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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

26th Aug 2008 14:47

RNS Number : 0397C
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
26 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

22 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 

23,908,503     1.0833

158,833 0.0072

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

2,695,500  0.1221

4,592,300     0.2081

Total

26,604,003 1.2054

4,751,133   0.2153

(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

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

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

1131

1200

23722

31332

21337

3571

5021

25439

18136

4006

500

12500

5000

12500

20000

5000

5000

10100

15151

74029

44753

72840

29616

25580

11400

9000

21231

28800

200

800000

124500

800

500

400

5007

33500

352200

400

100000

4100

33900

12000

18000

15000

20000

631

2500

20000

15500

12000

17000

8000

72500

5000

10000

20000

15000

32500

3500

15000

6500

25000

10000

15000

1000

3000

24000

3000

5000

15400

5890

63626

5758

7765

5851

1500

303

2807

52205

12835

5338

5322

100

400

5000

129

5571

3000

45471

100

5400

400

500

51554

30029

41000

3346

100

2200

46048

100

400

100

15000

4500

87525

5427

400

7035

3000

9965

7000

27639

4597

9032

682

8500

5000

8350

4500

3000

500

6000

5000

5000

2762

47451

11287

2836

2164

2000

5000

2000

20000

2000

18400

5000

3000

87900

1669p

1674p

1675p

1676p

1677p

1678p

1679p

1680p

1681p

1682p

1683p

1684p

1685p

1686p

1690p

1691p

1692p

1693p

1694p

1695p

1696p

1697p

1698p

1699p

1700p

1701p

1702p

1703p

ZAR 240.00

ZAR 240.58

ZAR 241.04

ZAR 241.28

ZAR 242.21

ZAR 242.50

ZAR 242.88

ZAR 239.00

ZAR 241.48

ZAR 239.80

1669p

1676p

1677p

1678p

1686p

1687p

1689p

1692.6p

1694.8p

1695p

1696p

1696.1p

1696.5p

1696.8p

1697p

 1697.2p

1697.4p

1697.8p

1697.9p

1698p

1698.7p

1699p

1700p

1701p

1702p

1703p

ZAR 237.15

ZAR 237.50

ZAR 238.00

ZAR 238.01

ZAR 238.25

ZAR 238.50

ZAR 238.90

ZAR 239.00

ZAR 239.01

ZAR 239.02

ZAR 239.03

ZAR 239.07

ZAR 239.09

ZAR 239.10

ZAR 239.20

ZAR 239.21

ZAR 239.22

ZAR 239.25

ZAR 239.33

ZAR 239.38

ZAR 239.40

ZAR 239.41

ZAR 239.50

ZAR 239.51

ZAR 240.00

ZAR 240.05

ZAR 240.07

ZAR 240.08

ZAR 240.10

ZAR 240.20

ZAR 240.25

ZAR 240.30

ZAR 240.35

ZAR 240.40

ZAR 240.45

ZAR 240.50

ZAR 240.60

ZAR 240.67

ZAR 240.77

ZAR 240.80

ZAR 240.90

ZAR 241.00

ZAR 241.25

ZAR 241.48

ZAR 241.50

ZAR 241.51

ZAR 241.55

ZAR 241.66

ZAR 242.00

ZAR 242.01

ZAR 242.02

ZAR 242.03

ZAR 242.05

ZAR 242.10

ZAR 242.15

ZAR 242.16

ZAR 242.20

ZAR 242.21

ZAR 242.26

ZAR 242.30

ZAR 242.40

ZAR 242.43

ZAR 242.50

ZAR 242.51

ZAR 242.61

ZAR 242.62

ZAR 242.69

ZAR 242.70

ZAR 242.75

ZAR 242.80

ZAR 242.86

ZAR 243.00

ZAR 243.20

ZAR 243.50

ZAR 241.14

(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

10,200

European

18/09/2008

Equity Futures

Writing

115,000

European

19/03/2009

(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

26 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

413,300

n/a

European

18/09/2008 

Equity Future

Written

1,061,600

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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