Rule 8.3 - BHP Billiton-Amend
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
06 February 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 29 January 2008
Amendment: Cancellation of sale of 50,000 @ 14.2221 GBP on 05/02/08
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 25,628,837 (1.1479%) 1,306,327 (0.0585%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options) 22,880 (0.0010%) 185,065 (0.0082%)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 3,073,000 (0.1376%) 3,210,000 (0.1438%)
Total 28,724,717 (1.2865%) 4,701,392 (0.2105%)
(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 11,340 13.9900 GBP
Purchase 5,670 14.0200 GBP
Purchase 5,669 14.0300 GBP
Purchase 5,669 14.0400 GBP
Purchase 3,562 14.0600 GBP
Purchase 4,000 14.0700 GBP
Purchase 9,105 14.0900 GBP
Purchase 4,000 14.1000 GBP
Purchase 3,562 14.1500 GBP
Purchase 3,562 14.1600 GBP
Purchase 3,562 14.1900 GBP
Purchase 193,281 14.2100 GBP
Purchase 2,396 14.2200 GBP
Purchase 2,395 14.2300 GBP
Purchase 4,832 14.2400 GBP
Purchase 2,768 14.2500 GBP
Purchase 5,536 14.2700 GBP
Purchase 2,395 14.2800 GBP
Purchase 12,177 14.2900 GBP
Purchase 2,539 14.3000 GBP
Purchase 4,315 14.3100 GBP
Purchase 1,985 14.3200 GBP
Purchase 6,043 14.3300 GBP
Purchase 8,389 14.3400 GBP
Purchase 7,053 14.3500 GBP
Purchase 7,315 14.3600 GBP
Purchase 9,149 14.3700 GBP
Purchase 5,000 14.3900 GBP
Purchase 3,867 14.4000 GBP
Purchase 6,644 14.4100 GBP
Purchase 859 14.4900 GBP
Purchase 600 14.2300 GBP
Purchase 3,000 14.3460 GBP
Purchase 4,000 14.3880 GBP
Sale* 50,000 14.2131 GBP
Sale** 50,000 14.2221 GBP
Sale 144,507 14.2352 GBP
Sale 2,260 14.2352 GBP
Sale 95 14.2400 GBP
Sale 100,000 14.2600 GBP
Sale 317 14.3100 GBP
Sale 5,000 14.3600 GBP
Sale 859 14.4900 GBP
Sale 4,000 14.4540 GBP
Sale 2,261 14.1510 GBP
Sale 32,400 14.1620 GBP
Sale 60,000 14.3180 GBP
Sale 5,000 14.0220 GBP
Sale 235 14.3610 GBP
*late booking on 30.01.08
** Late booking on 31.01.08
(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 06 February 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 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
Mar
2008 Purchased 250,000 18.000 GBP American 20 Mar
Call 2008
Option
Mar
2008 Written 250,000 19.000 GBP American 20 Mar
Call 2008
Option
Jun
2008 Written 25,000 12.000 GBP American 20 Jun
Put 2008
Option
Jun
2008 Written 160,000 13.000 GBP American 20 Jun
Put 2008
Option
Mar
2008 Written 178,000 13.000 GBP American 20 Mar
Put 2008
Option
Mar Written 500,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Call
Apr Written 110,000 9.850 GBP American 11 Apr
2008 2008
Put
Mar Written 350,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Call
Apr Purchased 110,000 9.850 GBP American 11 Apr
2008 2008
Put
Mar Written 1,000,000 25.000 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Call
Mar Purchased 500,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Call
Mar Purchased 350,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Call
Mar Written 500,000 10.000 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Put
Mar Written 500,000 9.000 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Put
Mar Purchased 1,000,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Put
Mar Purchased 500,000 9.000 GBP American 20 Mar
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 29 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 715,950 (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 715,950 (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)
(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 30 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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