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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

2nd Oct 2008 12:28

RNS Number : 9445E
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
02 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

1 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 

20,848,511     0.9447

189,474  0.0086

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

2,693,500  0.1220

4,603,970     0.2086

Total

23,542,011 1.0667

4,793,444   0.2172

 

(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

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

10000

10000

10000

15000

5000

5000

15000

12655

27345

1894

12578

33615

5075

38031

3807

10000

10000

900

9100

10000

3900

16700

39607

39793

10407

40610

5109

13874

10000

5000

6325

28675

10000

13525

20000

18400

13075

2000

1080

1107

440000

10000

16164

7056

23780

5280

4720

600

4875

3500

3500

500

10000

528

2972

23800

200

200

47700

1000

200

3587

5000

11413

5000

10000

75000

10000

440000

2993

14857

8308

19868

351

1134

3619

2069

2500

2500

6256

244

32916

5280

200

6804

15000

19200

800

1230

14657

10000

8543

5570

200

10000

10000

6256

3087

200

200

457

3884

5989

1127

17442

367

18492

409

9102

12106

300

8292

200

5000

18290

20000

20000

10000

38673

375

952

24391

31173

500

106

800

7500

10486

100

10026

12646

1264

50

20000

17168

10843

146

100

300

1166

6000

500

25875

2700

9418

200

1807

1209p

1211p

1220p

1224p

1230p

1232p

1233p

1234p

1235p

1237p

1239p

1240p

1241p

1242p

1243p

1259p

1271p

1272p

1273p

1274p

1283p

1284p

1285p

1286p

1287p

1288p

1289p

1290p

1291p

1292p

1294p

1295p

1296p

1298p

1300p

1302p

1303p

ZAR 178.50

ZAR 183.00

ZAR 184.90

ZAR 187.24

ZAR 188.58

ZAR 189.45

ZAR 189.50

ZAR 190.00

ZAR 190.23

ZAR 190.29

ZAR 190.30

ZAR 190.49

ZAR 190.50

ZAR 191.00

ZAR 191.10

ZAR 191.14

ZAR 191.45

ZAR 191.49

ZAR 191.50

ZAR 191.80

ZAR 191.85

ZAR 192.72

ZAR 193.00

ZAR 194.89

ZAR 195.41

ZAR 195.43

ZAR 195.50

1209p

1224p

1239p

1250p

1274.536p

1285p

1301p

1302p

1303p

1304p

1305p

1306p

1308p

1310p

1320p

1322p

1323p

ZAR 178.50

ZAR 179.00

ZAR 179.80

ZAR 180.00

ZAR 181.00

ZAR 181.20

ZAR 181.21

ZAR 181.50

ZAR 181.65

ZAR 182.00

ZAR 182.70

ZAR 185.00

ZAR 185.46

ZAR 185.50

ZAR 186.40

ZAR 186.50

ZAR 186.76

ZAR 186.77

ZAR 186.82

ZAR 186.83

ZAR 187.00

ZAR 187.20

ZAR 188.25

ZAR 188.50

ZAR 188.51

ZAR 188.70

ZAR 188.71

ZAR 188.99

ZAR 189.00

ZAR 189.01

ZAR 189.15

ZAR 189.16

ZAR 189.35

ZAR 189.40

ZAR 189.45

ZAR 189.80

ZAR 189.85

ZAR 190.00

ZAR 190.01

ZAR 190.04

ZAR 190.75

ZAR 191.00

ZAR 191.01

ZAR 191.25

ZAR 191.32

ZAR 191.40

ZAR 191.50

ZAR 191.51

ZAR 191.70

ZAR 192.00

ZAR 192.14

ZAR 192.20

ZAR 192.25

ZAR 192.30

ZAR 192.50

ZAR 192.54

ZAR 192.95

ZAR 193.00

ZAR 193.50

ZAR 194.00

ZAR 194.49

ZAR 195.00

ZAR 195.01

ZAR 195.50

ZAR 195.51

ZAR 195.60

(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) 

Equity Futures

Writing

500

European

19/03/2009

Call Option

Writing

900

ZAR 107

European

01/09/2009

Equity Future

Purchasing

1,800

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

2 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

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

300

ZAR 139.00

European

01/09/2009

Call Option

Written

1,360

ZAR 106.98

European

01/09/2009

Equity Future

Written

1,480,400

n/a

European

18/12/2008 

Equity Future

Written

115,500

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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