Rule 8.3 -BHP Billiton-Amend
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
06 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) The 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 28 November 2007
AMENDMENT: Trading and Positions in BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on 28
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 22,555,048* (0.9993%) 1,326,383 (0.0587%)
(2) Derivatives (other than 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
options)
(3) Options and agreements to 2,853,100 (0.1264%) 4,748,877 (0.2104%)
purchase/sell
Total 25,408,148 (1.1257%) 6,075,260 (0.2691%)
(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 82 14.7100 GBP
Purchase 97 14.7200 GBP
Purchase 8,569 14.7400 GBP
Purchase 6,567 14.7500 GBP
Purchase 5,830 14.7600 GBP
Purchase 3,834 14.7700 GBP
Purchase 2,843 14.7800 GBP
Purchase 399 14.7900 GBP
Purchase 155,359 14.8000 GBP
Purchase 289 14.8200 GBP
Purchase 394 14.8300 GBP
Purchase 3,723 14.8400 GBP
Purchase 5,306 14.8500 GBP
Purchase 616 14.8600 GBP
Purchase 3,363 14.8700 GBP
Purchase 2,168 14.8800 GBP
Purchase 322 14.8900 GBP
Purchase 250,000 14.9040 GBP
Purchase 3,086 14.9100 GBP
Purchase 1,296 14.9200 GBP
Purchase 2,321 14.9300 GBP
Purchase 5,112 14.9500 GBP
Purchase 500 14.9600 GBP
Purchase 4,929 14.9700 GBP
Purchase 3,990 14.9800 GBP
Purchase 2,244 14.9900 GBP
Purchase 2,153 15.0300 GBP
Purchase 1,383 15.0400 GBP
Purchase 3,922 15.0500 GBP
Purchase 4,230 15.0600 GBP
Purchase 385 15.0700 GBP
Purchase 11,086 15.0800 GBP
Purchase 289 15.0900 GBP
Purchase 4,744 15.1000 GBP
Purchase 3,613 15.1100 GBP
Purchase 3,374 15.1200 GBP
Purchase 4,939 15.1300 GBP
Purchase 192 15.1400 GBP
Purchase 4,608 15.1600 GBP
Purchase 3,196 15.1900 GBP
Purchase 3,196 15.2000 GBP
Purchase 3,196 15.2100 GBP
Purchase 2,602 15.2400 GBP
Purchase 3,088 15.3100 GBP
Purchase 3,197 15.3300 GBP
Purchase 104 15.3400 GBP
Purchase 4,518 15.3500 GBP
Purchase 5,354 15.3600 GBP
Purchase 6,294 15.3800 GBP
Purchase 106 15.3900 GBP
Purchase 3,289 15.4000 GBP
Purchase 569 15.4100 GBP
Purchase 386 15.4800 GBP
Purchase 2,916 15.4900 GBP
Purchase 3,117 15.5200 GBP
Purchase 3,642 15.5600 GBP
Purchase 3,534 15.5700 GBP
Purchase 9,890 15.5800 GBP
Purchase 6,671 15.6000 GBP
Purchase 420 15.6100 GBP
Purchase 299 15.6200 GBP
Purchase 781 15.6300 GBP
Purchase 3,354 15.6400 GBP
Purchase 250,000 15.6412 GBP
Purchase 218,000 15.6478 GBP
Purchase 6,715 15.6600 GBP
Purchase 269 15.6900 GBP
Purchase 300,000 14.9940 GBP
Purchase 25,000 14.7390 GBP
Purchase 80,000 14.9180 GBP
Purchase 50,000 15.0500 GBP
Purchase 40,000 15.5950 GBP
Purchase 5,500 15.0800 GBP
Purchase 34,500 15.0350 GBP
Purchase* 191,955* 15.0800 GBP
TOTAL: 1,793,815 14.7500 GBP
Sale 314,365 14.7700 GBP
Sale 645 14.7800 GBP
Sale 61 15.0800 GBP
Sale 192,051 15.0900 GBP
Sale 97 15.1100 GBP
Sale 96 15.1547 GBP
Sale 178,379 15.2000 GBP
Sale 794,500 15.2800 GBP
Sale 119 15.4223 GBP
Sale 250,000 15.5170 GBP
Sale 218,000 15.5304 GBP
Sale 217,863 15.1400 GBP
Sale 2,000 15.6000 GBP
Sale 40,000 15.6340 GBP
Sale 80,000 14.7370 GBP
Sale 65,000 15.6900 GBP
Sale 9,700
TOTAL: 2,362,876
(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 Written 3,000 25.0000 American 11 Dec 0.0850 EUR
2008 GBP 2008
Call
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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO
Date of disclosure 6 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 American, date
purchased derivative relates (Note 2) European etc.
