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 11 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 111,980,249 5.07% 6,794,874 0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,494,284 0.20% 1,328,213 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,289,750 0.06% 1,758,175 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,764,283 5.33% 9,881,262 0.45%
(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 170,285 16.5925
Purchase 1,897 16.7999
Purchase 64,348 16.8444
Purchase 18,777 16.7200
Purchase 11,069 16.6296
Purchase 1,311,901 16.8200
Purchase 2,500 16.6485
Purchase 6,533 16.6800
Purchase 26,093 16.6868
Purchase 7,369 16.6879
Purchase 21,424 16.7200
Purchase 27 16.6828
Purchase 446 16.7700
Purchase 25,283 16.6113
Purchase 48,572 16.6220
Purchase 27 16.6828
Purchase 7,792 16.7200
Purchase 64,348 16.8476
Purchase 10,561 16.7952
Purchase 21,450 16.6310
Purchase 261 17.0900
Purchase 18,415 16.7200
Purchase 149 Transfer
Sale 194 Transfer
Sale 27 16.6828
Sale 4,230 16.5480
Sale 724 16.7200
Sale 82 16.7323
Sale 149 Transfer
Sale 9,199 16.5480
Sale 209 16.5246
Sale 42,897 16.6831
Sale 64,348 16.8444
Sale 12,654 16.6431
Sale 27,743 16.6771
Sale 14,019 16.5480
Sale 446 16.7700
Sale 16,561 16.7150
Sale 6,533 16.6800
Sale 3,000 16.6812
Sale 18,777 16.7200
Sale 147,843 16.6230
Sale 410 16.5183
Sale 87,300 16.7200
Sale 44,572 16.6744
Sale 29,381 16.7200
Sale 10,188 16.6994
Sale 151 16.6523
Sale 531 16.7000
Sale 7,369 16.6460
Sale 213 16.7023
Sale 533 16.6279
Sale 6,533 16.6800
Sale 1,712 16.6683
Sale 11,644 16.5334
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 8992 16.4895
CFD Short 59256 16.5421
CFD Short 258440 16.5541
CFD Short 170285 16.5925
CFD Short 25283 16.6113
CFD Short 92558 16.6208
CFD Short 21450 16.631
CFD Short 4586 16.6447
CFD Short 2500 16.6484
CFD Short 21459 16.6486
CFD Short 27 16.6829
CFD Short 26093 16.6867
CFD Short 7369 16.6879
CFD Short 11999 16.7559
CFD Short 10561 16.7951
CFD Short 1505 16.7964
CFD Short 3413 16.8068
CFD Short 1311901 16.82
CFD Short 64348 16.8475
CFD Long 410 16.5183
CFD Long 6588 16.6151
CFD Long 147843 16.6229
CFD Long 533 16.6279
CFD Long 12654 16.643
CFD Long 7369 16.646
CFD Long 1712 16.6683
CFD Long 44572 16.6743
CFD Long 27743 16.677
CFD Long 1600 16.6784
CFD Long 42897 16.683
CFD Long 16561 16.715
CFD Long 2000 16.9934
(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 12 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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