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 17 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 148,486,815 4.42% 17,640,479 0.53%
securities
(2) Derivatives 160,606 0.00% 21,270 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 148,647,421 4.43% 17,661,749 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 312 41.8848 AUD
Purchase 5,590 40.8943 AUD
Purchase 8,126 40.7746 AUD
Purchase 8,126 40.7828 AUD
Purchase 70,416 40.3700 AUD
Purchase 5,590 40.8943 AUD
Purchase 4,182 42.0995 AUD
Purchase 81,238 40.3740 AUD
Purchase 96,617 40.8247 AUD
Purchase 21,700 41.1332 AUD
Purchase 21,700 41.1332 AUD
Purchase 1,572 42.0995 AUD
Purchase 5,994 41.1615 AUD
Purchase 21,700 41.1332 AUD
Purchase 8,126 40.7746 AUD
Purchase 719 42.0500 AUD
Purchase 81,238 40.3740 AUD
Purchase 96,617 40.8247 AUD
Purchase 5,994 41.1615 AUD
Purchase 4,820 41.0500 AUD
Purchase 5,416 42.0995 AUD
Purchase 12,039 42.6823 AUD
Purchase 70,416 40.3700 AUD
Purchase 44,656 42.0500 AUD
Sale 8,126 40.7746 AUD
Sale 5,994 41.1615 AUD
Sale 5,994 41.1492 AUD
Sale 8,126 40.7746 AUD
Sale 1,150 42.0928 AUD
Sale 21,700 41.1332 AUD
Sale 11,584 41.0326 AUD
Sale 15,545 40.9669 AUD
Sale 21,700 41.1332 AUD
Sale 44,656 42.0500 AUD
Sale 40,340 41.0966 AUD
Sale 81,238 40.3740 AUD
Sale 5,590 40.8943 AUD
Sale 20,908 40.3700 AUD
Sale 5,590 40.8861 AUD
Sale 96,617 40.8247 AUD
Sale 96,617 40.8247 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit
CFD Short 8126 40.7827
CFD Short 21700 41.1331
CFD Long 5590 40.8861
CFD Long 5994 41.1491
(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 18 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