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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

21st Aug 2008 11:05

RNS Number : 7936B
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
21 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

20 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 

23,514,661     1.0655

145,341 0.0066

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

2,695,500  0.1221

5,471,500     0.2479

Total

26,210,161 1.1876

5,616,841   0.2545

 

(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

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

2500

5000

1323

18677

2500

5000

2700

18100

500

300

100000

5000

53600

200

801

14199

100

300

10000

1100

100

200

5000

5000

2500

2500

6530

2010

2233

3828

1024

20000

3500

14744

2273

394

5000

4606

5000

2000

14504

5000

3370

630

2000

200

200

5000

200

5800

200

100

18500

10000

100

2996

2759

4245

12657

200

4500

500

10000

654

1000

8346

5000

40000

1578p

1620p

1621p

1622p

1628p

1630p

ZAR 227.25

ZAR 228.00

ZAR 231.30

ZAR 232.00

ZAR 232.72

ZAR 233.00

ZAR 233.05

ZAR 233.26

ZAR 233.49

ZAR 233.50

ZAR 234.00

ZAR 234.10

ZAR 234.75

ZAR 235.24

ZAR 235.50

ZAR 236.74

1574p

1576p

1580p

1600p

1602p

1604p

1605p

1606p

1607p

1610p

1615p

1620p

ZAR 226.75

ZAR 227.00

ZAR 227.10

ZAR 227.11

ZAR 227.50

ZAR 227.80

ZAR 228.00

ZAR 228.01

ZAR 228.10

ZAR 228.49

ZAR 229.00

ZAR 230.49

ZAR 230.95

ZAR 231.00

ZAR 231.05

ZAR 232.05

ZAR 232.16

ZAR 232.80

ZAR 233.00

ZAR 233.10

ZAR 233.20

ZAR 233.32

ZAR 233.33

ZAR 233.34

ZAR 233.50

ZAR 233.55

ZAR 233.70

ZAR 233.71

ZAR 234.00

ZAR 235.00

ZAR 235.05

ZAR 235.49

ZAR 235.69

ZAR 237.00

(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

Purchasing

1,404

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008

Equity Futures

Purchasing

16,200

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

21 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

Purchased

82,300

ZAR 265.20

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

3,040

ZAR 148.5

European

14/05/2009 

Equity Future

Written

416,500

n/a

European

18/09/2008 

Equity Future

Written

2,052,600

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

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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