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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

6th Aug 2008 11:53

RNS Number : 7655A
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
06 August 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

5 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 

22,823,342    1.0341

53,616   0.0024

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

2,530,900  0.1147

4,445,600     0.2014

Total

25,354,242 1.1488

4,499,216   0.2039

(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

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

77452

5000

11497

5000

5000

108949

5765

5000

5000

4000

3000

1000

100

80

1000

1000

2003

435000

1500

9385

834

40000

100

1289

911

245070

296030

3119

6650

17748

42452

13980

190

10000

680

39895

10000

5000

5000

5000

5000

4500

17611

2000

2000

400

3589

5000

7000

3500

5000

5000

5000

2200

5000

5000

5000

6196

998

2972

1000

3000

3000

200

1250

1000

750

1000

62032

68

5000

8000

1000

1000

1715

3185

100

554

16311

1000

3000

3000

4000

2193

4900

34642

400

4328

672

3000

1000

2000

2000

5059

2041

4000

54830

2170

2000

16000

6000

39760

5627

913

2000

9000

1662

2000

3338

5000

2000

12008

30276

4278

1000

1010

5000

1438

1990

245070

1489p

1502p

1504p

1508p

1510p

1512p

1514p

1531p

1533p

ZAR 211.00

ZAR 211.85

ZAR 211.88

ZAR 212.10

ZAR 212.75

ZAR 213.30

ZAR 213.98

ZAR 218.50

ZAR 218.71

ZAR 218.92

ZAR 219.00

ZAR 219.30

ZAR 219.50

ZAR 220.20

ZAR 221.10

ZAR 221.50

ZAR 219.21

ZAR 219.17

1485p

1487p

1488p

1490p

1492p

1506p

1508p

1509p

1512p

1519p

1520p

1525p

1530p

ZAR 211.01

ZAR 211.05

ZAR 211.50

ZAR 211.54

ZAR 211.60

ZAR 211.82

ZAR 212.00

ZAR 212.10

ZAR 212.45

ZAR 213.00

ZAR 213.48

ZAR 213.60

ZAR 214.30

ZAR 215.00

ZAR 215.99

ZAR 216.00

ZAR 216.60

ZAR 217.00

ZAR 217.11

ZAR 217.12

ZAR 217.35

ZAR 217.54

ZAR 217.70

ZAR 217.76

ZAR 217.80

ZAR 217.82

ZAR 217.85

ZAR 217.90

ZAR 218.00

ZAR 218.01

ZAR 218.07

ZAR 218.10

ZAR 218.25

ZAR 218.30

ZAR 218.32

ZAR 218.40

ZAR 218.41

ZAR 218.44

ZAR 218.50

ZAR 218.51

ZAR 218.53

ZAR 218.55

ZAR 218.65

ZAR 218.70

ZAR 218.80

ZAR 219.00

ZAR 219.01

ZAR 219.10

ZAR 219.12

ZAR 219.17

ZAR 219.21

ZAR 219.23

ZAR 219.31

ZAR 219.35

ZAR 219.42

ZAR 219.44

ZAR 219.50

ZAR 219.65

ZAR 219.70

ZAR 219.77

ZAR 219.85

ZAR 220.00

ZAR 220.01

ZAR 220.25

ZAR 220.30

ZAR 220.50

ZAR 220.53

ZAR 220.60

ZAR 220.63

ZAR 220.70

ZAR 220.75

ZAR 220.98

ZAR 221.00

ZAR 221.01

ZAR 221.10

ZAR 221.15

ZAR 221.25

ZAR 221.26

ZAR 221.36

ZAR 219.28

(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

128,000

ZAR 308.04

American

18/06/2009

Put Option

Purchasing

128,000

ZAR 246.43

American

18/06/2009

Put Option

Purchasing

128,000

ZAR 220.00

American

18/06/2009

Put Option

Writing

128,000

ZAR 176.00

American

18/06/2009

Call Option

Writing

80

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008

Equity Futures

Purchasing

34,600

European

18/09/2008

(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

6 AUGUST 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

2,000

ZAR 300

European

1/12/2008 

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

6,100

ZAR 256.75

American

18/06/2009 

Call Option

Written

5,510

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008 

Call Option

Written

3,040

ZAR 148.5

European

14/05/2009 

Equity Future

Written

463,500

n/a

European

18/09/2008 

Equity Future

Written

1,062,000

n/a

European

18/12/2008 

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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