Rule 8.3-BHP Billiton PLC
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
07 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 6 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 23,157,265 (1.0372%) 531,696 (0.0238%)
(2) Derivatives (other than 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
options)
(3) Options and agreements to 2,853,100 (0.1278%) 4,783,877 (0.2142%)
purchase/sell
Total 26,010,365 (1.1650%) 5,315,573 (0.2380%)
(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 193 16.0200 GBP
Purchase 867 16.0300 GBP
Purchase 1,541 16.0800 GBP
Purchase 192 16.1000 GBP
Purchase 193 16.1100 GBP
Purchase 289 16.1200 GBP
Purchase 24 16.1600 GBP
Purchase 578 16.1700 GBP
Purchase 96 16.1800 GBP
Purchase 1,059 16.1900 GBP
Purchase 97 16.2000 GBP
Purchase 1,325 16.2100 GBP
Purchase 193 16.2500 GBP
Purchase 449 16.2600 GBP
Purchase 96 16.2700 GBP
Purchase 510 16.2800 GBP
Purchase 867 16.2900 GBP
Purchase 531 16.3200 GBP
Purchase 771 16.3300 GBP
Purchase 61 16.3400 GBP
Purchase 1,446 16.3500 GBP
Purchase 300 16.3600 GBP
Purchase 2,096 16.3700 GBP
Purchase 760 16.3800 GBP
Purchase 1,701 16.3900 GBP
Purchase 96 16.4200 GBP
Purchase 6,156 16.4300 GBP
Purchase 1,251 16.4400 GBP
Purchase 100 16.4500 GBP
Purchase 96 16.4800 GBP
Purchase 84,000 16.3030 GBP
Purchase 3,000 16.0000 GBP
TOTAL: 110,934 16.0600 GBP
Sale 482 16.0700 GBP
Sale 96 16.1000 GBP
Sale 4,000 16.1100 GBP
Sale 1,060 16.1200 GBP
Sale 289 16.1300 GBP
Sale 385 16.1400 GBP
Sale 289 16.1600 GBP
Sale 1,650 16.1700 GBP
Sale 180 16.1900 GBP
Sale 385 16.2100 GBP
Sale 1,800 16.3900 GBP
Sale 949 16.4000 GBP
Sale 1,315 16.4300 GBP
Sale 6,100 16.4500 GBP
Sale 5,684
TOTAL: 24,664
(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, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option
selling, selling, securities to e.g. money
purchasing or purchasing, which the American,
varyingProduct varying etc. option relates European
name, (Note 7) etc.
e.g. call price date paid/
option received
per unit
(Note 5)
Mar 2008 Call Purchased 60,000 19.0000 American 13March 0.0930
Warrant GBP 2008 EUR
Jun 2008 Call Written 5,000 14.0000 American 12 June 0.5000
Warrant GBP 2008 EUR
Jun 2008 Call Purchased 5,000 14.0000 American 12 June 0.5200
Warrant GBP 2008 EUR
Jun 2008 Call Written 4,000 20.0000 American 12 June 0.1400
Warrant GBP 2008 EUR
(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 7 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 16,000 19.0000 American 13
Call GBP March
Warrant 2008
Jun 2008 Written 23,000 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 78,473 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 30,000 18.0000 American 12
Call GBP June
Warrant 2008
Jun 2008 Written 36,500 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 231,500 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 300,300 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 9,000 16.0000 American 18
Call GBP June
Warrant 2009
Jun 2009 Written 2,000 18.0000 American 18
Call GBP June
Warrant 2009
Jun 2009 Written 118,800 20.0000 American 18
Call GBP June
Warrant 2009
Jun 2009 Written 25,000 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
Option
Dec 2007 Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec
Call 2007
Option
Dec 2007 Purchased 1,000,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec
Call 2007
Option
Mar 2008 Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 Mar
Call 2008
Option
Mar 2008 Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar
Put 2008
Option
Dec 2007 Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar
Put 2008
Option
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 6 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 1,573,537 (0.0468%) 4,767,056 (0.1419%)
(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 1,573,537 (0.0468%) 4,767,056 (0.1419%)
(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 420,121 43.57 AUD
Purchase 280,000 43.60 AUD
Purchase 534 43.66 AUD
TOTAL: 700,655 43.56 AUD
Sale 131,203
(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 7 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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