Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
24 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 19 December 2007
AMENDMENT: Trading and Positions in BHP Billiton Plc on 19 December 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 23,253,576 (1.0416%) 1,066,278 (0.0477%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options) 14,010 (0.0006%) 195,885 (0.0087%)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 2,523,000 (0.1130%) 2,410,000 (0.1079%)
Total 25,790,586 (1.1552%) 3,672,163 (0.1643%)
(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 96 14.8200 GBP
Purchase 96 14.8300 GBP
Purchase 1,285 14.8500 GBP
Purchase 437 14.8600 GBP
Purchase 3,481 14.8800 GBP
Purchase 672 14.8900 GBP
Purchase 384 14.9000 GBP
Purchase 576 14.9100 GBP
Purchase 480 14.9200 GBP
Purchase 1,058 14.9300 GBP
Purchase 10,098 14.9500 GBP
Purchase 2,596 15.0000 GBP
Purchase 385 15.0100 GBP
Purchase 288,502 15.0200 GBP
Purchase 17,505 14.9134 GBP
Sale 96 14.8300 GBP
Sale 504 14.8500 GBP
Sale 288 14.8800 GBP
Sale 707 14.8900 GBP
Sale 481 14.9200 GBP
Sale 3,298 14.9350 GBP
Sale 5,255 14.9350 GBP
Sale 385 14.9400 GBP
Sale 668 14.9600 GBP
Sale 7,000 14.9700 GBP
Sale 5,000 14.9400 GBP
Sale 5,000 14.9000 GBP
Sale 5,000 14.9500 GBP
Sale* 288,213 15.0200 GBP
* Late booking on 21.12.2007
(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
Dec2008 Call
Warrant Short 2,500 0.1900 EUR
Dec2008 Call
Warrant Long 2,500 0.1900 EUR
Dec2008 Call
Warrant Short 3,000 0.0770 EUR
Dec2008 Call
Warrant Short 5,000 0.0770 EUR
Dec2008 Call
Warrant Short 5,000 0.0850 EUR
Jun 2009
Call Short 250 0.1500 EUR
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)
(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 24 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
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 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
Dec
2007 Written 50,000 11.0000 GBP American 21 Dec
Put 2007
Option
Dec
2007 Written 50,000 12.0000 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 Written 300,000 14.00 GBP American 21 Dec
2007 2007
Call
Jan Written 500,000 16.00 GBP American 18 Jan
2008 2008
Call
Dec Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec
2007 2007
Call
Dec Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 Dec
2007 2007
Call
Dec Purchased 300,000 14.00 GBP American 21 Dec
2007 2007
Call
Dec Purchased 300,000 14.00 GBP American 21 Dec
2007 2007
Call
Dec Purchased 500,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec
2007 2007
Call
Mar Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Put
Apr Written 110,000 10.00 GBP American 11 Apr
2008 2008
Put
Apr Purchased 110,000 10.00 GBP American 11 Apr
2008 2008
Put
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 19December 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 2,595,619 (0.0772%) 4,425,803 (0.1317%)
(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 2,595,619 (0.0772%) 4,425,803 (0.1317%)
(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 240,000 40.20 AUD
Purchase 300,000 40.57 AUD
Sale 51,847 40.75 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 24 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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