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 04 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 111,190,637 5.04% 6,369,373 0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,615,665 0.25% 932,505 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 753,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,808,452 5.34% 8,055,653 0.37%
(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 3,170 15.7482
Purchase 1,300 15.5716
Purchase 458 16.4200
Purchase 15,988 16.0734
Purchase 752 15.6194
Purchase 998 15.9700
Purchase 19,935 15.9595
Purchase 32,593 16.4082
Purchase 217 16.4200
Purchase 114,263 16.2255
Purchase 22,040 15.3460
Purchase 482,551 15.6841
Purchase 372,152 15.9676
Purchase 15,117 16.3453
Purchase 38,000 15.9847
Purchase 507,080 16.2269
Purchase 7,900 15.8837
Purchase 54,649 16.0292
Purchase 42,367 15.8093
Purchase 500 16.1988
Purchase 482,551 15.6841
Purchase 74,956 15.7166
Purchase 25,199 15.7156
Purchase 15,930 15.4200
Purchase 10,240 15.9843
Purchase 350 15.4888
Purchase 225 16.3650
Purchase 373,986 16.2013
Purchase 320 16.3650
Purchase 66,700 16.0278
Purchase 2,392 15.4229
Purchase 467 15.9700
Purchase 10,430 16.1411
Purchase 18,357 15.9599
Purchase 45,624 15.5779
Purchase 1,033 16.2614
Purchase 114,26 16.2288
Purchase 94,373 15.5269
Purchase 1,566 15.4200
Purchase 11,418 16.3600
Purchase 89,770 16.1990
Purchase 95,191 16.4200
Purchase 38,000 15.9847
Purchase 1,000 15.4200
Purchase 400 15.4888
Purchase 196,055 15.4742
Purchase 52,616 16.0359
Purchase 1,360,606 16.2471
Purchase 6,250 15.8209
Purchase 2,491 15.4200
Purchase 323 15.3954
Purchase 100,962 15.9439
Purchase 21,000 15.4200
Purchase 4,500 15.5473
Purchase 1,131,324 16.0250
Sale 1,300 15.5716
Sale 1,360,606 16.2471
Sale 2,392 15.4200
Sale 373,986 16.1997
Sale 217 16.4200
Sale 11,418 16.3600
Sale 1,000 15.4200
Sale 4,317 15.9299
Sale 18,357 15.9569
Sale 768,680 15.9361
Sale 15,117 16.3453
Sale 22,040 15.3445
Sale 1,033 16.2614
Sale 114,263 16.2255
Sale 19,935 15.9595
Sale 38,000 15.9847
Sale 54,649 16.0278
Sale 89,770 16.1990
Sale 3,170 15.7458
Sale 6,250 15.8209
Sale 15,988 16.0704
Sale 94,373 15.5239
Sale 395 15.3912
Sale 507,080 16.2269
Sale 45,624 15.5763
Sale 6,686 15.9393
Sale 25,199 15.7156
Sale 1,131,324 16.0250
Sale 39 16.1100
Sale 74,956 15.7137
Sale 52,616 16.0359
Sale 21,000 15.4200
Sale 1,169,324 16.0237
Sale 66,700 16.0247
Sale 752 15.6194
Sale 6,840 16.2168
Sale 4,500 15.5458
Sale 500 16.4212
Sale 38,000 15.9817
Sale 458 16.4200
Sale 114,263 16.2288
Sale 100,962 15.9410
Sale 372,152 15.9647
Sale 467 15.9700
Sale 10,240 15.9819
Sale 1,033 16.2614
Sale 7,900 15.8837
Sale 196,055 15.4728
Sale 10,430 16.1411
Sale 716,200 16.2067
Sale 482,551 15.6841
Sale 32,593 16.4066
Sale 3,940 15.9263
Sale 1,652 15.9260
Sale 1,203 16.1538
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 22040 15.346
CFD Short 2933 15.3674
CFD Short 2392 15.4229
CFD Short 193122 15.4758
CFD Short 1300 15.5716
CFD Short 45624 15.5779
CFD Short 752 15.6193
CFD Short 25199 15.7156
CFD Short 3170 15.7481
CFD Short 100962 15.9438
CFD Short 18357 15.9599
CFD Short 21072 15.9943
CFD Short 66700 16.0277
CFD Short 3059 16.0318
CFD Short 1923 16.1458
CFD Long 94373 15.5239
CFD Long 4500 15.5457
CFD Long 74956 15.7136
CFD Long 7584 15.878
CFD Long 7900 15.8836
CFD Long 372152 15.9646
CFD Long 38000 15.9816
CFD Long 10240 15.9819
CFD Long 47065 16.0518
CFD Long 15988 16.0703
CFD Long 89770 16.199
CFD Long 373986 16.1997
CFD Long 1033 16.2614
CFD Long 32593 16.4065
CFD Long 217 16.42
(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 07 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 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
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
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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