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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

11th Sep 2008 13:19

RNS Number : 2393D
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
11 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

10 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 

22,858,728    1.0357

48,861  0.0022

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

2,762,500  0.1252

4,828,010     0.2188

Total

25,621,228 1.1609

4,876,871   0.2210

(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

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

15739

15000

13500

3000

1000

500

3000

5500

3500

1000

500

2500

2038

139

450000

1599

1738

2000

2500

5000

600

500

400

1333

100

10000

100

6100

4380

100

5534

10766

10000

400

799

568

5000

7705

16591

1067

1000

15000

5000

999

500

11000

3070

9000

930

600

43086

3000

400

45504

871

10000

400

22000

13000

2013

93048

500

2000

2000

94

195

1387

1000

34602

5985

3831

169

17656

1359

200

7000

3056

1894

1000

1708

16050

2189

13954

3000

2000

2627

822

3000

32000

569

5400

700

4000

500

4000

21000

100

1500

1385p

1390p

ZAR 191.41

ZAR 191.50

ZAR 192.00

ZAR 192.25

ZAR 192.26

ZAR 192.30

ZAR 192.50

ZAR 193.04

ZAR 194.00

ZAR 194.79

ZAR 195.00

ZAR 195.10

ZAR 195.58

ZAR 196.20

ZAR 196.43

ZAR 196.50

ZAR 196.80

ZAR 198.00

ZAR 198.30

ZAR 198.74

ZAR 198.95

ZAR 199.00

ZAR 199.05

ZAR 199.20

ZAR 199.29

ZAR 199.44

ZAR 199.50

ZAR 199.63

ZAR 199.99

ZAR 200.00

ZAR 201.50

ZAR 201.89

1355p

1363p

1364p

1365p

1366p

1367p

1370p

1390p

1398p

1402p

ZAR 192.00

ZAR 193.00

ZAR 193.50

ZAR 193.52

ZAR 193.55

ZAR 193.70

ZAR 194.00

ZAR 194.10

ZAR 194.49

ZAR 194.50

ZAR 194.51

ZAR 194.70

ZAR 194.75

ZAR 194.80

ZAR 194.90

ZAR 194.92

ZAR 195.00

ZAR 195.01

ZAR 195.06

ZAR 195.09

ZAR 195.20

ZAR 195.35

ZAR 195.36

ZAR 195.46

ZAR 195.50

ZAR 195.60

ZAR 195.80

ZAR 195.90

ZAR 196.00

ZAR 196.01

ZAR 196.11

ZAR 196.20

ZAR 196.30

ZAR 196.31

ZAR 196.35

ZAR 196.47

ZAR 196.50

ZAR 196.70

ZAR 197.00

ZAR 197.21

ZAR 197.25

ZAR 197.30

ZAR 197.31

ZAR 197.50

ZAR 198.00

ZAR 198.48

ZAR 198.50

ZAR 198.75

ZAR 199.00

ZAR 199.14

ZAR 199.36

ZAR 199.50

ZAR 200.00

ZAR 201.00

(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

Writing

1,000

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008

Equity Futures

Writing

309,900

European

18/12/2008

Equity Futures

Purchasing

309,300

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

11 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

Written

69,000

ZAR 260.84

American

18/09/2008

Call Option

Purchased

82,300

ZAR 265.20

American

18/12/2008

Call Option

Purchased

69,000

ZAR 217.37

American

18/09/2008

Put Option

Purchased

82,300

ZAR 214.37

American

18/12/2008

Put Option

Written

82,300

ZAR 187.85

American

18/12/2008

Put Option

Purchased

69,000

ZAE 173.89

American

18/09/2008

Call Option

Written

15,010

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008 

Equity Future

Written

184,400

n/a

European

18/09/2008 

Equity Future

Written

1,373,200

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

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