11th Sep 2008 13:19
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) |
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(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 |
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
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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 |
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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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