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 10 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 110,710,894 4.96% 8,040,996 0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,094,166 0.27% 1,204,041 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,289,750 0.06% 1,758,175 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 118,094,810 5.29% 11,003,212 0.49%
(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 300 16.8025
Purchase 21,269 16.7700
Purchase 16,917 16.7698
Purchase 269 16.7577
Purchase 6,674 16.8294
Purchase 300 16.8025
Purchase 7,958 16.8000
Purchase 873 16.7700
Purchase 21,355 16.7600
Purchase 37,143 16.7683
Purchase 134,420 16.8266
Purchase 13,152 16.8399
Purchase 48,326 16.9391
Purchase 8,000 16.7200
Purchase 6,674 16.8309
Purchase 3,321 16.7364
Purchase 392,145 16.8064
Purchase 1,200 16.7772
Purchase 10,235 16.8502
Purchase 320,335 16.7600
Purchase 109,465 16.7600
Purchase 22,267 16.8868
Purchase 500 16.8025
Purchase 8,000 16.7232
Purchase 271 Transfer
Purchase 75 16.7754
Purchase 510 16.4600
Purchase 557,598 16.7632
Purchase 16,592 16.7700
Purchase 628 16.7300
Purchase 804 16.9300
Purchase 127,759 15.6300
Sale 10,555 16.7700
Sale 7,318 16.5906
Sale 69,661 16.8398
Sale 145 16.7823
Sale 98 16.7269
Sale 271 Transfer
Sale 9,253 16.6800
Sale 320,335 16.7600
Sale 6,007 16.7930
Sale 8,000 16.7200
Sale 474 16.7600
Sale 325 16.7200
Sale 200,000 16.7900
Sale 308,611 16.7865
Sale 182 16.7646
Sale 8,762 16.8151
Sale 23,700 16.8604
Sale 392,145 16.8065
Sale 850 16.8523
Sale 141,138 16.7602
Sale 200 16.8725
Sale 21,355 16.7600
Sale 10,821 16.7700
Sale 6,674 16.8294
Sale 300 16.8025
Sale 804 16.9300
Sale 22,267 16.8836
Sale 175 16.9512
Sale 102,042 16.7934
Sale 63 16.6746
Sale 3,138 16.8775
Sale 5,175 16.7877
Sale 7,958 16.8000
Sale 36,569 16.8555
Sale 73 16.8046
Sale 477 Transfer
Sale 917 16.5200
Sale 392,145 16.8064
Sale 22,267 16.8868
Sale 1,200 16.7772
Sale 109,465 16.7600
Sale 1,200 16.7772
Sale 350 16.7737
Sale 7,748 16.9359
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 8000 16.7231
CFD Short 3321 16.7363
CFD Short 557598 16.7632
CFD Short 7520 16.7663
CFD Short 37143 16.7682
CFD Short 16917 16.7697
CFD Short 7253 16.7989
CFD Short 800 16.8025
CFD Short 134420 16.8265
CFD Short 10235 16.8502
CFD Long 141138 16.7602
CFD Long 1200 16.7772
CFD Long 308611 16.7864
CFD Long 5175 16.7876
CFD Long 6007 16.793
CFD Long 1000 16.8384
CFD Long 68661 16.8398
CFD Long 36569 16.8555
CFD Long 23700 16.8603
CFD Long 22267 16.8836
(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)
PUT SALE 500 16.5 EURO 21/12/2007 .39
(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 11 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 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 -500 1,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 1,650.0000 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 500 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 1,500.0000 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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