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 14 December 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 148,295,386 4.42% 17,806,385 0.53%
securities
(2) Derivatives 157,578 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 148,452,964 4.42% 17,806,385 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 36,103 41.9798 AUD
Purchase 1,244 41.8210 AUD
Purchase 87,986 41.8276 AUD
Purchase 246,758 42.4379 AUD
Purchase 3,000 42.3167 AUD
Purchase 21,519 41.9798 AUD
Purchase 90,000 41.9855 AUD
Purchase 1,244 41.8210 AUD
Purchase 35,208 42.0500 AUD
Purchase 3,000 42.3167 AUD
Purchase 87,986 41.8276 AUD
Purchase 246,758 42.4379 AUD
Purchase 10,193 42.6367 AUD
Purchase 193,090 42.3536 AUD
Purchase 10,193 42.6367 AUD
Purchase 126,189 41.9798 AUD
Purchase 193,090 42.3536 AUD
Purchase 1,244 41.8293 AUD
Purchase 117,360 42.0500 AUD
Sale 13,193 42.5639 AUD
Sale 3,000 42.3167 AUD
Sale 87,986 41.8276 AUD
Sale 246,758 42.4379 AUD
Sale 1,244 41.8210 AUD
Sale 10,193 42.6239 AUD
Sale 1,244 41.8210 AUD
Sale 90,000 41.9855 AUD
Sale 10,193 42.6367 AUD
Sale 193,090 42.3536 AUD
Sale 193,090 42.3536 AUD
Sale 90,000 41.9855 AUD
Sale 3,000 42.3082 AUD
Sale 87,986 41.8276 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit
CFD Short 1244 41.8293
CFD Long 3000 42.3082
CFD Long 10193 42.6239
(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 17 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