Rule 8.3- (BHP Billiton)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
05 December 2007
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 (Note 1) Royal Bank of Scotland
Group Plc
Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being ORD USD 0.50
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 26 November 2007
AMENDMENT: Positions and Trading in BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on 26
November 2007 should read as follows:
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 securities 21,530,819 (0.9539%) 98,409 (0.0044%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 2,853,100 (0.1264%) 4,745,877 (0.2102%)
Total 24,383,919 (1.0803%) 4,844,286 (0.2146%)
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
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 (Note 5)
Purchase 2,000 15.3800 GBP
Purchase 156 15.4000 GBP
Purchase 3,036 15.4100 GBP
Purchase 144 15.4200 GBP
Purchase 290 15.4400 GBP
Purchase 336 15.4500 GBP
Purchase 700 15.4600 GBP
Purchase 579 15.4700 GBP
Purchase 304 15.4800 GBP
Purchase 96 15.4900 GBP
Purchase* 30,000 15.4970 GBP
Purchase 763 15.5000 GBP
Purchase 360 15.5100 GBP
Purchase 983 15.5200 GBP
Purchase 620 15.5300 GBP
Purchase 193 15.5700 GBP
Purchase 344 15.5800 GBP
Purchase 71 15.5900 GBP
Purchase 164 15.6200 GBP
Purchase 289 15.6500 GBP
Purchase 96 15.6600 GBP
Purchase 1,062 15.6800 GBP
Purchase 460 15.7000 GBP
Purchase 129 15.7500 GBP
Purchase 58 15.8000 GBP
Purchase* 2,000 15.9400 GBP
Purchase 112 15.9700 GBP
Purchase 1,228 15.9900 GBP
Purchase 614 16.0000 GBP
Purchase 781 16.0200 GBP
Purchase 1,000 16.0800 GBP
Purchase 7,907 16.1500 GBP
TOTAL: 56,875 15.4100 GBP
Sale 3,036 15.4400 GBP
Sale 4,463 15.4500 GBP
Sale 2,002 15.4600 GBP
Sale 12,971 15.5300 GBP
Sale 2,070 15.5500 GBP
Sale 193 15.5700 GBP
Sale 18,163 15.5800 GBP
Sale* 150,000 15.6200 GBP
Sale 364 15.9300 GBP
Sale 242 15.9500 GBP
Sale 1,590 16.0000 GBP
Sale 193 16.1500 GBP
Sale 386 16.1800 GBP
Sale 269 16.2100 GBP
Sale 96 16.2210 GBP
Sale* 32,462
TOTAL: 228,500
* Trades by RBS G Plc
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note
name, 6) 7) 5)
e.g. CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
name, selling, securities to American, money
purchasing, which the option European
varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc.
e.g. price date paid/
call received
option per unit
(Note 5)
Dec
2007 Written 7,500 14.0000 American 20 Dec 0.3200 EUR
Call GBP 2007
Warrant
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Note
option securities 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
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.
RBS G Plc Gross Long Position of 3,662,612 shares in BHP Billiton Plc has been
added to ABN AMRO's Gross Long Position.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO
Date of disclosure 28 November 2007
Contact name Richard Hopkins
Telephone number (020) 7714 4459
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/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 Written Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry
name, or which the option or price (Note American, date
purchased derivative relates 2) European etc.
e.g.
