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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

19th Sep 2008 12:22

RNS Number : 8546D
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
19 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

18 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 

22,594,730     1.0238

289,305  0.0131

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

2,693,500  0.1252

4,623,850     0.2095

Total

25,288,230 1.1458

4,913,155   0.2226

 

(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

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

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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

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

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Sale

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Sale

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Sale

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Sale

Sale

275000

15000

60000

25000

50000

50000

25000

1938

26000

4600

4262

283

900

6600

9718

2500

1900

400

200

100

400

4000

64000

4000

5000

3981

1035

3345

4000

1023

13700

50000

25313

1687

15300

12000

16000

50000

4000

14000

136130

1000

200

2300

10000

6000

5981

14842

20950

32601

18050

34450

17364

2500

12183

619

6881

2500

10000

36376

3624

5000

2500

2500

5000

2500

2500

2000

1000

2000

5562

3977

977

3000

2822

1155

577

4000

33693

3112

6460

1264

100

4204

3750

3977

3738

4028

19464

18932

10954

3977

3977

6581

3977

8047

6252

3977

9454

3977

3977

3977

3423

3977

3977

3977

3977

3977

2702

3977

4531

1775

7954

8953

1

10000

10000

5679

24690

919

1643

1000

3977

3977

4100

3977

11567

4258

3977

1358

3977

83

7954

1169

2808

3022

3977

4932

7871

3977

7389

2042

83

2619

3977

3977

2500

7454

500

1702

2275

1306

5148

1500

3018

3977

3977

2589

3977

651

19981

5265

1977

612

2000

3977

3977

1307p

1308p

1310p

1316p

1318p

1320p

1321p

1322p

1324p

1328p

1329p

1332p

1335p

1336p

1338p

1342p

ZAR 193.00

ZAR 193.50

ZAR 194.00

ZAR 195.00

ZAR 197.01

ZAR 197.20

ZAR 197.30

ZAR 197.50

ZAR 198.00

ZAR 199.40

ZAR 199.43

ZAR 200.76

ZAR 201.48

ZAR 201.49

1299p

1300p

1301p

1302p

1303p

1304p

1305p

1307p

1308p

1309p

1310p

1311p

1313p

1314p

1315p

1316p

1317p

1318p

1319p

1320p

1321p

1322p

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1324p

1325p

1326p

1327p

1328p

1329p

1336p

1337p

1341p

1342p

1344p

1347p

1355p

1360p

ZAR 193.00

ZAR 194.50

ZAR 194.60

ZAR 196.00

ZAR 196.07

ZAR 196.08

ZAR 196.20

ZAR 196.22

ZAR 196.23

ZAR 196.30

ZAR 196.40

ZAR 196.50

ZAR 196.54

ZAR 196.55

ZAR 196.56

ZAR 196.61

ZAR 196.70

ZAR 197.71

ZAR 196.79

ZAR 196.81

ZAR 196.82

ZAR 197.00

ZAR 197.01

ZAR 197.02

ZAR 197.05

ZAR 197.06

ZAR 197.07

ZAR 197.08

ZAR 197.10

ZAR 197.11

ZAR 197.14

ZAR 197.15

ZAR 197.20

ZAR 197.28

ZAR 197.29

ZAR 197.31

ZAR 197.32

ZAR 197.35

ZAR 197.36

ZAR 197.37

ZAR 197.41

ZAR 197.50

ZAR 197.51

ZAR 197.54

ZAR 197.61

ZAR 197.63

ZAR 197.70

ZAR 197.74

ZAR 197.75

ZAR 197.80

ZAR 197.92

ZAR 1978.00

ZAR 198.01

ZAR 198.02

ZAR 198.05

ZAR 198.07

ZAR 198.10

ZAR 198.11

ZAR 198.20

ZAR 198.50

ZAR 198.51

ZAR 198.53

ZAR 198.60

ZAR 198.65

ZAR 198.70

ZAR 198.71

ZAR 198.72

ZAR 198.73

ZAR 198.77

ZAR 198.78

ZAR 199.00

ZAR 199.01

ZAR 199.02

ZAR 199.08

ZAR 199.09

ZAR 199.10

ZAR 199.12

ZAR 199.13

ZAR 199.14

ZAR 199.15

ZAR 199.40

ZAR 199.50

ZAR 199.52

ZAR 199.75

ZAR 199.90

ZAR 199.91

ZAR 199.92

ZAR 200.00

ZAR 200.02

ZAR 200.19

ZAR 200.24

ZAR 200.30

ZAR 200.37

ZAR 200.40

ZAR 200.41

ZAR 200.43

ZAR 200.44

ZAR 200.45

ZAR 200.50

ZAR 201.01

(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

Purchasing

400

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

19 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

15,010

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008 

Call Option

Written

1240

ZAR 106.98

European

01/09/2009

Equity Future

Written

1,490,200

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

This information is provided by RNS
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