41.5120 AUD
Purchase 398 41.5600 AUD
Purchase 66,516 41.3041 AUD
Purchase 339,436 41.4833 AUD
Purchase 4,164 41.5120 AUD
Purchase 1,788 41.5600 AUD
Purchase 96,304 41.3000 AUD
Sale 61,900 41.3812 AUD
Sale 339,436 41.4833 AUD
Sale 1,812 41.5600 AUD
Sale 601 41.5600 AUD
Sale 497 41.5600 AUD
Sale 500 41.2800 AUD
Sale 66,516 41.3041 AUD
Sale 2,786 41.5600 AUD
Sale 3,000 41.6833 AUD
Sale 1,943 41.5600 AUD
Sale 8,112 41.2981 AUD
Sale 814 41.5600 AUD
Sale 270,756 41.3000 AUD
Sale 2,000 41.6017 AUD
Sale 828 41.5600 AUD
Sale 2,827 41.5600 AUD
Sale 61,900 41.3812 AUD
Sale 840 41.5600 AUD
Sale 1,329 41.5600 AUD
Sale 4,470 41.5600 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit
CFD Short 1035 41.3392
CFD Long 500 41.28
CFD Long 2000 41.6016
CFD Long 3000 41.6832
(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 29 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