7th Oct 2008 15:38
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) |
INVESTEC PLC/INVESTEC LTD |
Company dealt in |
BHP BILLITON PLC |
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) |
0.5USD ORDINARY |
Date of dealing |
6 OCTOBER 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 |
21,060,744 0.9543 |
228,567 0.0104 |
(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
2,768,500 0.1254 |
4,809,760 0.2179 |
Total |
23,829,244 1.0797 |
5,038,327 0.2283 |
(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 |
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
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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) |
Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale |
5000 4000 1000 5000 10000 3000 11400 16400 8537 76200 3000 5000 3495 6505 17000 5000 15000 10544 23456 37627 17473 22900 23800 28523 7000 38677 11000 26093 26907 8000 10300 19300 32000 35900 6100 16000 4000 1000 23700 22063 14237 19000 5000 7000 16000 6802 16698 4000 13000 5000 2000 5474 11173 2102 18487 75000 2000 121400 200 4974 9954 4975 4977 1000 520 2587 6001 1362 4975 641 640000 3938 1037 4977 323 2265 2988 3214 1161 4976 4976 1211 66 3251 448 1211 1000 7835 1211 2839 11611 4976 1211 2551 4148 14976 1162 4967 4975 18537 2500 5000 715000 5000 10000 1707 8293 5000 10000 8537 5000 75000 27000 9800 3301 29265 971 543 10000 10000 13000 5000 120 85455 8822 975 3079 4000 7485 958 1223 1230 2655 9000 5345 4000 4974 5000 300 26999 3000 8000 4800 6000 2000 3000 48000 3000 2780 1220 1000 5000 500 500 2000 15000 41955 4045 2000 5000 7800 17213 987 2930 3000 2000 9070 2000 5975 25 6000 1000 33255 1000 4856 5144 1900 2000 2000 6000 2000 100 21000 8492 5253 257 6828 4000 12743 3000 10248 13861 4139 8000 14000 11050 1950 |
1010p 1011p 1012p 1019p 1020p 1056p 1058p 1059p 1059.637p 1060p 1061p 1063p 1064p 1065p 1066p 1067p 1070p 1071p 1072p 1073p 1074p 1075p 1076p 1077p 1078p 1079p 1080p 1081p 1082p 1083p 1084p 1085p 1086p 1087p 1088p 1089p 1090p 1091p 1092p 1093p 1094p 1095p 1096p 1097p 1098p 1099p 1100p 1101p 1102p 1103p 1104p Rand158.99 Rand160.00 Rand160.37 Rand 162.56 Rand 163.90 Rand 164.60 Rand 164.93 Rand 165.00 Rand 165.33 Rand 165.50 Rand 165.70 Rand 165.71 Rand 165.75 Rand 165.90 Rand 165.95 Rand 165.96 Rand 165.97 Rand 165.99 Rand 166.00 Rand 166.09 Rand 166.20 Rand 166.24 Rand 166.25 Rand 166.39 Rand 166.40 Rand 166.45 Rand 166.50 Rand 166.56 Rand 167.00 Rand 167.43 Rand 167.71 Rand 167.72 Rand 167.76 Rand 167.84 Rand 167.93 Rand 167.98 Rand 168.00 Rand 168.16 Rand 168.19 Rand 168.50 Rand 168.81 Rand 168.89 Rand 168.98 Rand 168.99 Rand 169.00 Rand 169.11 Rand 169.22 Rand 169.69 1060p 1063p 1073p 1078.47p 1086p 1096p Rand 158.00 Rand 159.00 Rand 159.75 Rand 160.00 Rand 162.56 Rand 163.50 Rand 163.90 Rand 164.00 Rand 164.10 Rand 164.15 Rand 164.50 Rand 164.51 Rand 164.58 Rand 164.60 Rand 164.61 Rand 164.70 Rand 164.80 Rand 164.95 Rand 165.00 Rand 165.01 Rand 165.02 Rand 165.05 Rand 165.08 Rand 165.10 Rand 165.15 Rand 165.20 Rand 165.21 Rand 165.24 Rand 165.25 Rand 165.27 Rand 165.30 Rand 165.33 Rand 165.39 Rand 165.42 Rand 165.50 Rand 165.51 Rand 165.71 Rand 165.75 Rand 165.80 Rand 165.90 Rand 165.96 Rand 166.00 Rand 166.01 Rand 166.07 Rand 166.20 Rand 166.30 Rand 166.50 Rand 166.51 Rand 166.60 Rand 166.70 Rand 166.75 Rand 167.00 Rand 167.01 Rand 167.02 Rand 167.10 Rand 167.30 Rand 167.31 Rand 167.32 Rand 167.35 Rand 167.43 Rand 167.49 Rand 167.50 Rand 167.65 Rand 167.73 Rand 167.80 Rand 167.87 Rand 167.95 Rand 168.00 Rand 168.01 Rand 168.11 Rand 168.12 Rand 168.20 Rand 168.21 Rand 168.22 Rand 168.34 Rand 168.38 Rand 168.40 Rand 168.50 Rand 168.60 Rand 168.61 Rand 168.67 Rand 168.68 Rand 168.74 Rand 168.75 Rand 168.86 Rand 168.87 Rand 169.00 Rand 169.12 Rand 169.15 Rand 169.33 Rand 170.00 Rand 170.02 |
