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 10/12/2007
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 147,535,165 4.40% 17,930,438 0.53%
securities
(2) Derivatives 148,272 0.00% 394 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 147,683,437 4.40% 17,930,832 0.53%
(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 4,370 43.7400 AUD
Purchase 86,674 43.6436 AUD
Purchase 242,949 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 641 43.6400 AUD
Purchase 433,314 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,386 43.6909 AUD
Purchase 77,050 43.5900 AUD
Purchase 50,000 43.6524 AUD
Purchase 2,825 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 23,472 43.5900 AUD
Purchase 534 43.5900 AUD
Purchase 1,000 43.6387 AUD
Purchase 4,400 43.6622 AUD
Purchase 158,943 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 900 43.7156 AUD
Purchase 145,641 43.7306 AUD
Purchase 258,838 43.6056 AUD
Purchase 25,696 43.7000 AUD
Purchase 29,884 43.5900 AUD
Purchase 1,271 43.5900 AUD
Purchase 208,838 43.5944 AUD
Sale 433,314 43.5000 AUD
Sale 12,155 43.7216 AUD
Sale 82 43.7400 AUD
Sale 1,000 43.6713 AUD
Sale 315 43.7400 AUD
Sale 33,193 43.6726 AUD
Sale 1,614 43.7400 AUD
Sale 10,840 43.6237 AUD
Sale 1,922 43.7400 AUD
Sale 158,943 43.5000 AUD
Sale 283 43.6797 AUD
Sale 242,949 43.5000 AUD
Sale 16,402 43.5900 AUD
Sale 1,031 43.7000 AUD
Sale 86,674 43.6436 AUD
Sale 437 43.7400 AUD
Sale 50,000 43.6524 AUD
Sale 204 43.6797 AUD
Sale 1,242 43.6796 AUD
Sale 208,838 43.5944 AUD
Sale 54 43.6797 AUD
Sale 133,486 43.7314 AUD
Sale 1,046 43.6796 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit
CFD Short 1000 43.6387
CFD Short 4400 43.6621
CFD Short 900 43.7155
CFD Long 1000 43.6712
(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 11 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