Rule 8.3- (BHP Billiton Plc)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
07 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 5 February 2008
Amendment: Late disclosure of March 2008 Call Option on 06/02/2008
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 22,236,772 (0.9960%) 803,913 (0.0360%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options) 22,700 (0.0010%) 152,606 (0.0068%)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 3,473,000 (0.1555%) 4,015,000 (0.1798%)
Total 25,732,472 (1.1525%) 4,971,519 (0.2226%)
(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 1,000 15.8200 GBP
Purchase 558 15.8300 GBP
Purchase 586 15.8400 GBP
Purchase 571 15.8500 GBP
Purchase 1,239 15.8800 GBP
Purchase 1,581 15.8900 GBP
Purchase 681 15.9000 GBP
Purchase 3,492 15.9100 GBP
Purchase 11,684 15.9200 GBP
Purchase 1,937 15.9300 GBP
Purchase 1,946 15.9400 GBP
Purchase 2,000 15.9500 GBP
Purchase 8,685 15.9600 GBP
Purchase 9,273 15.9700 GBP
Purchase 1,342 15.9900 GBP
Purchase 6,095 16.0000 GBP
Purchase 5,000 16.0100 GBP
Purchase 1,941 16.0200 GBP
Purchase 1,132 16.0300 GBP
Purchase 566 16.0400 GBP
Purchase 549 16.0500 GBP
Purchase 1,739 16.0600 GBP
Purchase 1,692 16.0700 GBP
Purchase 1,674 16.0800 GBP
Purchase 2,315 16.0900 GBP
Purchase 5,534 16.1000 GBP
Purchase 3,786 16.1100 GBP
Purchase 24,986 16.1200 GBP
Purchase 1,125 16.1300 GBP
Purchase 5,857 16.1400 GBP
Purchase 102,115 16.1500 GBP
Purchase 732 16.1600 GBP
Purchase 545 16.1700 GBP
Purchase 571 16.1800 GBP
Purchase 2,598 16.1900 GBP
Purchase 5,000 16.2000 GBP
Purchase 732 16.2200 GBP
Purchase 352,316 16.1070 GBP
Purchase 2,600 15.9700 GBP
Purchase 5,000 15.8920 GBP
Purchase 5,000 16.0500 GBP
Sale 200,000 15.9385 GBP
Sale 83,620 15.9442 GBP
Sale 1,000 16.0200 GBP
Sale 48,459 16.0360 GBP
Sale 3,000 16.0800 GBP
Sale 40,000 16.1000 GBP
Sale 1,500 16.1200 GBP
Sale 15,000 16.0840 GBP
Sale 316 15.9200 GBP
Sale 440 15.9200 GBP
(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
Jun 2008 Put
Warrant Long 5230 0.0900 EUR
Dec 2008
Call Short 180 0.5600 EUR
Warrant
Dec 2008
Call Short 5000 0.4000 EUR
Warrant
Jun 2009
Call Long 450 0.2080 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 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
Feb
2008
Put
Option Purchasing 400,000 15.0000 GBP American 15/02/2008 0.2350
GBP
Mar
2008
Call
Option* Selling 55,000 18.0000 GBP American 20-Mar-2008 0.5250
EUR
*late disclosure of option from 05.02.08
(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
Date of disclosure 7 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
Feb
2008 Purchased 400,000 15.000 GBP American 15 Feb
Put 2008
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
Mar
2008 Purchase 750,000 12.000 GBP American 20 Mar
Put 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 13.0000 GBP American 20 Mar
Put 2008
Option
Mar
2008 Written 55,000 18.0000 GBP American 20 Mar
Call 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 5 February 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 904,063 (0.0269%) 4,098,455 (0.1220%)
(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 904,063 (0.0269%) 4,098,455 (0.1220%)
(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 355,000 39.88 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 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 6 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
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