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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

30th Sep 2008 15:29

RNS Number : 7261E
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
30 September 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

29 SEPTEMBER 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 

20,753,675     0.9404

179,767  0.0081

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

2,693,500  0.1220

4,610,150      0.2089

Total

23,447,175 1.0624

4,789,917   0.2170

(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

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

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Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

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Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

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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

4977

4976

27

4975

973

6630

1149

400

1070

300

1070

106

178

854

9000

1000

1139

4500

3111

652

1000

4975

7000

2500

14931

5000

5000

2000

391000

5000

106

200

3076

2999

5000

200

1000

3500

1475

300

4975

200

200

600

300

500

200

9178

2623

5000

5000

856

856

856

10000

13600

1100

100

200

5757

100

1

2000

333

2018

1763

2237

11434

100

1000

100

1000

7600

400

4579

200

3484

221

14800

3800

200

3647

1800

200

200

9083

9076

151

50

791

7856

2000

3978

22

15100

2549

200

2000

1000

2000

15272

1539

787

10000

1461

2000

10797

203

467

5533

238

14262

400

100

1000

6750

1000

250

11135

4000

1487

1865

560

2953

1862

32486

4150

1000

3650

2000

6000

183

33213

100

986

1000

370

6000

2200

1800

4856

4929

2071

856

2000

4000

9000

2000

6000

734

2000

222

3044

531

469

3756

6000

1038

400

2000

10101

105

1310p

ZAR 181.37

ZAR 181.96

ZAR 182.50

ZAR 183.74

ZAR 183.96

ZAR 184.58

ZAR 185.25

ZAR 185.46

ZAR 185.76

ZAR 185.95

ZAR 186.00

ZAR 186.12

ZAR 186.15

ZAR 186.16

ZAR 186.50

ZAR 187.00

ZAR 187.40

ZAR 187.50

ZAR 187.83

ZAR 187.95

ZAR 188.30

ZAR 189.80

ZAR 190.00

ZAR 190.40

ZAR 190.50

ZAR 190.71

ZAR 190.80

ZAR 191.05

ZAR 191.46

ZAR 191.50

ZAR 192.25

ZAR 192.41

ZAR 192.98

ZAR 193.00

ZAR 193.40

ZAR 193.50

ZAR 193.93

ZAR 193.97

ZAR 194.00

ZAR 194.46

ZAR 194.50

ZAR 195.25

ZAR 195.50

ZAR 196.00

ZAR 196.80

ZAR 197.10

ZAR 197.50

1271p

1272p

1273p

1326p

ZAR 181.95

ZAR 185.90

ZAR 186.16

ZAR 186.26

ZAR 186.50

ZAR 186.51

ZAR 186.55

ZAR 186.75

ZAR 187.00

ZAR 187.01

ZAR 187.15

ZAR 187.20

ZAR 187.22

ZAR 187.26

ZAR 187.27

ZAR 187.28

ZAR 187.50

ZAR 187.51

ZAR 187.55

ZAR 187.56

ZAR 187.75

ZAR 187.83

ZAR 187.84

ZAR 188.00

ZAR 188.01

ZAR 188.48

ZAR 188.49

ZAR 188.50

ZAR 188.51

ZAR 188.52

ZAR 188.55

ZAR 188.70

ZAR 188.71

ZAR 188.75

ZAR 189.00

ZAR 189.01

ZAR 189.10

ZAR 189.15

ZAR 189.21

ZAR 189.50

ZAR 189.65

ZAR 189.80

ZAR 189.93

ZAR 190.00

ZAR 190.05

ZAR 190.06

ZAR 190.30

ZAR 190.35

ZAR 190.45

ZAR 190.50

ZAR 190.52

ZAR 190.57

ZAR 190.64

ZAR 190.75

ZAR 190.84

ZAR 191.00

ZAR 191.01

ZAR 191.05

ZAR 191.10

ZAR 191.25

ZAR 191.50

ZAR 191.51

ZAR 191.52

ZAR 191.63

ZAR 191.65

ZAR 191.80

ZAR 191.90

ZAR 192.00

ZAR 192.07

ZAR 192.30

ZAR 192.36

ZAR 192.42

ZAR 192.50

ZAR 192.80

ZAR 193.00

ZAR 193.01

ZAR 193.06

ZAR 193.20

ZAR 193.30

ZAR 193.41

ZAR 193.45

ZAR 193.50

ZAR 193.51

ZAR 193.60

ZAR 193.66

ZAR 193.70

ZAR 193.75

ZAR 193.80

ZAR 193.85

ZAR 193.94

ZAR 194.00

ZAR 194.06

ZAR 194.17

ZAR 194.40

ZAR 194.51

ZAR 194.60

ZAR 194.94

ZAR 195.00

ZAR 195.07

ZAR 195.20

ZAR 195.41

ZAR 195.50

ZAR 196.27

ZAR 196.55

ZAR 197.00

ZAR 197.01

ZAR 197.10

ZAR 197.35

ZAR 197.50

ZAR 198.00

ZAR 198.10

(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) 

Call Option

Writing

3,000

ZAR 139

European

01/09/2008

Call Option

Writing

1,100

ZAR 107

European

01/09/2009

Equity Future

Writing

9,000

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

30 SEPTEMBER 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

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

Written

82,300

ZAR 187.85

American

18/12/2008

Call Option

Written

4,010

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008 

Call Option

Written

3,300

ZAR 139.00

European

01/09/2009

Call Option

Written

1,340

ZAR 106.98

European

01/09/2009

Equity Future

Written

1,484,100

n/a

European

18/12/2008 

Equity Future

Written

115,000

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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