e.g. call
option
Dec 2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 American 20 Dec
Call GBP 2007
Warrant
Dec 2007 Written 50,150 11.0000 American 20 Dec
Put GBP 2007
Warrant
Dec 2007 Written 13,245 14.0000 American 20 Dec
Call GBP 2007
Warrant
Dec 2007 Written 80,000 14.0000 American 20 Dec
Put GBP 2007
Warrant
Dec 2007 Written 42,500 16.0000 American 20 Dec
Call GBP 2007
Warrant
Dec 2007 Written 32,500 17.0000 American 20 Dec
Call GBP 2007
Warrant
Dec 2007 Written 330 18.0000 American 20 Dec
Call GBP 2007
Warrant
Mar 2008 Written 7,400 17.0000 American 13
Call GBP March
Warrant 2008
Mar 2008 Written 26,000 19.0000 American 13
Call GBP March
Warrant 2008
Mar 2008 Written 5,000 21.0000 American 13
Call GBP March
Warrant 2008
Jun 2008 Written 22,000 10.0000 American 12
Call GBP June
Warrant 2008
Jun 2008 Written 10,000 12.0000 American 12
Call GBP June
Warrant 2008
Jun 2008 Written 68,473 14.0000 American 12
Call GBP June
Warrant 2008
Jun 2008 Written 3,000 15.0000 American 12
Call GBP June
Warrant 2008
Jun 2008 Written 20,300 16.0000 American 12
Call GBP June
Warrant 2008
Jun 2008 Written 43,000 18.0000 American 12
Call GBP June
Warrant 2008
Jun 2008 Written 32,500 20.0000 American 12
Call GBP June
Warrant 2008
Jun 2008 Written 5,400 22.0000 American 12
Call GBP June
Warrant 2008
Jun 2008 Written 115,000 24.0000 American 12
Call GBP June
Warrant 2008
Dec 2008 Written 18,900 11.0000 American 11 Dec
Call GBP 2008
Warrant
Dec 2008 Written 23,000 13.0000 American 11 Dec
Call GBP 2008
Warrant
Dec 2008 Written 3,450 14.0000 American 11 Dec
Call GBP 2008
Warrant
Dec 2008 Written 229,500 15.0000 American 11 Dec
Call GBP 2008
Warrant
Dec 2008 Written 55,225 16.0000 American 11 Dec
Call GBP 2008
Warrant
Dec 2008 Written 23,800 17.0000 American 11 Dec
Call GBP 2008
Warrant
Dec 2008 Written 9,950 17.0000 American 11 Dec
Put GBP 2008
Warrant
Dec 2008 Written 277,300 19.0000 American 11 Dec
Call GBP 2008
Warrant
Dec 2008 Written 8,975 21.0000 American 11 Dec
Call GBP 2008
Warrant
Dec 2008 Written 6,700 23.0000 American 11 Dec
Call GBP 2008
Warrant
Dec 2008 Written 453,579 25.0000 American 11 Dec
Call GBP 2008
Warrant
Jun 2009 Written 2,000 18.0000 American 18
Call GBP June
Warrant 2009
Jun 2009 Written 116,800 20.0000 American 18
Call GBP June
Warrant 2009
Jun 2009 Written 13,000 24.0000 American 18
Call GBP June
Warrant 2009
Dec 2007 Written 500,000 10.0000 American 21 Dec
Put GBP 2007
Option
Mar 2008 Purchase 250,000 18.0000 American 20 Mar
Call GBP 2008
Option
Mar 2008 Written 250,000 19.0000 American 20 Mar
Call GBP 2008
Option
Dec 2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 American 21 Dec
Put GBP 2007
Option
Dec 2007 Written 30,000 10.5000 American 21 Dec
Put GBP 2007
Option
Jun 2008 Written 25,000 12.0000 American 20 Jun
Put GBP 2008
Option
Jun 2008 Written 160,000 13.0000 American 20 Jun
Put GBP 2008
Option
Mar 2008 Written 178,000 13.0000 American 20 Mar
Put GBP 2008
Option
Dec 2007 Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 Dec
Call 2007
Dec 2007 Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec
Call 2007
Dec 2007 Purchased 1,000,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec
Call 2007
Mar 2008 Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 Mar
Call 2008
Mar 2008 Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar
Put 2008
Dec 2007 Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar
Put 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 28 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 1,064,372 (0.0316%) 3,960,056 (0.1179%)
(2) Derivatives (other than 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
options)
(3) Options and agreements to 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
purchase/sell
Total 1,064,372 (0.0316%) 3,960,056 (0.1179%)
(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 276,975 39.48 AUD
Purchase 700,000 40.56 AUD
Purchase 192,000 41.36 AUD
Purchase 236,000 41.37 AUD
Purchase 191,950 41.38 AUD
Purchase 8,431 41.50 AUD
Purchase 400,000 41.83 AUD
Purchase 250,000 42.05 AUD
TOTAL: 2,255,356 41.31 AUD
Sale 200,000 41.40 AUD
Sale 100,000 41.43 AUD
Sale 8,431 41.51 AUD
Sale 236,000 42.11 AUD
Sale 40,000
TOTAL: 584,431
(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 6 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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