20th Dec 2007 07:00
FrontPoint Partners LLC19 December 2007 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) FrontPoint Partners LLC Company dealt in BHP Billiton plc (BLT) Class of relevant security to which Common Stock the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing December 19, 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 0 0 0 (2) Derivatives (other than 0 0 217,700 0.0065 % options) (3) Options and agreements to 0 0 0 0 purchase/sell Total 0 0 0 0 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 0 (2) Derivatives (other than 0 0 options) (3) Options and agreements to 0 0 purchase/sell Total 0 0 (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details N/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) N/A N/A N/A (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note 5) 7) e.g. CFD Swap Short 217,000 1,490.22 (GBP) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American, e.g. call purchasing, which the option price European date paid/receivedoption varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. per unit (Note 5) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) N/A N/A N/A (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) N/A N/A N/A 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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure December 19, 2007 Contact name Michele Eng Telephone number 203.622.5231 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Rio Tinto plc Specify category and nature of associate status MS&Co. International is Advisor (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group