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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

22nd Jul 2008 15:04

RNS Number : 6273Z
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
22 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

21 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 

21,709,098 0.9836

543,234 0.0246

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

629,000 0.0285

2,090,800 0.0947

Total

22,338,098 1.0121

2,634,034 0.1193

(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

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

6,000

5,000

18,000

8,000

12,000

3,500

2,500

25,000

20,000

3,500

10,000

23,106

27,894

4,000

14,300

5,700

7,500

10,000

25,000

8,000

1,000

10,000

14,000

10,382

18,618

33,000

16,000

13,000

9,000

4,000

14,484

2,000

3,000

9,000

19,000

2,664

4,000

1,000

5,516

249,400

185,800

936

1,872

3,338

3,338

1,335

400

4,608

1,168

2,170

5,009

100

3,239

274

91

91

18

9

9

8

100

900

100

100

412

1,000

200

100

1,000

4,000

400,000

15,000

5,000

100

100

200

6

4

26

200

89

1

89

5,789

89

1

1,020

100

2

4

5

3

3

689

5,000

10,000

1626p

1627p

1629p

1630p

1632p

1633p

1634p

1635p

1636p

1637p

1639p

1640p

1641p

1642p

1643p

1644p

1645p

1646p

1647p

1648p

1649p

1650p

1651p

1652p

1653p

1654p

1655p

1656p

1657p

1658p

1659p

1660p

1661p

1662p

1663p

1664p

1665p

1666p

1667p

ZAR 250.8734

ZAR 252.4096

ZAR 252.5

ZAR 253.36

ZAR 248.64

ZAR 248.97

ZAR 249.9

ZAR 250.07

ZAR 250.20

ZAR 250.5

ZAR 251

ZAR 251.28

ZAR 252.6

ZAR 252.67

ZAR 247

ZAR 247.1

ZAR 247.2

ZAR 248.79

ZAR 248.8

ZAR 248.83

ZAR 249

ZAR 250

ZAR 250.01

ZAR 250.37

ZAR 253

ZAR 252.19

ZAR 247

ZAR 249.3

ZAR 251

ZAR 247.5

ZAR 249

1647.981p

1663p

ZAR 251.99

ZAR 247.24

ZAR 247.25

ZAR 247.5

ZAR 248.1

ZAR 248.28

ZAR 248.5

ZAR 248.8

ZAR 249

ZAR 249.44

ZAR 249.99

ZAR 250

ZAR 250.01

ZAR 250.3

ZAR 250.94

ZAR 251.1

ZAR 251.15

ZAR 251.28

ZAR 251.5

ZAR 251.52

ZAR 251.57

ZAR 253

ZAR 247.5

ZAR 250

(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

75,000

American

06/08/2008

Equity future

Purchasing

9,500

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

22 JULY 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

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

407,900

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

22 JULY 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

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