(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) |
(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) |
Put Option |
Writing |
75,000 |
ZAR 247 |
American |
17/09/2009 |
|
Put Option |
Purchasing |
75,000 |
ZAR 210 |
American |
17/09/2009 |
|
Equity Future |
Writing |
114,300 |
European |
19/03/2009 |
||
Equity Future |
Purchasing |
300 |
European |
18/12/2008 |
(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/NO
Date of disclosure |
7 OCTOBER 2008 |
Contact name |
DAVID BURFOOT |
Telephone number |
020 7597 4394 |
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected |
n/a |
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) |
n/a |
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, e.g. call option |
Written or purchased |
Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates |
Exercise price (Note 2) |
Type, e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Equity Future |
Written |
248,600 |
n/a |
n/a |
19/03/2009 |
Put Option |
Purchased |
6,100 |
ZAR 302.06 |
American |
18/06/2009 |
Call Option |
Purchased |
6,100 |
ZAR 416.84 |
American |
18/06/2009 |
Put Option |
Written |
128,000 |
ZAR 176.00 |
American |
18/06/2009 |
Put Option |
Purchased |
128,000 |
ZAR 220.00 |
American |
18/06/2009 |
Put Option |
Purchased |
128,000 |
ZAR 246.43 |
American |
18/06/2009 |
Put Option |
Written |
75,000 |
ZAR 247 |
American |
17/09/2009 |
Put Option |
Written |
6,100 |
ZAR 256.75 |
American |
18/06/2009 |
Call Option |
Purchased |
82,300 |
ZAR 265.20 |
American |
18/12/2008 |
Put Option |
Purchased |
82,300 |
ZAR 214.37 |
American |
18/12/2008 |
Put Option |
Purchased |
75,000 |
ZAR 210 |
American |
17/09/2009 |
Put Option |
Written |
82,300 |
ZAR 187.85 |
American |
18/12/2008 |
Call Option |
Written |
360 |
ZAR 106.98 |
European |
01/09/2009 |
Equity Future |
Written |
1,502,700 |
n/a |
European |
18/12/2008 |
Equity Future |
Written |
229,300 |
n/a |
European |
19/03/2009 |
Put Option |
Purchased |
813,000 |
ZAR 246.0000 |
American |
18/12/2008 |
Call Option |
Purchased |
813,000 |
ZAR 317.3400 |
American |
18/12/2008 |
Put Option |
Written |
813,000 |
ZAR 221.4000 |
American |
18/12/2008 |
Equity Future |
Written |
327,000 |
n/a |
European |
18/12/2008 |
Call Option |
Written |
316,100 |
ZAR 389.97 |
American |
19/03/2009 |
Call Option |
Written |
318,600 |
ZAR 389.05 |
American |
19/03/2009 |
Put Option |
Written |
128,000 |
ZAR 308.04 |
American |
18/06/2009 |
Put Option |
Written |
316,100 |
ZAR 309.01 |
American |
19/03/2009 |
Put Option |
Written |
318,600 |
ZAR 306.10 |
American |
19/03/2009 |
Put Option |
Purchased |
316,100 |
ZAR 231.76 |
American |
19/03/2009 |
Put Option |
Purchased |
318,600 |
ZAR 229.58 |
American |
19/03/2009 |
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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