Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton PLC
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
28 January 2008
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 24 January 2008
Amendment: Trading and positions for BHP Billiton Plc on 24th January 2008
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 24,942,406 (1.1172%) 1,186,665 (0.0531%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options) 20,715 (0.0009%) 195,642 (0.0088%)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 3,073,000 (0.1376%) 3,210,000 (0.1437%)
Total 28,036,121 (1.2557%) 4,592,307 (0.2056%)
(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 |200,000 |12.7657 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |558 |13.1600 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |1,758 |13.2600 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |1,602 |13.2700 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |234 |13.2900 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |100,000 |13.3000 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |89 |13.3200 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |373 |13.3600 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |558 |13.3800 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |1,546 |13.4500 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |60 |13.5100 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |774 |13.5200 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |846 |13.5300 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |217,000 |13.5931 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |7,832 |13.8600 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |5,000 |13.2500 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase* |476,284 |13.7100 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |10,000 |13.8340 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |5,000 |13.1800 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |7,500 |13.8600 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |10,000 |13.3310 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |5,000 |13.3300 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |1,806 |13.3260 GBP |
| | | |
|Purchase |10,000 |13.6390 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |3,000 |13.2300 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |7,000 |13.3000 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |8,398 |13.3571 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |100,000 |13.5300 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |6,000 |13.5900 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |49,386 |13.6000 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |3,381 |13.6100 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |48,000 |13.6300 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |5,000 |13.7100 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |4,272 |13.7500 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |2,728 |13.7600 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |4,000 |13.7700 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |200 |13.8900 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |5,000 |13.8630 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |10,000 |13.3000 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |76,000 |13.6040 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |1,492 |13.7600 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |5,000 |13.5620 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |160 |13.6100 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |186 |13.6100 GBP |
| | | |
|Sale |182 |13.7000 GBP |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------+
* late booking
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
+------------------+-------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Product name, |Long/short (Note 6)|Number of securities (Note |Price per unit (Note 5) |
| | |7) | |
|e.g. CFD | | | |
+------------------+-------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Jun 2008 Call |Short |5000 |0.2300 EUR |
|Warrant | | | |
| |Long |1300 |0.0350 EUR |
|Jun 2008 Call | | | |
|Warrant |Short |230 |0.4900 EUR |
| | | | |
|Dec 2008 Call |Short |30 |0.4800 EUR |
|Warrant | | | |
| |Short |2500 |0.3600 EUR |
|Dec 2008 Call | | | |
|Warrant |Long |100 |0.3700 EUR |
| | | | |
|Dec 2008 Call |Short |560 |0.3300 EUR |
|Warrant | | | |
| |Long |10000 |0.2100 EUR |
|Dec 2008 Call | | | |
|Warrant |Short |2776 |0.2300 EUR |
| | | | |
|Dec 2008 Call |Long |1500 |0.1200 EUR |
|Warrant | | | |
| |Short |1000 |0.0880 EUR |
|Dec 2008 Call | | | |
|Warrant |Long |620 |0.5300 EUR |
| | | | |
|Dec 2008 Call |Short |200 |0.2300 EUR |
|Warrant | | | |
| | | | |
|Dec 2008 Call | | | |
|Warrant | | | |
| | | | |
|Dec 2008 Call | | | |
|Warrant | | | |
| | | | |
|Jun 2009 Put | | | |
|Warrant | | | |
| | | | |
|Jun 2009 Call | | | |
|Warrant | | | |
+------------------+-------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
(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)
Mar
2008 Purchased 350,000 15.000 American 20 Mar 0.3800 GBP
Call GBP 2008
Option
(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 28 January 2008
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 name, |Written or |Number of |Exercise |Type, e.g. |Expiry date |
| |purchased |securities to |price (Note |American, | |
|e.g. call option | |which the |2) |European | |
| | |option or | |etc. | |
| | |derivative | | | |
| | |relates | | | |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Call |Purchased |250,000 |18.000 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
|Option | | | | | |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Call |Written |250,000 |19.000 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
|Option | | | | | |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Jun 2008 Put Option|Written |25,000 |12.000 GBP |American |20 Jun 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Jun 2008 Put Option|Written |160,000 |13.000 GBP |American |20 Jun 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Put Option|Written |178,000 |13.000 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Call |Written |500,000 |15.000 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Apr 2008 Put |Written |110,000 |9.850 GBP |American |11 Apr 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Call |Written |350,000 |15.00 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Apr 2008 Put |Purchased |110,000 |9.850 GBP |American |11 Apr 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Call |Written |1,000,000 |25.000 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Call |Purchased |500,000 |15.000 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Call |Purchased |350,000 |15.000 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Put |Written |500,000 |10.000 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Put |Written |500,000 |9.000 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Put |Purchased |1,000,000 |15.000 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
|Mar 2008 Put |Purchased |500,000 |9.000 GBP |American |20 Mar 2008 |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+-----------+------------------+
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 24 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 securities 717,650 (0.0213%) 4,942,470 (0.1471%)
(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 717,650 (0.0213%) 4,942,470 (0.1471%)
(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 15,000 34.05 AUD
Sale 100,000 34.64 AUD
Sale 400,000 43.00 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 Purchase
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 25 January 2008
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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