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 02 January 2008
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 112,590,016 5.04% 5,930,801 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,549,761 0.20% 1,313,089 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.04% 753,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 118,141,927 5.29% 7,997,665 0.36%
(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 10,587 15.3600
Purchase 250 15.6177
Purchase 60,701 15.6213
Purchase 8,795 15.5410
Purchase 2,155 15.4223
Purchase 4,681 15.5000
Purchase 8,800 15.4207
Purchase 1,600 15.5551
Purchase 73,075 15.5464
Purchase 123,302 15.6494
Purchase 20,183 15.5993
Purchase 49,468 15.6305
Purchase 4,775 15.3629
Purchase 6,171 15.6020
Purchase 5,639 15.6512
Purchase 33,270 15.4609
Purchase 5,639 15.6463
Purchase 6,915 15.3938
Purchase 12,665 15.5786
Purchase 73,405 15.5214
Purchase 8,182 15.5725
Purchase 17,070 15.6474
Purchase 11,814 15.6190
Purchase 505,987 15.5967
Purchase 35,644 15.5882
Purchase 109,587 15.6212
Purchase 250 15.6184
Purchase 505,987 15.5967
Purchase 149,163 15.6175
Purchase 503 15.4800
Purchase 10,780 15.6056
Purchase 1,005 15.6300
Purchase 337,023 15.5726
Purchase 249,536 15.6062
Purchase 30,022 15.6157
Sale 9,162 15.4646
Sale 109,587 15.6184
Sale 10,512 15.4650
Sale 60,701 15.6213
Sale 99,771 15.4677
Sale 337,023 15.5726
Sale 3,007 15.6149
Sale 9,792 15.4647
Sale 30,022 15.6142
Sale 12,665 15.5756
Sale 73,075 15.5450
Sale 33,270 15.4595
Sale 20,183 15.5993
Sale 17,070 15.6474
Sale 1,600 15.5504
Sale 49,468 15.6290
Sale 4,681 15.5000
Sale 4,090 15.4622
Sale 8,800 15.4178
Sale 7,441 15.4641
Sale 143,907 15.6406
Sale 6,171 15.6020
Sale 4,775 15.3600
Sale 5,639 15.6463
Sale 73,405 15.5214
Sale 11,814 15.6161
Sale 8,182 15.5696
Sale 249,536 15.6047
Sale 2,814 15.6122
Sale 400 15.6212
Sale 10,780 15.6056
Sale 6,915 15.3923
Sale 123,302 15.6494
Sale 5,639 15.6512
Sale 2,155 15.4200
Sale 337,023 15.5726
Sale 503 15.4784
Sale 3,918 15.4621
Sale 238,453 15.4679
Sale 8,795 15.5410
Sale 1,005 15.6277
Sale 505,987 15.5967
Sale 12,976 15.4681
Sale 149,163 15.6147
Sale 16,402 15.4690
Sale 6,731 15.6122
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 4775 15.3629
CFD Short 2155 15.4223
CFD Short 27111 15.4244
CFD Short 8182 15.5725
CFD Short 22472 15.6057
CFD Short 249536 15.6062
CFD Short 30022 15.6157
CFD Short 149163 15.6174
CFD Short 11814 15.619
CFD Short 6159 15.6212
CFD Short 17070 15.6474
CFD Long 6915 15.3922
CFD Long 8800 15.4177
CFD Long 503 15.4784
CFD Long 53838 15.5158
CFD Long 73405 15.5214
CFD Long 1600 15.5504
CFD Long 12665 15.5756
CFD Long 109587 15.6183
CFD Long 19237 15.6264
CFD Long 1005 15.6276
CFD Long 49468 15.6289
(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 03 January 2008
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 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,500.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 450 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000 1,500.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
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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