Rule 8.3 - BHP Billiton PLC
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
27 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 21 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 23,737,543 (1.0634%) 729,370 (0.0327%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options) 995 (0.0000%) 194,357 (0.0087%)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 3,523,000 (0.1578%) 4,110,000 (0.1841%)
Total 27,261,538 (1.2212%) 5,033,727 (0.2255%)
(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 168 15.0500 GBP
Purchase 469 15.0600 GBP
Purchase 769 15.0700 GBP
Purchase 206 15.0800 GBP
Purchase 276 15.1300 GBP
Purchase 193 15.1500 GBP
Purchase 1,928 15.1600 GBP
Purchase 40 15.2800 GBP
Purchase 21,308 15.4000 GBP
Purchase 4,500 15.4000 GBP
Purchase 10,000 15.1000 GBP
Purchase 77,138 15.4000 GBP
Sale 3,000 15.0700 GBP
Sale 2,105 15.1424 GBP
Sale 6,748 15.2500 GBP
Sale 1,000 15.2600 GBP
Sale 281,000 15.2799 GBP
Sale 1,659 15.3923 GBP
Sale 61,417 15.4000 GBP
Sale 2,000 15.4200 GBP
Sale 150, 000 15.4000 GBP
(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
Dec 2008
Call Short 1,079.50 0.0870 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 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
2007 Written 500,000 16.000 American 21 Dec 0.9600 GBP
Call GBP 2007
Option
Dec
2007 Written 500,000 13.000 American 21 Dec 0.7050 GBP
Call GBP 2007
Option
Dec
2007 Written 300,000 14.000 American 21 Dec 2.1100 GBP
Call GBP 2007
Option
Dec
2007 Written 250,000 15.000 American 21 Dec 1.5500 GBP
Call GBP 2007
Option
Dec
2007 Purchased 600,000 14.000 American 21 Dec 0.5200 GBP
Call GBP 2007
Option
Dec
2007 Purchased 1,000,000 20.000 American 21 Dec 0.0600 GBP
Call GBP 2007
Option
(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 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 (Note American, date
purchased derivative relates 2) European etc.
e.g.
call
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
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
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 500,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec
2007 2007
Call
Mar Written 500,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Put
Apr Written 110,000 9.85 GBP American 11 Apr
2008 2008
Put
Apr Purchased 110,000 9.85 GBP American 11 Apr
2008 2008
Put
Mar Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Call
Mar Purchased 500,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Call
Mar Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Put
Mar Written 500,000 9.00 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Put
Mar Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar
2008 2008
Put
Mar Purchased 500,000 9.00 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 21 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)
(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 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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