Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton-Amend
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 20 December 2007
AMENDMENT: Trading and Positions in BHP Billiton Plc on 20 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 24,759,701 (1.1090%) 1,071,381 (0.0479%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options) 995 (0.0000%) 193,278 (0.0087%)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 2,523,000 (0.1130%) 2,410,000 (0.1079%)
Total 27,283,696 (1.2220%) 3,674,659 (0.1645%)
(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 250,651 14.8100 GBP
Purchase 1,300 14.8300 GBP
Purchase 91,662 14.8799 GBP
Purchase 241,010 14.9000 GBP
Purchase 79 14.9100 GBP
Purchase 17,950 14.9200 GBP
Purchase 12,132 14.9300 GBP
Purchase 6,481 14.9400 GBP
Purchase 8,581 14.9500 GBP
Purchase 36 14.9700 GBP
Purchase 813 14.9800 GBP
Purchase 1,131 14.9900 GBP
Purchase 1,820 15.0000 GBP
Purchase 193 15.0800 GBP
Purchase 289 15.0900 GBP
Purchase 456,000 15.1066 GBP
Purchase 10,000 14.9200 GBP
Purchase 10,000 14.9100 GBP
Purchase 5,000 14.9300 GBP
Purchase 5,000 14.9300 GBP
Purchase 10,000 14.9100 GBP
Purchase 40,000 14.9300 GBP
Purchase 432,408 14.8566 GBP
Sale 526 14.8100 GBP
Sale 4,756 14.8400 GBP
Sale 6,094 14.8500 GBP
Sale 15,758 14.8600 GBP
Sale 10,065 14.8700 GBP
Sale 21,135 14.8800 GBP
Sale 13,467 14.8900 GBP
Sale 10,162 14.9000 GBP
Sale 2,536 14.9100 GBP
Sale 7,588 14.9200 GBP
Sale 25,160 14.9249 GBP
Sale 11,146 14.9300 GBP
Sale 8,678 14.9500 GBP
Sale 229 15.0600 GBP
Sale 5,000 14.8300 GBP
Sale* 250,651 14.8100 GBP
* Late booking on 21.12.2007
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/short Number of securities Price per unit
name, (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
Dec 2007 Put
Warrant Short 5,015 0.000001 EUR
Dec2007 Call
Warrant Long 1,324.50 0.128600 EUR
Dec 2007 Put
Warrant Short 8,000 0.000001 EUR
Dec2007 Call
Warrant Long 1,250 0.000001 EUR
Dec2007 Call
Warrant Long 33 0.000001 EUR
(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 price American, date money
purchasing, which the option European paid/
varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. received
e.g. per unit
call (Note 5)
option
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit
option securities (Note 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 American, date
purchased derivative relates (Note 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 20 December 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 730,619 (0.0217%) 4,827,803 (0.1437%)
(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 730,619 (0.0217%) 4,827,803 (0.1437%)
(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 500,000 35.00 AUD
Sale 50,000 37.00 AUD
Sale 400,000 40.01 AUD
Sale 565,000 44.00 AUD
Sale 750,000 46.00 AUD
TOTAL: 2,265,000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/short Number of securities Price per unit
name, (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 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 price American, date money
purchasing, which the option European paid/
varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. received
e.g. per unit
call (Note 5)
option
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit
option securities (Note 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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