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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

23rd Sep 2008 14:38

RNS Number : 0996E
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
23 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

22 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 

21,217,308     0.9614

106,709  0.0048

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

2,693,500  0.1220

4,605,950      0.2087

Total

23,910,808 1.0834

4,712,659   0.2135

(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

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

14719

13549

9461

2886

13601

4862

1632

20808

10000

39322

17165

12634

2500

15000

13500

7500

21172

1796

5761

6622

1056

16466

2500

2500

571

5062

16000

14000

21000

100

30000

10000

100000

200

35000

25000

100

16110

845

675

30000

675

1514

33086

5000

500

200

400

1900

1100

500

6000

758

5000

2510

5000

855

5000

5000

5099

8700

25701

3000

14162

2000

8000

10000

10000

13297

2000

3732

1553

4971

4000

250000

4000

4100

1000

4000

4000

2000

500

3333

4667

6745

2255

3000

2000

4000

1472p

1474p

1475p

1476p

1477p

1478p

1479p

1480p

1482p

1483p

1484p

1487p

1488p

1489p

1490p

1492p

1493p

1494p

1495p

1496p

1497p

1498p

1502p

1505p

ZAR 216.29

ZAR 217.64

ZAR 218.50

ZAR 218.89

ZAR 219.00

ZAR 219.09

ZAR 219.50

ZAR 219.80

ZAR 220.01

ZAR 220.48

ZAR 220.50

ZAR 220.60

ZAR 220.84

ZAR 221.00

ZAR 221.15

ZAR 221.22

ZAR 221.50

ZAR 221.86

ZAR 221.99

ZAR 222.00

ZAR 222.05

ZAR 222.14

ZAR 222.20

ZAR 222.46

ZAR 222.50

ZAR 222.65

ZAR 222.84

ZAR 222.93

ZAR 222.94

ZAR 223.00

ZAR 223.17

ZAR 223.50

ZAR 223.75

ZAR 224.00

1477p

1484p

1485p

1491.4p

1508p

ZAR 217.64

ZAR 218.00

ZAR 218.50

ZAR 218.75

ZAR 218.99

ZAR 219.00

ZAR 219.05

ZAR 219.19

ZAR 219.20

ZAR 219.40

ZAR 219.50

ZAR 220.19

ZAR 220.50

ZAR 220.75

ZAR 220.80

ZAR 221.00

ZAR 221.25

ZAR 221.50

ZAR 221.75

ZAR 222.00

ZAR 222.02

ZAR 222.50

ZAR 222.60

ZAR 222.65

ZAR 223.00

ZAR 225.00

(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

Purchasing

6,000

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008

Equity Futures

Purchasing

7,500

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

23 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

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

4,010

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008 

Call Option

Written

240

ZAR 106.98

European

01/09/2009

Equity Future

Written

1,484,300

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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