call
option
Dec
2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 20 Dec
Call 2007
Warrant
Dec
2007 Written 50,150 11.0000 GBP American 20 Dec
Put 2007
Warrant
Dec
2007 Written 13,245 14.0000 GBP American 20 Dec
Call 2007
Warrant
Dec
2007 Written 80,000 14.0000 GBP American 20 Dec
Put 2007
Warrant
Dec
2007 Written 42,500 16.0000 GBP American 20 Dec
Call 2007
Warrant
Dec
2007 Written 32,500 17.0000 GBP American 20 Dec
Call 2007
Warrant
Dec
2007 Written 330 18.0000 GBP American 20 Dec
Call 2007
Warrant
Mar
2008 Written 7,400 17.0000 GBP American 13
Call March
Warrant 2008
Mar
2008 Written 26,000 19.0000 GBP American 13
Call March
Warrant 2008
Mar
2008 Written 5,000 21.0000 GBP American 13
Call March
Warrant 2008
Jun
2008 Written 22,000 10.0000 GBP American 12
Call June
Warrant 2008
Jun
2008 Written 10,000 12.0000 GBP American 12
Call June
Warrant 2008
Jun
2008 Written 68,473 14.0000 GBP American 12
Call June
Warrant 2008
Jun
2008 Written 3,000 15.0000 GBP American 12
Call June
Warrant 2008
Jun
2008 Written 20,300 16.0000 GBP American 12
Call June
Warrant 2008
Jun
2008 Written 43,000 18.0000 GBP American 12
Call June
Warrant 2008
Jun
2008 Written 32,500 20.0000 GBP American 12
Call June
Warrant 2008
Jun
2008 Written 5,400 22.0000 GBP American 12
Call June
Warrant 2008
Jun
2008 Written 115,000 24.0000 GBP American 12
Call June
Warrant 2008
Dec
2008 Written 18,900 11.0000 GBP American 11 Dec
Call 2008
Warrant
Dec
2008 Written 23,000 13.0000 GBP American 11 Dec
Call 2008
Warrant
Dec
2008 Written 3,450 14.0000 GBP American 11 Dec
Call 2008
Warrant
Dec
2008 Written 229,500 15.0000 GBP American 11 Dec
Call 2008
Warrant
Dec
2008 Written 55,225 16.0000 GBP American 11 Dec
Call 2008
Warrant
Dec
2008 Written 23,800 17.0000 GBP American 11 Dec
Call 2008
Warrant
Dec
2008 Written 9,950 17.0000 GBP American 11 Dec
Put 2008
Warrant
Dec
2008 Written 277,300 19.0000 GBP American 11 Dec
Call 2008
Warrant
Dec
2008 Written 8,975 21.0000 GBP American 11 Dec
Call 2008
Warrant
Dec
2008 Written 6,700 23.0000 GBP American 11 Dec
Call 2008
Warrant
Dec
2008 Written 450,579 25.0000 GBP American 11 Dec
Call 2008
Warrant
Jun
2009 Written 2,000 18.0000 GBP American 18
Call June
Warrant 2009
Jun
2009 Written 116,800 20.0000 GBP American 18
Call June
Warrant 2009
Jun
2009 Written 13,000 24.0000 GBP American 18
Call June
Warrant 2009
Dec
2007 Written 500,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 Dec
Put 2007
Option
Mar
2008 Purchase 250,000 18.0000 GBP American 20 Mar
Call 2008
Option
Mar
2008 Written 250,000 19.0000 GBP American 20 Mar
Call 2008
Option
Dec
2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 Dec
Put 2007
Option
Dec
2007 Written 30,000 10.5000 GBP American 21 Dec
Put 2007
Option
Jun
2008 Written 25,000 12.0000 GBP American 20 Jun
Put 2008
Option
Jun
2008 Written 160,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 Jun
Put 2008
Option
Mar
2008 Written 178,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 Mar
Put 2008
Option
Dec
2007 Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 Dec
Call 2007
Option*
Dec
2007 Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec
Call 2007
Option*
Dec
2007 Purchased 1,000,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec
Call 2007
Option*
Mar
2008 Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 Mar
Call 2008
Option*
Mar
2008 Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar
Put 2008
Option*
Dec
2007 Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec
Put 2007
Option*
* RBS G Plc Options
Notes
1. 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
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 (Note 1) Royal Bank of Scotland
Group Plc
Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 26 November 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 securities 1,264,072 (0.0376%) 5,520,981 (0.1644%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Total 1,264,072 (0.0376%) 5,520,981 (0.1644%)
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
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 (Note 5)
Sale 98,322 42.35 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note
name, 6) 7) 5)
e.g. CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
name, selling, securities to American, money
purchasing, which the option European
varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc.
e.g. price date paid/
call received
option per unit
(Note 5)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Note
option securities 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
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/NO
Date of disclosure 4 December 2007
Contact name Richard Hopkins
Telephone number (020) 7714 4459
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/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
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