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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

7th Oct 2008 15:38

RNS Number : 2941F
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
07 October 2008
 



  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)

(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 

(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)

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

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Purchase

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Purchase

Purchase

Sale

Sale

Sale

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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

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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

This information is provided by RNS
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