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 18 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 108,941,951 4.94% 9,941,918 0.45%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,149,380 0.28% 1,390,195 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,290,000 0.06% 1,758,425 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 116,381,331 5.27% 13,090,538 0.59%
(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 616,344 14.9167
Purchase 11,000 14.8436
Purchase 24,957 15.0205
Purchase 132,400 14.8686
Purchase 92,799 14.7980
Purchase 11,000 14.8436
Purchase 135 14.7177
Purchase 410 15.1375
Purchase 330 14.7177
Purchase 5,000 14.9700
Purchase 2,454 14.9800
Purchase 134,820 14.7887
Purchase 115,285 14.9800
Purchase 99,000 14.8649
Purchase 12,306 15.0524
Purchase 30,743 14.9800
Purchase 800 14.8176
Purchase 458,212 14.9174
Purchase 1,072 15.1200
Purchase 91,267 14.9800
Purchase 330 14.7000
Purchase 300 14.7954
Purchase 23,086 15.1198
Purchase 4,795 14.9204
Purchase 4,815 14.9800
Purchase 813 15.0800
Purchase 2,000 14.9225
Purchase 450 14.9431
Purchase 42,056 14.9686
Purchase 94,030 14.9587
Purchase 28,492 14.9964
Purchase 1,006,399 14.9236
Purchase 1,808 14.7100
Purchase 822,682 14.9169
Purchase 51,683 14.9816
Purchase 13,854 14.9376
Purchase 500 14.8975
Purchase 24,709 14.8861
Purchase 469,652 14.9192
Purchase 114,159 14.9942
Purchase 78 15.0754
Sale 206 14.7917
Sale 12,677 15.0763
Sale 114,159 14.9915
Sale 42,056 14.9664
Sale 4,795 14.9204
Sale 1,072 15.1181
Sale 132,400 14.8686
Sale 410 15.1375
Sale 92,799 14.7980
Sale 63 14.8917
Sale 23,086 15.1169
Sale 469,652 14.9192
Sale 24,709 14.8848
Sale 28,492 14.9936
Sale 800 14.8176
Sale 134,820 14.7873
Sale 800 14.8176
Sale 354 Transfer
Sale 12,306 15.0511
Sale 30,743 14.9800
Sale 94,030 14.9587
Sale 1,072 15.1200
Sale 11,000 14.8436
Sale 205 Transfer
Sale 51,683 14.9801
Sale 13,854 14.9361
Sale 616,344 14.9140
Sale 1,006,399 14.9236
Sale 2,454 14.9772
Sale 91,267 14.9800
Sale 11,000 14.8408
Sale 410 15.1375
Sale 330 14.7000
Sale 87 14.9717
Sale 833,682 14.9160
Sale 15,910 14.9800
Sale 4,815 14.9772
Sale 24,957 15.0176
Sale 86 Transfer
Sale 140 15.0725
Sale 728,857 14.9202
Sale 2,000 14.9225
Sale 250 15.0125
Sale 236 Transfer
Sale 822,682 14.9169
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 134820 14.7887
CFD Short 10629 14.8774
CFD Short 14080 14.8926
CFD Short 2000 14.9225
CFD Short 13854 14.9375
CFD Short 94030 14.9586
CFD Short 51683 14.9816
CFD Short 114159 14.9941
CFD Short 24957 15.0204
CFD Long 330 14.7
CFD Long 92799 14.7979
CFD Long 800 14.8176
CFD Long 11000 14.8408
CFD Long 616344 14.914
CFD Long 3637 14.9476
CFD Long 42056 14.9664
CFD Long 7269 14.9771
CFD Long 28492 14.9935
CFD Long 8669 15.0944
CFD Long 23086 15.1168
CFD Long 1072 15.1181
CFD Long 410 15.1375
(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 19 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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