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 09 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 110,890,068 5.02% 6,014,576 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,799,546 0.26% 900,320 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,150 0.05% 753,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 117,691,764 5.33% 7,668,671 0.35%
(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 347,924 15.2373
Purchase 10,740 14.9100
Purchase 48,964 15.2388
Purchase 320 15.2788
Purchase 9,582 15.3800
Purchase 518,262 15.2200
Purchase 10,587 15.3800
Purchase 39,664 15.3171
Purchase 129,864 15.2218
Purchase 10,550 15.3800
Purchase 2,060 14.9721
Purchase 9,559 15.3800
Purchase 4,202 14.9100
Purchase 1,241 15.3800
Purchase 1,646 15.1000
Purchase 26,300 14.9100
Purchase 34,454 15.3866
Purchase 47,595 15.3800
Purchase 1,223 15.1029
Purchase 39,825 15.3800
Purchase 16,811 15.1923
Purchase 19,816 15.2416
Purchase 1,458 15.3866
Purchase 90,000 15.1811
Purchase 112,817 15.1225
Purchase 4,193 14.9100
Purchase 14,859 15.3000
Purchase 60,885 15.1406
Purchase 44,11 15.1965
Purchase 788,904 15.1569
Purchase 37,857 15.2693
Purchase 282 15.3800
Purchase 128,839 15.3800
Purchase 10,838 14.9100
Purchase 230 15.0700
Purchase 32,811 15.2317
Purchase 1,108 14.9798
Purchase 78,129 15.3600
Purchase 1,100,000 Transfer
Purchase 205,535 15.0741
Purchase 197,694 15.2354
Purchase 256 15.3800
Purchase 246 15.3800
Purchase 9,195 15.3764
Purchase 37,857 15.2644
Purchase 559,764 15.1493
Purchase 1,946 15.3500
Purchase 518,262 15.2200
Purchase 2,100 15.2557
Purchase 10,587 14.9100
Purchase 8,386 15.1000
Purchase 3,580 15.3800
Purchase 35,800 15.3800
Purchase 15,600 15.1295
Purchase 14,001 15.1549
Purchase 136,924 15.1979
Purchase 335 15.1300
Purchase 601 15.3500
Purchase 10,740 15.3800
Purchase 39 15.2783
Purchase 36,358 15.3800
Purchase 39,66 15.3171
Purchase 22,639 15.1911
Purchase 46,354 15.4317
Purchase 19,134 15.1946
Sale 14,859 15.3000
Sale 39,664 15.3171
Sale 4,208 15.2680
Sale 1,262 15.2424
Sale 10,906 15.1907
Sale 55,20 15.1907
Sale 3,341 15.2680
Sale 1,241 15.3800
Sale 44,119 15.1936
Sale 2,042 15.2680
Sale 205,53 15.0726
Sale 4,942 15.1907
Sale 9,743 15.1907
Sale 3,897 15.1500
Sale 518,262 15.2200
Sale 18,026 15.1907
Sale 1,902 15.2680
Sale 37,857 15.2693
Sale 246 15.3800
Sale 29,418 15.1460
Sale 15,600 15.1272
Sale 49,467 15.3800
Sale 100 15.3217
Sale 1,108 14.9798
Sale 498 15.2424
Sale 2,060 14.9721
Sale 559,764 15.1493
Sale 28,608 15.1907
Sale 65 15.4335
Sale 188 15.3117
Sale 16,346 15.1459
Sale 6,397 15.1907
Sale 423,079 15.1460
Sale 32,811 15.2302
Sale 828,568 15.1646
Sale 7,173 15.1458
Sale 129,864 15.2218
Sale 24,865 15.2411
Sale 210,294 15.2424
Sale 36,838 15.4200
Sale 256 15.3800
Sale 18,376 15.1907
Sale 23,068 15.1460
Sale 17,593 15.1459
Sale 11,866 15.1907
Sale 282 15.3800
Sale 18,674 15.1459
Sale 37,857 15.2644
Sale 112,817 15.1211
Sale 36,838 15.4200
Sale 1,756 15.2424
Sale 165,313 15.1460
Sale 11,197 15.1907
Sale 19,816 15.2401
Sale 60,885 15.1392
Sale 509 15.0500
Sale 207 Transfer
Sale 47,595 15.3800
Sale 5,485 15.1907
Sale 275 15.1912
Sale 39,664 15.3142
Sale 136,924 15.1952
Sale 19,134 15.1917
Sale 22,639 15.1911
Sale 90,000 15.1782
Sale 1,223 15.1000
Sale 347,924 15.2346
Sale 788,904 15.1569
Sale 30,689 15.2478
Sale 197,694 15.2354
Sale 16,811 15.1894
Sale 2,100 15.2557
Sale 1,795 15.2680
Sale 8,319 15.1459
Sale 13,348 15.1459
Sale 94 Transfer
Sale 1,152 15.2424
Sale 48,964 15.2359
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 1000 14.9513
CFD Short 1223 15.1028
CFD Short 59885 15.1437
CFD Short 3334 15.1455
CFD Short 9411 15.1807
CFD Short 22639 15.191
CFD Short 16811 15.1922
CFD Short 347924 15.2373
CFD Short 48964 15.2387
CFD Short 19816 15.2415
CFD Short 19668 15.2557
CFD Short 15935 15.2752
CFD Short 34580 15.3063
CFD Long 205535 15.0726
CFD Long 102086 15.1129
CFD Long 15600 15.1272
CFD Long 90000 15.1782
CFD Long 19134 15.1917
CFD Long 44119 15.1936
CFD Long 136924 15.1951
CFD Long 10731 15.1986
CFD Long 129864 15.2218
CFD Long 32811 15.2301
CFD Long 2100 15.2557
CFD Long 39664 15.3142
(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 10 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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