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Rule 8.1-BHP Billiton Plc

2nd Jul 2008 11:45

RNS Number : 1356Y
BHP Billiton PLC
02 July 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 Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)

Marius Kloppers

Company dealt in

BHP Billiton Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each

Date of dealing

N/A

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 

396,683 0.0179738

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

396,683 0.0179738

(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

Deferred Shares awarded under the Group Incentive Scheme

90,071 Deferred Shares awarded under the Group Incentive Scheme. 52,771 Deferred Shares were awarded in December 2005, 37,300 Deferred Shares were awarded in December 2006, and are exercisable from the first non-prohibited date after 30 June 2007 and 30 June 2008 respectively. They will expire on the day before the 3rd anniversary of the exercisable date.

Performance Shares awarded under the BHP Billiton Plc Long Term Incentive Plan

675,000 Performance Shares awarded under the BHP Billiton Plc Long Term Incentive Plan. 225,000 Performance Shares were awarded in December 2004, December 2005 and December 2006, and are exercisable from the first non-prohibited date after 30 June 2011, 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2011 respectively. They will expire on the day before the 5th anniversary of the exercisable date. The exercise of the Performance Shares is subject to certain performance hurdles being met which relate to the performance of the BHP Billiton Group as compared to the weighted average performance of companies in a comparator group.

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 5)

N/A

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of securities

 (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)

N/A

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/

received per unit (Note 5)

N/A

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit 

(Note 5)

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

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

2 July 2008

Contact name

Ines Watson

Telephone number

+44 (0)20 7802 4176

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated

BHP Billiton Limited

Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)

Category (3) - directors (together with their close relatives and related trusts) of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited

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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