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 18 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 148,535,921 4.43% 17,691,127 0.53%
securities
(2) Derivatives 298,749 0.01% 136,795 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 148,834,670 4.43% 17,827,922 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 87 39.3022 AUD
Purchase 2,499 39.3022 AUD
Purchase 4,764 39.9753 AUD
Purchase 121,225 39.6152 AUD
Purchase 185,679 39.9915 AUD
Purchase 90,000 40.1753 AUD
Purchase 1,600 39.9090 AUD
Purchase 806 39.5217 AUD
Purchase 10,220 39.3022 AUD
Purchase 36,118 39.3022 AUD
Purchase 184,079 39.9922 AUD
Purchase 1,011 39.3022 AUD
Purchase 3,194 39.5217 AUD
Purchase 3,958 40.0676 AUD
Purchase 2,309 40.1080 AUD
Purchase 1,649 40.0304 AUD
Purchase 135,000 40.1000 AUD
Purchase 77,141 39.6633 AUD
Sale 135,000 40.1000 AUD
Sale 77,141 39.6633 AUD
Sale 121,225 39.6152 AUD
Sale 5,700 39.6221 AUD
Sale 3,907 40.0583 AUD
Sale 184,079 39.9922 AUD
Sale 90,000 40.1753 AUD
Sale 2,309 40.1000 AUD
Sale 1,600 39.9090 AUD
Sale 806 39.5217 AUD
Sale 167,141 39.9389 AUD
Sale 14,524 40.1000 AUD
Sale 1,649 40.0223 AUD
Sale 3,194 39.5098 AUD
Sale 3,958 40.0676 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit
CFD Short 121225 39.6152
CFD Short 1649 40.0303
CFD Short 2309 40.108
CFD Long 3194 39.5098
CFD Long 5700 39.6221
CFD Long 3907 40.0582
CFD Long 135000 40.1
(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 19 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