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 22/11/2007
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 145,916,378 4.35% 18,133,737 0.54%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,064,462 0.03% 777,420 0.02%
3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,980,840 4.38% 18,911,157 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 100 40.1240 AUD
Purchase 4,481 40.2100 AUD
Purchase 116,571 40.2691 AUD
Purchase 100 40.1240 AUD
Purchase 260,000 41.1500 AUD
Purchase 51,409 40.3354 AUD
Purchase 19,097 40.3559 AUD
Sale 19,097 40.3559 AUD
Sale 116,571 40.2691 AUD
Sale 681 40.2100 AUD
Sale 409 40.2100 AUD
Sale 358 40.3047 AUD
Sale 100 40.1240 AUD
Sale 255 40.3048 AUD
Sale 100 40.1481 AUD
Sale 17,577 40.3000 AUD
Sale 153 40.3048 AUD
Sale 3,140 40.3000 AUD
Sale 18,500 40.3750 AUD
Sale 3,400 40.3040 AUD
Sale 2,435 40.2100 AUD
Sale 956 40.2100 AUD
Sale 906 40.3048 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit
CFD Short 51409 40.3353
CFD Short 260000 41.1501
CFD Long 6800 40.304
CFD Long 18500 40.3749
(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 23 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