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 20 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 152,975,798 4.56% 12,376,844 0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives 37,325 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,013,123 4.56% 12,376,844 0.37%
(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 855,577 40.1540 AUD
Purchase 13,947 40.1501 AUD
Purchase 186,314 39.9743 AUD
Purchase 108,185 39.5000 AUD
Purchase 7,204 39.9658 AUD
Purchase 7,705 39.9566 AUD
Purchase 501 39.9479 AUD
Purchase 7,705 39.9566 AUD
Purchase 186,314 39.9743 AUD
Purchase 855,577 40.1540 AUD
Purchase 20,000 39.6307 AUD
Purchase 1,165 39.9314 AUD
Purchase 486,372 39.9523 AUD
Purchase 622 39.4961 AUD
Purchase 40,941 40.0181 AUD
Purchase 12,782 40.1700 AUD
Purchase 18,779 40.0181 AUD
Sale 20,000 39.6307 AUD
Sale 855,577 40.1540 AUD
Sale 7,705 39.9566 AUD
Sale 186,314 39.9743 AUD
Sale 622 39.4961 AUD
Sale 501 39.9399 AUD
Sale 12,782 40.1620 AUD
Sale 186,314 39.9743 AUD
Sale 1,165 39.9234 AUD
Sale 506,994 39.9390 AUD
Sale 13,947 40.1501 AUD
Sale 486,372 39.9523 AUD
Sale 7,204 39.9578 AUD
Sale 13,947 40.1501 AUD
Sale 3,066 40.1500 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit
CFD Short 501 39.9478
CFD Short 7204 39.9658
CFD Long 1165 39.9234
CFD Long 12782 40.1619
(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 21 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