5th Feb 2008 07:00
BlackRock Group04 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) BlackRock GroupCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the USD 0.50 Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 1st 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 94,573,782 4.23%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 344,120 0.01%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 94,917,902 4.25% -309,000 -0.01% (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/sellTotal (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 90,369 GBP 15.75Purchase 4,996,600 GBP 16.0363Purchase 7,004,571 GBP 16.3942Purchase 28 ADR = 56 ord shares USD 63.95Purchase 120 ADR = 240 ord shares USD 64.02Purchase 5 ADR = 10 ord shares USD 64.09Purchase 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 64.16Purchase 64 ADR = 128 ord shares USD 64.20Purchase 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 64.32Purchase 50 ADR = 100 ord shares USD 64.25Purchase 48 ADR = 96 ord shares USD 64.29Purchase 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 64.35Purchase 164,828 ADR = 329.656 ord shares USD 64.47Purchase 84 ADR = 168 ord shares USD 64.48Purchase 460 ADR = 920 ord shares USD 64.52Purchase 365 ADR = 730 ord shares USD 64.53Purchase 2401 ADR = 4,802 ord shares USD 64.54Purchase 641 ADR = 1,282 ord shares USD 64.55Purchase 566 ADR = 1,132 ord shares USD 64.57Purchase 34 ADR = 68 ord shares USD 64.61Purchase 173 ADR = 346 ord shares USD 64.62Purchase 48 ADR = 96 ord shares USD 64.63Purchase 36 ADR = 72 ord shares USD 64.64Purchase 9 ADR = 18 ord shares USD 64.68Purchase 307 ADR = 614 ord shares USD 64.75Purchase 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 64.79Purchase 89 ADR = 178 ord shares USD 64.83Purchase 184 ADR = 368 ord shares USD 64.85Purchase 740 ADR = 1,480 ord shares USD 64.87Purchase 73 ADR = 146 ord shares USD 64.96Purchase 39 ADR = 78 ord shares USD 64.97Purchase 63 ADR = 126 ord shares USD 65.09Sale 625 GBP 16.601Sale 2,800 GBP 16.605Sale 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 64.82 NB - There was a transfer out of 5,171 ADRs representing 10,342 ord shares (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)CFD CFD Long 48,000 GBP 15.7736CFD Long 5,700 GBP 16.4187CFD Short 200,000 GBP 16.4852CFD Short 27,500 GBP 16.68 (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 paid/e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date received per unitoption purchasing, which the European (Note 5) varying etc. option relates etc. (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None.............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES Date of disclosure 4th February 2008 Contact name Louise LyleTelephone number 0131 472 7472If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which BHP BillitonconnectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Category 2 Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.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 name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date purchased to which the option or (Note 2) American,e.g. call option derivative relates European etc. Call Option Sold -156,000 GBP 15.98 European 20th February 2008Call Option Sold -153,000 GBP 17.36 European 5th February 2008 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements 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 itsNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group