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 04 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 103,429,422 4.67% 9,217,813 0.42%
securities
(2) Derivatives 22,656,145 1.02% 16,573,339 0.75%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,289,750 0.06% 1,757,675 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 127,375,317 5.75% 27,548,827 1.24%
(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 202,344 15.6600
Purchase 200 15.6088
Purchase 13,265 15.7236
Purchase 3,557 15.7981
Purchase 358 15.5567
Purchase 200 15.5475
Purchase 15,671 15.6666
Purchase 23,526 15.8095
Purchase 8,395 15.7243
Purchase 700 15.6674
Purchase 96,130 15.8215
Purchase 200 15.5475
Purchase 103 Transfer
Purchase 13,598 15.9200
Purchase 200 15.5475
Purchase 350 15.5475
Purchase 9,640 15.7732
Purchase 200 15.6088
Purchase 500 15.5475
Purchase 13,000 15.7600
Purchase 364,834 15.6498
Purchase 21,424 15.6300
Purchase 41,480 15.6300
Purchase 8,385 15.6392
Purchase 903 15.6300
Purchase 500 15.6600
Purchase 300 15.7888
Purchase 10,200 15.6445
Purchase 200 15.7492
Purchase 358 15.5567
Purchase 600 15.5877
Purchase 4,828 15.5750
Purchase 113,192 15.5936
Purchase 556 15.7400
Purchase 58,297 15.6296
Purchase 2,870 15.8536
Purchase 687 15.6600
Sale 129 15.7469
Sale 750 15.6523
Sale 202,344 15.6600
Sale 10,725 15.6676
Sale 200 15.7315
Sale 700 15.6674
Sale 700 15.6674
Sale 358 15.5567
Sale 949,035 15.6787
Sale 52,371 15.6183
Sale 9,640 15.7732
Sale 267 15.8023
Sale 10,829 15.7323
Sale 103 Transfer
Sale 52,619 15.7275
Sale 13,000 15.7570
Sale 670 15.6455
Sale 368,673 15.6356
Sale 2,870 15.8536
Sale 9,640 15.7773
Sale 35,226 15.5970
Sale 216 15.6300
Sale 215 15.8606
Sale 202,344 15.6600
Sale 3,152 16.0700
Sale 13,598 15.9200
Sale 20,859 15.6916
Sale 687 15.6600
Sale 280 15.8823
Sale 10,772 15.7543
Sale 67,115 16.1800
Sale 13,000 15.7600
Sale 5,472 15.7078
Sale 500 15.6600
Sale 903 15.6300
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 358 15.5567
CFD Short 4828 15.575
CFD Short 113192 15.5935
CFD Short 58297 15.6295
CFD Short 3633 15.6442
CFD Short 10200 15.6445
CFD Short 364834 15.6498
CFD Short 15671 15.6665
CFD Short 8395 15.7242
CFD Short 23526 15.8094
CFD Short 13598 15.92
CFD Long 35226 15.597
CFD Long 52371 15.6182
CFD Long 10623 15.63
CFD Long 670 15.6455
CFD Long 700 15.6674
CFD Long 10725 15.6676
CFD Long 949035 15.6787
CFD Long 20859 15.6915
CFD Long 5472 15.7077
CFD Long 52619 15.7274
CFD Long 10829 15.7322
CFD Long 13000 15.757
CFD Long 13598 15.92
(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 05 December 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 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 1,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 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 -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 2,000.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -650 1,900.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 285,000 15.9000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
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 1,000 1,600.0000 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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