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BT Investment Management (RE) Ltd28 March 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) BT Investment Management (RE) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Fully Paiddealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 28 March 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 50,254,050 1.50 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 30,000 663,000 0.00 0.02 Total 50284,050 663,000 1.50 0.02 (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 70 AUD35.42PURCHASE 29,899 AUD35.42PURCHASE 8,910 AUD35.42PURCHASE 1,080 AUD35.42PURCHASE 999 AUD35.42PURCHASE 865 AUD35.42PURCHASE 3,506 AUD35.42PURCHASE 352 AUD35.42PURCHASE 8,977 AUD35.42PURCHASE 1,068 AUD35.42PURCHASE 437 AUD35.42PURCHASE 1,148 AUD35.42PURCHASE 1,630 AUD35.42SALE -2,516 AUD35.32SALE -394 AUD35.32PURCHASE 679 AUD35.42SALE -21,543 AUD35.32PURCHASE 12,986 AUD35.42PURCHASE 540 AUD35.42PURCHASE 16,433 AUD35.42SALE -20,733 AUD34.65PURCHASE 12,579 AUD35.42SALE -1,575 AUD35.34PURCHASE 1,175 AUD35.39PURCHASE 500 AUD35.35PURCHASE 69,986 AUD35.42PURCHASE 815 AUD35.42PURCHASE 56,842 AUD35.42PURCHASE 12,812 AUD35.42SALE -2,390 AUD35.32SALE -8,053 AUD35.32SALE -2,090 AUD35.34SALE -500 AUD35.74PURCHASE 5,498 AUD35.42PURCHASE 6,588 AUD35.42PURCHASE 2,955 AUD35.42PURCHASE 2,865 AUD35.42PURCHASE 554 AUD34.83PURCHASE 18,996 AUD35.42SALE -43,535 AUD35.32SALE -1,105 AUD35.34SALE -2,165 AUD35.34PURCHASE 12,891 AUD35.42PURCHASE 3,494 AUD35.42PURCHASE 16,866 AUD35.42PURCHASE 14,390 AUD35.42PURCHASE 3,255 AUD35.42SALE -8,679 AUD35.76PURCHASE 3,245 AUD35.42SALE -8,706 AUD35.76PURCHASE 3,375 AUD35.42SALE -8,664 AUD35.76PURCHASE 3,139 AUD35.42SALE -8,657 AUD35.76SALE -940 AUD35.34SALE -475 AUD35.34SALE -275 AUD35.34SALE -770 AUD35.34PURCHASE 9,483 AUD35.42PURCHASE 30,347 AUD35.42SALE -1,765 AUD35.32PURCHASE 1,000 AUD34.7PURCHASE 1,600 AUD35.32 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES Date of disclosure 28 March 2008 (GMT +11) Contact name Ash Falzon Telephone number +61 2 9220 2073 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected N/AIf 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 atwww.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, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date purchased to which the option or (Note 2) American,e.g. call option derivative relates European etc. BHP Billiton Call Purchased 30,000 AUD0.01 European 26-6-2008OptionsBHP Billiton Call Written 663,000 AUD0.01 European 26-6-2008Options Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements 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 itsNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group