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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton Plc

4th Sep 2008 14:33

RNS Number : 7668C
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
04 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

3 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 

22,860,184     1.0358

55,861  0.0025

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

2,695,500  0.1221

4,691,756     0.2126

Total

25,555,684 1.1579

4,741,617   0.2151

(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

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

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

16500

5000

5000

5000

13158

2842

5000

5000

33566

4100

3400

2727

1500

4273

5000

5000

5820

16500

5000

5000

16000

5000

5000

26783

10000

16000

9946

6837

820

100

6946

5000

5000

2000

1946

4000

2664

3735

6265

2058

25100

120

10000

1600

7336

5000

6500

988

4012

8500

5000

1000

10000

18000

5200

1500

2000

1500

2500

4900

300

1500

5000

1500

2000

10000

1000

200

1000

5016

1000

398

100

803

799

35000

8000

5000

6775

142

26693

3900

5000

300

4000

7

225

2005

995

22016

659

4356

500

1521p

1528p

1530p

1534p

1538p

1539p

1540p

1543p

1544p

1545p

1546p

1548p

1551p

1552p

1556p

1558p

1561p

1521p

1527p

1528p

1531p

1534p

1538p

1544p

1545p

1548p

1554p

1556p

1564p

ZAR 211.42

ZAR 212.20

ZAR 212.45

ZAR 212.75

ZAR 213.00

ZAR 213.49

ZAR 213.50

ZAR 213.53

ZAR 213.66

ZAR 213.70

ZAR 213.75

ZAR 214.00

ZAR 214.01

ZAR 214.15

ZAR 214.19

ZAR 214.20

ZAR 214.39

ZAR 214.40

ZAR 214.42

ZAR 214.45

ZAR 214.50

ZAR 214.75

ZAR 214.80

ZAR 215.00

ZAR 215.50

ZAR 215.55

ZAR 215.75

ZAR 216.05

ZAR 216.50

ZAR 216.90

ZAR 217.00

ZAR 217.01

ZAR 217.41

ZAR 217.46

ZAR 217.47

ZAR 217.48

ZAR 217.50

ZAR 217.55

ZAR 217.75

ZAR 218.00

ZAR 218.70

ZAR 212.50

ZAR 213.24

ZAR 213.40

ZAR 213.41

ZAR 213.44

ZAR 213.75

ZAR 213.76

ZAR 213.86

ZAR 214.00

ZAR 214.21

ZAR 214.50

ZAR 214.50

ZAR 214.55

ZAR 214.56

ZAR 214.60

ZAR 214.75

ZAR 215.00

ZAR 215.30

ZAR 215.31

ZAR 215.50

ZAR 216.50

ZAR 216.51

ZAR 217.70

(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

72

ZAR 148.50

European

14/05/2009

Equity Futures

Writing

22,200

European

18/09/2008

Equity Futures

Writing

2,600

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

4 SEPTEMBER 2008

Contact name

IAN WRIGHT

Telephone number

020 7597 3865

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

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

6,010

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008 

Call Option

Written

3,068

ZAR 148.5

European

14/05/2009 

Equity Future

Written

494,600

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

This information is provided by RNS
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END
 
 
RETILFVVAFISIIT

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