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 21 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 152,255,916 4.54% 12,333,806 0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives 33,438 0.00% 555 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 152,289,354 4.54% 12,334,361 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 2,554 39.6500 AUD
Purchase 1,664 39.6457 AUD
Purchase 2,800 39.7543 AUD
Purchase 7,242 39.5847 AUD
Purchase 67,380 39.6500 AUD
Purchase 44,920 39.6500 AUD
Purchase 204,940 39.7742 AUD
Purchase 120,169 39.5280 AUD
Purchase 5,578 39.5768 AUD
Purchase 120,169 39.5280 AUD
Purchase 8,284 39.6500 AUD
Purchase 80,637 39.6540 AUD
Purchase 30,000 39.6460 AUD
Purchase 7,242 39.5847 AUD
Purchase 9,730 39.6500 AUD
Purchase 46,944 39.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,800 39.7543 AUD
Purchase 204,940 39.7742 AUD
Purchase 80,637 39.6540 AUD
Purchase 2,089 39.5760 AUD
Sale 61,147 39.6500 AUD
Sale 5,578 39.5689 AUD
Sale 3,630 39.6500 AUD
Sale 59,559 39.6933 AUD
Sale 2,554 39.6500 AUD
Sale 32,089 39.6415 AUD
Sale 2,800 39.7543 AUD
Sale 120,169 39.5280 AUD
Sale 2,800 39.7463 AUD
Sale 204,940 39.7742 AUD
Sale 1,456 39.6500 AUD
Sale 9,397 39.6460 AUD
Sale 1,664 39.6378 AUD
Sale 2,089 39.5760 AUD
Sale 3,048 39.6461 AUD
Sale 58,000 39.6500 AUD
Sale 120,169 39.5280 AUD
Sale 204,940 39.7742 AUD
Sale 30,000 39.6460 AUD
Sale 545,792 39.7178 AUD
Sale 7,242 39.5847 AUD
Sale 80,637 39.6540 AUD
Sale 135,000 40.1000 AUD
Sale 24,817 39.6500 AUD
Sale 8,284 39.6500 AUD
Sale 40,000 40.3906 AUD
Sale 2,800 39.7543 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit
CFD Short 5578 39.5768
CFD Short 1664 39.6457
CFD Long 2800 39.7463
(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 24 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