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Rule 8.1 - BHP Billiton Plc

8th Sep 2008 13:24

RNS Number : 9526C
BHP Billiton PLC
08 September 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)

Marcelo Bastos

Company dealt in

BHP Billiton Plc

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

Ordinary shares

Date of dealing

19 August 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 

125 Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc

(0.00001%)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

N/A

N/A

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

N/A

N/A

Total

125 Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc

(0.00001%)

(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 

N/A

N/A

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

N/A

N/A

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

N/A

N/A

Total

N/A

N/A

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:

Details

Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc

5,058 Deferred Shares awarded under the Group Incentive Scheme 2007

19,884 Options awarded under the Group Incentive Scheme 2007

20,000 Performance Shares awarded under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2005

40,000 Performance Shares awarded under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2006

40,000 Performance Shares awarded under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2007

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 5)

Sale (following the exercises described in section 3 (d))

8,418 Ordinary shares

£15.17

(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) 

Exercise on 19 August 2008 

8,418 Deferred Shares awarded under the Group Incentive Scheme 2006

Nil

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.

None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure

8 September 2008

Contact name

Ines Watson

Telephone number

+44 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 subsidiaries of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd and fellow subsidiaries and their associated companies

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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