2008-07-25 09:30:00
Rule 8.3 – (BHP Billiton Plc)
LND99 472209-1.067014.0220
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Bennelong Asset Management LLP
Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary Shares
being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 24TH July 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
(2) Derivatives (other than options) 40,061,026 1.81517%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 40,061,026 1.81517%
(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 name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note Price per unit
e.g. CFD 7) (Note 5)
CFD LONG 603,000 15.9598
CFD SHORT 105,000 15.9236
CFD LONG 850,000 15.9965
CFD LONG 1,000,000 15.95
CFD LONG 75,797 15.9519
CFD SHORT 75,797 16.0454
CFD LONG 94,367 15.9248
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call option selling, to which the option price American, date paid/received
purchasing, relates (Note 7) European etc. per unit (Note
varying etc. 5)
(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 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) No
Date of disclosure 25TH July 2008
Contact name Ryan McCabe
Telephone number 0207 190 3467
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror 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
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Bennelong Asset Management LLP
Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited
Class of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary Shares
being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 24TH July 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 43,005,704 1.28056%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,300,000 0.0589%
Total 1,300,000 0.0589% 43,005,704 1.28056%
(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)
SALE 874,938 37.6733
SALE 100,000 37.90
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call option selling, to which the option price American, date paid/received per
purchasing, relates (Note 7) European unit (Note 5)
varying etc. etc.
(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 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
Date of disclosure 25TH July 2008
Contact name Ryan McCabe
Telephone number 0207 190 3467
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror 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 name, Written or Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry
e.g. call purchased securities to price (Note American, date
option which the 2) European
option relates etc.
Call Option Purchased 1,300,000 AUD 43.00 American 25TH September 2008
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
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