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 30/11/2007
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 145,010,452 4.32% 17,846,310 0.53%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,340,253 0.04% 973,159 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,350,705 4.36% 18,819,469 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 200,000 44.9955 AUD
Purchase 250 42.7343 AUD
Purchase 2,828 43.0078 AUD
Purchase 11,511 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 6,400 42.6277 AUD
Purchase 250,000 43.9956 AUD
Purchase 100,000 42.0000 AUD
Purchase 161 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 213 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 85,261 43.4239 AUD
Purchase 1,437 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 360 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 199 43.0786 AUD
Purchase 250 42.7343 AUD
Purchase 85,261 43.4239 AUD
Purchase 15,186 43.0077 AUD
Purchase 57 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 755 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 1,807 43.0004 AUD
Purchase 250,229 43.2454 AUD
Purchase 21 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 286,318 43.1679 AUD
Purchase 202 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 10,783 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 19 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 12,992 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 100,000 42.0000 AUD
Purchase 3,926 42.9989 AUD
Purchase 136 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 69 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 41 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 3,906 42.9800 AUD
Purchase 49 42.9800 AUD
Sale 19 42.9800 AUD
Sale 1,230 43.0101 AUD
Sale 2,489 43.1646 AUD
Sale 653 43.0101 AUD
Sale 85,261 43.4239 AUD
Sale 11,511 42.9800 AUD
Sale 41 42.9800 AUD
Sale 12,874 43.1646 AUD
Sale 4,786 43.0101 AUD
Sale 136 43.1646 AUD
Sale 6,000 43.0101 AUD
Sale 225 43.1646 AUD
Sale 57 42.9800 AUD
Sale 94,479 42.0000 AUD
Sale 1,460 42.9800 AUD
Sale 136 42.9800 AUD
Sale 68 43.1646 AUD
Sale 30,924 43.3498 AUD
Sale 250 42.7599 AUD
Sale 319,878 43.0101 AUD
Sale 617 43.0101 AUD
Sale 213 42.9800 AUD
Sale 557 43.0101 AUD
Sale 42,629 43.0101 AUD
Sale 446 43.1646 AUD
Sale 12,411 42.9800 AUD
Sale 108 43.3498 AUD
Sale 2,588 43.0101 AUD
Sale 666 43.1646 AUD
Sale 976 43.0101 AUD
Sale 172,665 42.9800 AUD
Sale 72 43.3498 AUD
Sale 22,409 43.0101 AUD
Sale 154 43.3498 AUD
Sale 250,000 43.9956 AUD
Sale 809 42.7215 AUD
Sale 278,324 43.0101 AUD
Sale 4,020 43.0101 AUD
Sale 200,000 44.9955 AUD
Sale 7,997 42.9800 AUD
Sale 360 42.9800 AUD
Sale 188 43.1646 AUD
Sale 11,855 42.9800 AUD
Sale 3,906 42.9800 AUD
Sale 286,318 43.1679 AUD
Sale 891 42.9800 AUD
Sale 353 43.3498 AUD
Sale 1,437 42.9800 AUD
Sale 61 43.1646 AUD
Sale 115,874 43.0101 AUD
Sale 704 43.1646 AUD
Sale 161 42.9800 AUD
Sale 69 42.9800 AUD
Sale 755 42.9800 AUD
Sale 531 43.1646 AUD
Sale 3,182 43.0101 AUD
Sale 4,736 43.1646 AUD
Sale 160 43.3498 AUD
Sale 10,783 42.9800 AUD
Sale 88,868 42.0000 AUD
Sale 17,600 43.3498 AUD
Sale 250 42.7343 AUD
Sale 100,000 42.0000 AUD
Sale 6,344 43.0101 AUD
Sale 35,541 43.1646 AUD
Sale 21 42.9800 AUD
Sale 287 43.3498 AUD
Sale 1,389 43.0101 AUD
Sale 2,034 43.0101 AUD
Sale 202 42.9800 AUD
Sale 1,693 43.0101 AUD
Sale 158,400 43.0101 AUD
Sale 49 42.9800 AUD
Sale 1,447 43.0101 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit
CFD Short 100000 42
CFD Short 6400 42.6276
CFD Short 3926 42.9989
CFD Short 199 43.0785
CFD Long 809 42.7214
(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 03 December 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