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Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

22nd Sep 2008 12:35

RNS Number : 9760D
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
22 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

19 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 

21,841,571     0.9896

310,805  0.0141

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

2,693,500  0.1220

4,619,450     0.2093

Total

24,535,071 1.1117

4,930,255   0.2234

(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

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

502

2500

21200

56300

50000

2000

175

81025

75000

113700

148739

50000

280000

50000

11304

5000

400

500

21455

2000

100

1900

120000

2200

100

100

100

1500

5017

25254

100

200

5817

200

636

5014

200

803

3500

1694

7720

6689

621

200

5516

3850

1367

5013

73

11000

500

26572

41123

13000

14723

51318

4700

29742

45971

144352

179360

69090

255917

22960

6000

9186

3389

2238

1304

5000

5000

5000

34400

6650

3350

2000

5000

12866

988

1646

3652

5355

5000

4000

16493

4600

400

9000

1650

3350

5000

2040

3000

2000

53

814,931

600

4947

17035

2000

1000

2000

200

5000

9000

14507

1394p

1398p

1399p

1400p

1401p

1402p

1403p

1404p

1405p

1406p

1407p

1407.5p

1408p

1409p

1440p

1462p

ZAR 202.00

ZAR 203.50

ZAR 204.77

ZAR 205.00

ZAR 205.61

ZAR 205.93

ZAR 206.19

ZAR 208.00

ZAR 208.60

ZAR 209.20

ZAR 209.98

ZAR 210.00

ZAR 210.75

ZAR 211.00

ZAR 211.70

ZAR 212.31

ZAR 212.45

ZAR 212.49

ZAR 212.50

ZAR 212.86

ZAR 212.92

ZAR 212.93

ZAR 213.10

ZAR 213.49

ZAR 213.50

ZAR 213.67

ZAR 213.71

ZAR 213.80

ZAR 213.87

ZAR 214.00

ZAR 214.06

ZAR 214.44

ZAR 215.50

1392p

1397p

1398p

1399p

1400p

1401p

1402p

1403p

1404p

1405p

1406p

1407p

1408p

1409p

1410p

1411p

1413p

1414p

1417p

1444p

1449p

1462p

1468p

ZAR 198.18

ZAR 203.50

ZAR 203.51

ZAR 203.61

ZAR 203.82

ZAR 204.00

ZAR 204.02

ZAR 204.05

ZAR 204.25

ZAR 204.50

ZAR 204.55

ZAR 204.62

ZAR 205.00

ZAR 205.01

ZAR 205.10

ZAR 205.50

ZAR 205.60

ZAR 205.61

ZAR 206.19

ZAR 207.65

ZAR 209.05

ZAR 209.11

ZAR 209.28

ZAR 210.13

ZAR 210.25

ZAR 210.50

ZAR 211.00

ZAR 211.52

ZAR 211.65

ZAR 211.95

ZAR 212.00

ZAR 212.10

ZAR 214.50

ZAR 215.00

(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

5,000

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008

Call Option

Purchasing

1,000

ZAR 106.98

European

01/09/2009

Equity Futures

Writing

1,600

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

22 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

10,010

ZAR 152.99

European

07/10/2008 

Call Option

Written

240

ZAR 106.98

European

01/09/2009

Equity Future

Written

1,491,800

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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