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 19 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 152,468,618 4.54% 12,722,162 0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives 33,438 0.00% 2,355 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 152,502,056 4.54% 12,724,517 0.38%
(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 1,578 40.3230 AUD
Purchase 105,624 40.0500 AUD
Purchase 244,779 40.0773 AUD
Purchase 955 40.2839 AUD
Purchase 13,632 40.0500 AUD
Purchase 3,428 40.4096 AUD
Purchase 274,212 40.1000 AUD
Purchase 4,428 40.3230 AUD
Purchase 525 40.3231 AUD
Purchase 3,565 40.4400 AUD
Purchase 1,740 40.0500 AUD
Purchase 3,377 40.1624 AUD
Purchase 4,000 40.2450 AUD
Purchase 138,500 40.3924 AUD
Purchase 685,745 40.1000 AUD
Purchase 67,552 40.5000 AUD
Purchase 3,377 40.1544 AUD
Purchase 4,578 40.3110 AUD
Purchase 578 40.7878 AUD
Purchase 3,377 40.1544 AUD
Purchase 422 40.4400 AUD
Purchase 12,689 40.4400 AUD
Purchase 2,309 40.5246 AUD
Purchase 548,852 40.1000 AUD
Purchase 1,119 40.1723 AUD
Purchase 2,908 40.0500 AUD
Purchase 50,947 40.4985 AUD
Purchase 22,579 40.3819 AUD
Purchase 244,779 40.0773 AUD
Purchase 2,809 40.3231 AUD
Purchase 785 40.2839 AUD
Purchase 1,269 40.4400 AUD
Purchase 972 40.2839 AUD
Purchase 2,743,406 40.1000 AUD
Purchase 15,755 40.3230 AUD
Purchase 138,500 40.3924 AUD
Purchase 274,212 40.1000 AUD
Purchase 50,947 40.4985 AUD
Purchase 2,261 40.4400 AUD
Purchase 22,579 40.3819 AUD
Sale 354 40.4400 AUD
Sale 3,377 40.1544 AUD
Sale 4,578 40.3110 AUD
Sale 67,552 40.5000 AUD
Sale 138,500 40.3924 AUD
Sale 500,080 40.0705 AUD
Sale 244,779 40.0773 AUD
Sale 3,377 40.1544 AUD
Sale 449 40.4400 AUD
Sale 938 40.4400 AUD
Sale 2,119 40.4400 AUD
Sale 50,947 40.4985 AUD
Sale 1,658 40.4400 AUD
Sale 946 40.4400 AUD
Sale 893 40.4400 AUD
Sale 22,579 40.3819 AUD
Sale 7,640 40.4400 AUD
Sale 67,552 40.5000 AUD
Sale 3,428 40.4096 AUD
Sale 3,428 40.4096 AUD
Sale 8,999 40.0500 AUD
Sale 22,579 40.3819 AUD
Sale 50,947 40.4985 AUD
Sale 270,460 40.0705 AUD
Sale 578 40.7878 AUD
Sale 2,309 40.5165 AUD
Sale 1,119 40.1643 AUD
Sale 138,500 40.3924 AUD
Sale 4,578 40.3110 AUD
Sale 3,884 40.4400 AUD
Sale 1,325 40.4400 AUD
Sale 4,000 40.2450 AUD
Sale 138,500 40.3924 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit
CFD Short 3377 40.1624
CFD Long 1119 40.1642
CFD Long 138500 40.3924
CFD Long 2309 40.5165
CFD Long 578 40.7877
(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 20 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