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 14 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 109,476,664 4.96% 9,173,088 0.42%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,729,457 0.26% 1,319,949 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,290,000 0.06% 1,758,425 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 116,496,121 5.28% 12,251,462 0.56%
(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 91,824 15.4495
Purchase 24,888 15.4500
Purchase 277,700 15.5063
Purchase 14,206 15.7689
Purchase 5,524 15.2633
Purchase 16,115 15.4500
Purchase 11,049 15.4500
Purchase 310 15.3575
Purchase 260 15.4975
Purchase 82,289 15.6184
Purchase 845 15.8254
Purchase 18,449 15.5122
Purchase 446 15.9100
Purchase 22,540 15.5084
Purchase 45,809 15.5404
Purchase 116,619 15.7685
Purchase 96 Transfer
Purchase 400 15.3575
Purchase 4,400 15.6384
Purchase 27,491 15.4483
Purchase 14,206 15.7659
Purchase 50,600 15.4470
Purchase 521,311 15.5350
Purchase 9,260 15.8475
Purchase 1,019,624 15.3878
Purchase 220 15.3575
Purchase 6,605 15.4500
Purchase 104,842 15.5747
Purchase 1,515,486 15.4592
Purchase 82,960 15.4500
Purchase 507,105 15.5285
Purchase 500 15.3575
Purchase 8,012 15.4500
Purchase 9,321 15.6051
Purchase 89,740 15.8205
Purchase 9,260 15.8535
Purchase 98,021 15.5342
Purchase 1,259 15.4100
Purchase 3,176 15.4462
Purchase 1,259 15.4100
Purchase 90,861 15.4061
Purchase 1,000 15.4088
Purchase 4,076 15.2668
Purchase 45,809 15.5404
Purchase 345 15.3575
Purchase 6,383 15.4580
Purchase 1,212,319 15.4541
Purchase 13,978 15.4500
Purchase 138 Transfer
Purchase 537 15.3454
Purchase 2,375 15.4529
Purchase 326,257 15.7000
Purchase 2,556 15.4505
Purchase 20,348 15.4500
Purchase 844 15.8377
Purchase 1,571 15.8900
Purchase 3,176 15.4496
Purchase 5,400 15.4600
Sale 27,491 15.4467
Sale 20,348 15.4500
Sale 6,383 15.4564
Sale 25,000 15.7000
Sale 3,176 15.4462
Sale 96 Transfer
Sale 115 15.4523
Sale 11,384 15.4500
Sale 4,076 15.2645
Sale 1,259 15.4081
Sale 453 15.4023
Sale 1,212,319 15.4513
Sale 3,176 15.4496
Sale 1,019,624 15.3878
Sale 2,912 15.4500
Sale 18,411 15.4500
Sale 2,556 15.4505
Sale 1,259 15.4100
Sale 91,824 15.4495
Sale 50,600 15.4447
Sale 109 15.5423
Sale 446 15.9100
Sale 14,206 15.7659
Sale 9,260 15.8535
Sale 5,400 15.4585
Sale 125 15.4946
Sale 95,000 15.4494
Sale 138 Transfer
Sale 4,788 15.4500
Sale 2,375 15.4500
Sale 507,105 15.5285
Sale 300 15.3912
Sale 98,021 15.5314
Sale 22,540 15.5055
Sale 1,561,295 15.4616
Sale 45,809 15.5404
Sale 5,524 15.2620
Sale 9,464 15.4500
Sale 89,740 15.8205
Sale 8,012 15.4500
Sale 9,321 15.6037
Sale 104,842 15.5747
Sale 69,720 15.4500
Sale 6,605 15.4500
Sale 4,400 15.6355
Sale 18,449 15.5093
Sale 269 15.8123
Sale 357 15.4946
Sale 81 Transfer
Sale 9,260 15.8475
Sale 374,677 15.4500
Sale 277,700 15.5047
Sale 14,206 15.7659
Sale 1,515,486 15.4592
Sale 90,861 15.4032
Sale 82,289 15.6184
Sale 900 15.4112
Sale 103 15.4546
Sale 13,978 15.4500
Sale 1,259 15.4100
Sale 600 15.3312
Sale 45,809 15.5375
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 4076 15.2668
CFD Short 2375 15.4529
CFD Short 6383 15.4579
CFD Short 1000 15.4913
CFD Short 277700 15.5062
CFD Short 22540 15.5084
CFD Short 98021 15.5342
CFD Short 82289 15.6184
CFD Short 8321 15.6187
CFD Short 4400 15.6384
CFD Short 326257 15.7
CFD Short 14206 15.7689
CFD Long 5524 15.2619
CFD Long 90861 15.4032
CFD Long 1259 15.408
CFD Long 50600 15.4446
CFD Long 27491 15.4467
CFD Long 1212319 15.4512
CFD Long 5400 15.4584
CFD Long 18449 15.5092
CFD Long 45809 15.5374
CFD Long 104842 15.5746
(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 17 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 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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 -750 1,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
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 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 1,650.0000 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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