Goldman SachsFinMkts - Rule 8.1- (BHP Billiton Ltd)
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RNS Number:7903L
Goldman Sachs Financial Markets
15 January 2008
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 City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Goldman Sachs Financial Markets, L.P
Company dealt in BHP BILLITON LIMITED
Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 14 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 477856 (0.01%) 0 (0.000%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 477856 (0.01%) 0 (0.000%)
(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 944 72.5800 USD
Sale 944 72.5800 USD
Sale 944 72.5800 USD
Sale 944 72.5800 USD
Sale 944 72.5800 USD
Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)
0
Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3)
4720 72.58 USD 72.58 USD
(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, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
purchasing, to which the option price American, date paid/received per
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) European etc. unit (Note 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 15 January 2008
Contact name Peter Highton
Telephone number +44-207-774-1935
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated BHP BILLITON LIMITED
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Advisor
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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