Rule 8.3-BHP Billiton PLC
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
25 January 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 24 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 24,466,122 (1.0958%) 1,186,665 (0.0531%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options) 20,715 (0.0009%) 195,642 (0.0088%)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 3,073,000 (0.1376%) 3,210,000 (0.1437%)
Total 27,559,837 (1.2343%) 4,592,307 (0.2056%)
(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 200,000 12.7657 GBP
Purchase 558 13.1600 GBP
Purchase 1,758 13.2600 GBP
Purchase 1,602 13.2700 GBP
Purchase 234 13.2900 GBP
Purchase 100,000 13.3000 GBP
Purchase 89 13.3200 GBP
Purchase 373 13.3600 GBP
Purchase 558 13.3800 GBP
Purchase 1,546 13.4500 GBP
Purchase 60 13.5100 GBP
Purchase 774 13.5200 GBP
Purchase 846 13.5300 GBP
Purchase 217,000 13.5931 GBP
Purchase 7,832 13.8600 GBP
Purchase 5,000 13.2500 GBP
Purchase 10,000 13.8340 GBP
Purchase 5,000 13.1800 GBP
Purchase 7,500 13.8600 GBP
Purchase 10,000 13.3310 GBP
Purchase 5,000 13.3300 GBP
Purchase 1,806 13.3260 GBP
Purchase 10,000 13.6390 GBP
Sale 3,000 13.2300 GBP
Sale 7,000 13.3000 GBP
Sale 8,398 13.3571 GBP
Sale 100,000 13.5300 GBP
Sale 6,000 13.5900 GBP
Sale 49,386 13.6000 GBP
Sale 3,381 13.6100 GBP
Sale 48,000 13.6300 GBP
Sale 5,000 13.7100 GBP
Sale 4,272 13.7500 GBP
Sale 2,728 13.7600 GBP
Sale 4,000 13.7700 GBP
Sale 200 13.8900 GBP
Sale 5,000 13.8630 GBP
Sale 10,000 13.3000 GBP
Sale 76,000 13.6040 GBP
Sale 1,492 13.7600 GBP
Sale 5,000 13.5620 GBP
Sale 160 13.6100 GBP
Sale 186 13.6100 GBP
Sale 182 13.7000 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
Jun 2008
Call Short 5000 0.2300 EUR
Warrant
Jun 2008
Call Long 1300 0.0350 EUR
Warrant
Dec 2008
Call Short 230 0.4900 EUR
Warrant
Dec 2008
Call Short 30 0.4800 EUR
Warrant
Dec 2008
Call Short 2500 0.3600 EUR
Warrant
Dec 2008
Call Long 100 0.3700 EUR
Warrant
Dec 2008
Call Short 560 0.3300 EUR
Warrant
Dec 2008
Call Long 10000 0.2100 EUR
Warrant
Dec 2008
Call Short 2776 0.2300 EUR
Warrant
Dec 2008
Call Long 1500 0.1200 EUR
Warrant
Dec 2008
Call Short 1000 0.0880 EUR
Warrant
Jun 2009 Put
Warrant Long 620 0.5300 EUR
Jun 2009
Call Short 200 0.2300 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)
Mar
2008 Purchased 350,000 15.000 American 20 Mar 0.3800 GBP
Call GBP 2008
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 25 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
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 24 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 717,650 (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 717,650 (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)
Purchase 15,000 34.05 AUD
Sale 100,000 34.64 AUD
Sale 400,000 43.00 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 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 25 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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