Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON PLC
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 PLC
Class of relevant security USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 27 November 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 105,685,081 4.68% 7,029,447 0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,292,010 0.77% 13,223,211 0.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,289,750 0.06% 1,757,675 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 124,266,841 5.51% 22,010,333 0.98%%
(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 195 15.3754
Purchase 245 15.3754
Purchase 89,806 15.2008
Purchase 195 15.3754
Purchase 1,182 15.3671
Purchase 65 15.4377
Purchase 195 15.3754
Purchase 450 15.3554
Purchase 205,144 15.1729
Purchase 1,500 15.0975
Purchase 5,795 15.3730
Purchase 15,111 15.1070
Purchase 1,205 15.3671
Purchase 20,400 15.2790
Purchase 451 15.4519
Purchase 720 15.3671
Purchase 195 15.3754
Purchase 14,630 15.1800
Purchase 41,934 15.1534
Purchase 26,883 15.2085
Purchase 121 15.9577
Purchase 205 15.3754
Purchase 122 15.9577
Purchase 195 15.3754
Purchase 18,255 15.3100
Purchase 1,400 15.3200
Purchase 225 15.3754
Purchase 36 16.0265
Purchase 27 15.9977
Purchase 53,420 15.2769
Purchase 262 15.1377
Purchase 2,482 15.1609
Purchase 9,624 15.1800
Purchase 2,482 15.1609
Purchase 183 16.0131
Purchase 79 15.9577
Purchase 57,397 15.4358
Purchase 265 15.3754
Purchase 32 16.0031
Purchase 195 15.3754
Purchase 893 15.3671
Purchase 195 15.3754
Purchase 17,779 15.1800
Purchase 325 15.3754
Sale 73 15.1223
Sale 57,397 15.4328
Sale 221 15.0023
Sale 1,572 15.5470
Sale 18,255 15.3100
Sale 82 16.2423
Sale 750 15.3023
Sale 14,630 15.1800
Sale 254 15.0423
Sale 18,255 15.3100
Sale 11,781 15.3181
Sale 2,482 15.1609
Sale 540 15.1123
Sale 300 14.9085
Sale 370,689 15.4100
Sale 268 16.2423
Sale 7,740 15.2489
Sale 56,327 15.1992
Sale 25,693 15.2069
Sale 57,397 15.4358
Sale 108,105 15.3112
Sale 13,800 15.2540
Sale 79 15.0723
Sale 31,110 15.3354
Sale 610 15.3400
Sale 557,676 15.2708
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 41934 15.1534
CFD Short 2482 15.1608
CFD Short 205144 15.1729
CFD Short 89806 15.2008
CFD Short 26883 15.2085
CFD Short 53420 15.2769
CFD Short 20400 15.2789
CFD Short 5795 15.3729
CFD Short 451 15.4519
CFD Long 300 14.9085
CFD Long 4400 15.1986
CFD Long 25693 15.2069
CFD Long 13800 15.2539
CFD Long 557676 15.2707
CFD Long 108105 15.3112
CFD Long 3340 15.315
CFD Long 11781 15.318
CFD Long 31110 15.3353
CFD Long 57397 15.4328
CFD Long 1572 15.547
(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) YES
Date of disclosure 28 November 2007
Contact name Geoff Smith
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
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -1,250 1,200.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,000 1,100.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,000 1,500.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -650 1,900.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,550.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,300.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 2,000.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 1,000 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 285,000 15.9000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 1,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
Thursday, 5th September 2024
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