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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton plc

23rd Jul 2008 11:28

RNS Number : 7005Z
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
23 July 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 JULY 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 

21,973,467 0.9956

520,692 0.0236

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

629,000 0.0285

2,091,600 0.0948

Total

22,602,467 1.0241

2,612,292 0.1184

(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

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

2000

1000

18000

2000

12000

14000

4000

4000

7000

18000

4000

4000

8000

77229

39000

32000

47471

69300

17000

1000

2000

268600

4200

7550

27

1500

783

4225

184

100

2000

3007

192

8

4006

16

5007

100

92

5009

200

92

92

92

300

6026

100

100

2000

5408

100

100

373000

10000

9301

312

400

11

1000

7

22

1000

1100

7176

1

1496

1669

5008

1

1300

3200

313

2

100

1189

89

100

89

89

200

1618p

1620p

1622p

1635p

1657p

1658p

1659p

1660p

1661p

1662p

1664p

1665p

1666p

1668p

1669p

1670p

1671p

1672p

1673p

1676p

1678p

ZAR 253.4679

ZAR 252.2500

ZAR 242

ZAR 243

ZAR 243.8

ZAR 243.96

ZAR 243.97

ZAR 244

ZAR 244.01

ZAR 244.4

ZAR 244.44

ZAR 244.49

ZAR 244.57

ZAR 244.65

ZAR 244.7

ZAR 244.96

ZAR 245.5

ZAR 247

ZAR 247.01

ZAR 247.99

ZAR 248

ZAR 248.4

ZAR 248.5

ZAR 248.8

ZAR 249

ZAR 252

ZAR 252.79

ZAR 253

ZAR 253.5

ZAR 254.3

ZAR 254.61

1666.71p

1668p

ZAR252.2500

ZAR 242

ZAR 242.1

ZAR 243.94

ZAR 244

ZAR 244.41

ZAR 244.47

ZAR 244.50

ZAR 247.96

ZAR 249

ZAR 249.10

ZAR 249.23

ZAR 249.25

ZAR 249.27

ZAR 249.60

ZAR 249.9

ZAR 250

ZAR 250.09

ZAR 250.59

ZAR 252.3

ZAR 253.5

ZAR 253.83

ZAR 253.85

ZAR 254

ZAR 254.06

ZAR 254.37

(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 future

Writing

1,700

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

23 JULY 2008

Contact name

GARY DARCH

Telephone number

020 7597 4549

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

249,900

n/a

19/03/2009

Put Option

Purchased

6,100

ZAR 302.6

American

18/06/2009

Call Option

Purchased

2,000

ZAR 300

European

1/12/2008

Put Option

Written

249,900

ZAR 214.55

American

19/03/2009

Call Option

Purchased

249,900

ZAR 376.18

American

19/03/2009

Put Option

Purchased

115,000

ZAR 280

American

18/09/2008

Call Option

Purchased

6,100

ZAR 416.84

American

18/06/2009

Put Option

Written

115,000

ZAR 240

American

18/09/2008

Put Option

Purchased

249,900

ZAR 286.07

American

19/03/2009

Put Option

Written

6,100

ZAR 256.75

American

18/06/2009

Call Option

Written

75,000

ZAR 250

American

06/08/2008

Call Option

Written

3,930

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008

Call Option

Written

2,552

ZAR 148.5

European

14/05/2009

Equity Future

Written

409,600

n/a

18/09/2008

Equity Future

Written

1,062,000

n/a

18/12/2008

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

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 LTD

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

ORDINARY

Date of dealing

No trading to disclose

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 

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

Nil

Nil

(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)

(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) 

(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

23 JULY 2008

Contact name

GARY DARCH

Telephone number

020 7597 4549

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

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