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BlackRock Group23 April 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 Group Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the NPV Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 22nd April 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 37,215,910 1.10%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 29,131 0.001%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 20,000 0.001% -317,000 -0.009%Total 37,265,041 1.11% -317,000 -0.009% (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 23,000 Aus$ 43.52Purchase 1,674 Aus$ 43.7359Purchase 9,000 Aus$ 43.94Purchase 258 Aus$ 43.99Purchase 9 ADR = 18 ord shares USD 82.91Purchase 9 ADR = 18 ord shares USD 83.27Purchase 19 ADR = 38 ord shares USD 84.13Sale 23,000 Aus$ 43.52Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 82.75Sale 40 ADR = 80 ord shares USD 82.83Sale 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 82.96Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 82.98Sale 7 ADR = 14 ord shares USD 83.20Sale 5 ADR = 10 ord shares USD 83.22Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 84.38Sale 17 ADR = 34 ord shares USD 84.39 NB There was a net transfer in of 46 ADRs representing 92 ord 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 date Option money paide.g. call selling, securities to price American, /received peroption purchasing, which the European unit (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 23rd April 2008 Contact name Kai ChewTelephone number 020 7743 2602If 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 -20,000 USD 85.00 American 17th May 2008Call Option Sold -250,000 USD 80.00 American 17th May 2008Call Option Bought 20,000 USD 90.00 American 17th May 2008Call Option Sold -27,000 Aus$ 38.00 American 26th June 2008Call Option Sold -20,000 USD 85.00 American 22nd November 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