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 06 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 104,041,022 4.70% 8,718,778 0.39%
securities
(2) Derivatives 24,076,243 1.09% 18,020,052 0.81%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,289,750 0.06% 1,757,675 0.08%%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 129,407,015 5.85% 28,496,505 1.29%
(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 113,840 16.1939
Purchase 198 16.18
Purchase 914 16.16
Purchase 359 16.29
Purchase 1,600 16.17
Purchase 912 16.3
Purchase 1,141 16.31
Purchase 900 16.33
Purchase 61,743 16.428
Purchase 5,704 16.3
Purchase 2,257 16.45
Purchase 912 16.3
Purchase 1,596 16.33
Purchase 36 16.29
Purchase 904 16.37
Purchase 915 16.17
Purchase 774 16.33
Purchase 39 16.32
Purchase 1,726 16.29
Purchase 1,568 16.29
Purchase 1,371 16.17
Purchase 786 16.18
Purchase 97,601 16.3815
Purchase 47,283 16.1419
Purchase 1,178 16.33
Purchase 100 16.32
Purchase 332 16.32
Purchase 714 16.15
Purchase 139 16.33
Purchase 1,000 16.1227
Purchase 1,600 16.21
Purchase 215 16.37
Purchase 9 16.37
Purchase 514 16.29
Purchase 1,368 16.36
Purchase 784 16.18
Purchase 200 16.14
Purchase 586 16.17
Purchase 914 16.19
Purchase 3,000 16.1724
Purchase 1,738 16.37
Purchase 2,446 16.32
Purchase 1,113 16.18
Purchase 2,744 16.13
Purchase 99 16.29
Purchase 1,399 16.29
Purchase 1,902 16.13
Purchase 165 16.33
Purchase 420 16.29
Purchase 244 15.9877
Purchase 15,139 16.0649
Purchase 2,053 16.3
Purchase 700 16.29
Purchase 1,568 16.29
Purchase 930 16.17
Purchase 1,547 16.28
Purchase 4,257 16.4585
Purchase 398,000 16.47
Purchase 948 16.29
Purchase 900 16.12
Purchase 477 16.34
Purchase 883 16.29
Purchase 1,368 16.35
Purchase 500 16.29
Purchase 30 16.18
Purchase 2,500 16.2317
Purchase 913 16.36
Purchase 60 16.18
Purchase 125,000 16.01
Purchase 1,674 16.17
Purchase 1,601 16.18
Purchase 3,939 16.18
Purchase 1,242 16.17
Purchase 2,447 16.31
Purchase 84 16.12
Purchase 1,611 16.29
Purchase 349 16.28
Purchase 912 16.32
Purchase 97,601 16.3846
Purchase 62 16.31
Purchase 380 16.28
Purchase 200 16.31
Purchase 2,149 16.28
Purchase 2,510 16.36
Purchase 955 16.17
Purchase 913 16.28
Purchase 1,453 16.34
Purchase 4,254 16.29
Purchase 2,478 16.29
Purchase 722 16.15
Purchase 2,000 16.14
Purchase 1,000 16.17
Purchase 1,300 16.33
Purchase 799 16.26
Purchase 716 16.18
Purchase 436 16.28
Purchase 1,601 16.16
Purchase 1,088 16.29
Purchase 515 16.17
Purchase 399 16.16
Purchase 1,000 16.1227
Purchase 3,937 16.18
Purchase 96 16.29
Purchase 2,713 16.33
Purchase 1,600 16.13
Purchase 538 16.32
Purchase 100 16.32
Purchase 113 16.26
Purchase 84 16.17
Purchase 19,111 16.2614
Purchase 3,887 16.18
Purchase 375 16.32
Purchase 941 16.31
Purchase 744 16.16
Purchase 13,603 16.3302
Purchase 2,515 16.15
Purchase 146 16.32
Purchase 502 16.33
Purchase 249 16.34
Purchase 192 16.15
Purchase 912 16.31
Purchase 1,601 16.15
Purchase 30 16.3
Purchase 500 16.33
Purchase 131 16.19
Purchase 914 16.17
Purchase 2,253 16.29
Purchase 225 16.32
Purchase 100 16.33
Purchase 975 16.32
Purchase 912 16.37
Purchase 4,106 16.27
Purchase 1,143 16.16
Purchase 100 16.32
Purchase 684 16.32
Purchase 398,241 16.2834
Purchase 914 16.17
Purchase 2,500 16.12
Purchase 564 16.28
Purchase 2,286 16.16
Purchase 846 16.17
Purchase 173,992 16.3418
Purchase 912 16.27
Purchase 1,384 16.3931
Purchase 3,649 16.3
Purchase 1,825 16.36
Purchase 1,601 16.18
Purchase 278 16.12
Purchase 1,500 16.33
Purchase 15 16.16
Purchase 62,400 16.07
Purchase 873 16.32
Purchase 1,143 16.16
Purchase 144 16.34
Purchase 1,372 16.13
Purchase 816 16.32
Purchase 4,257 16.4656
Purchase 629 16.17
Purchase 915 16.2
Purchase 2,182 16.13
Purchase 912 16.33
Purchase 2,054 16.32
Purchase 685 16.15
Purchase 384 16.13
Purchase 744 16.15
Purchase 899 16.16
Sale 387 16.3846
Sale 2,500 16.2317
Sale 680 16.1446
Sale 31,200 16.1342
Sale 4,257 16.4585
Sale 10,617 16.2259
Sale 1,327 16.1669
Sale 607 16.4
Sale 4,377 16.4228
Sale 250 16.1612
Sale 151,784 16.2559
Sale 97,601 16.3815
Sale 22,833 16.1821
Sale 309 16.4246
Sale 3,937 16.18
Sale 3,937 16.18
Sale 17,326 16.3237
Sale 1,748 16.3846
Sale 279 16.3823
Sale 1,079 16.2825
Sale 955 16.4163
Sale 81,015 16.2595
Sale 1,000 16.1227
Sale 318 16.2
Sale 56,084 16.3153
Sale 129,396 16.3333
Sale 74 16.2423
Sale 48 16.0923
Sale 2,500 16.2317
Sale 2,275 16.1869
Sale 190 16.3646
Sale 44,940 16.2525
Sale 250 16.1812
Sale 201,949 16.47
Sale 2,060 16.4228
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
05/12/2007 Purchase 130,000 16.0100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 15139 16.0648
CFD Short 1000 16.1227
CFD Short 47283 16.1418
CFD Short 3000 16.1724
CFD Short 113840 16.1938
CFD Short 19111 16.2613
CFD Short 398241 16.2833
CFD Short 13603 16.3302
CFD Short 173992 16.3417
CFD Short 107020 16.3742
CFD Short 97601 16.3846
CFD Short 1384 16.3931
CFD Short 22749 16.3951
CFD Short 130 16.4018
CFD Long 31200 16.1341
CFD Long 7148 16.1649
CFD Long 2275 16.1869
CFD Long 2500 16.2317
CFD Long 44940 16.2525
CFD Long 81015 16.2594
CFD Long 56084 16.3152
CFD Long 17326 16.3236
CFD Long 129396 16.3333
CFD Long 3469 16.3515
CFD Long 955 16.4163
(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 07 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 350 1,550.0000 EURO 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 -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 -500 1,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,500.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,300.0000 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 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 1,600.0000 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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