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BlackRock Group29 January 2008 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) BlackRock GroupCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the NPV Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 25th January 2008* * Late trade notification due to Australian Bank holiday 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 34,665,318 1.03%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 448,524 0.01%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -128,000 -0.004%Total 35,113,842 1.04% -128,000 -0.004% (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/sellTotal (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 41,632 Aus$ 35.5678Purchase 1,609 Aus$ 34.82Purchase 1,452 Aus$ 36.3974Purchase 29 ADR = 58 ord shares USD 63.20Purchase 84 ADR = 168 ord shares USD 63.27Purchase 20 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 63.57Purchase 16 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 64.40Sale 3,000 Aus$ 36.08Sale 74 ADR = 148 ord shares USD 63.48Sale 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 63.49Sale 54 ADR = 108 ord shares USD 63.53Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 63.54Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 63.55Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 63.68Sale 28 ADR = 56 ord shares USD 63.69Sale 50 ADR = 100 ord shares USD 63.80Sale 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 64.05Sale 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 65.55 NB there were net transfers out of 241 ADRs representing 482 ordinary shares (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date received per unitoption purchasing, which the European (Note 5) varying etc. option relates etc. (Note 7) (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None....................................................................................................................................... Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES Date of disclosure 29th January 2008 Contact name Louise LyleTelephone number 0131 472 7472If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which BHP BillitonconnectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Category 2 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. Call Option Sold - 40,000 USD 80.00 American 16th February 2008Call Option Sold - 35,000 USD 75.00 American 16th February 2008Call Option Sold - 53,000 Aus$ 40.00 American 27th March 2008 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