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BlackRock Group20 March 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 PlcClass of relevant security to which the USD 0.50 Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 19th March 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 97,904,383 4.43%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 934,700 0.04%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 98,839,083 4.47% -309,000 -0.01% (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 9,100 GBP 14.41Purchase 12,700 GBP 14.8938Purchase 40 ADR = 80 ord shares USD 56.89Purchase 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 57.16Purchase 110 ADR = 220 ord shares USD 57.46Purchase 162 ADR = 324 ord shares USD 57.49Purchase 15 ADR = 30 ord shares USD 58.00Purchase 12 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 58.05Purchase 19026 ADR = 38052 ord shares USD 58.24Purchase 76 ADR = 152 ord shares USD 58.30Purchase 45 ADR = 90 ord shares USD 58.57Purchase 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 58.73Purchase 38 ADR = 76 ord shares USD 58.76Sale 26,296 GBP 14.41Sale 48,483 GBP 14.69Sale 19 ADR = 38 ord shares USD 56.62Sale 30 ADR = 60 ord shares USD 56.77Sale 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 56.85Sale 13 ADR = 26 ord shares USD 56.86Sale 17 ADR = 34 ord shares USD 56.87Sale 20 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 56.89Sale 22 ADR = 44 ord shares USD 57.00Sale 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 57.02Sale 12 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 57.10Sale 61 ADR = 122 ord shares USD 57.24Sale 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 57.28Sale 44 ADR = 88 ord shares USD 57.31Sale 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 57.46Sale 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 57.68Sale 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 58.84 NB There was a net transfer out of 69 ADRs representing 138 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 date Option money paide.g. call selling, securities to price American, /received peroption purchasing, which the option European etc. unit (Note 5) varying etc. relates (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 20th March 2008 Contact name Thomas HoneTelephone number 020 7743 2098If 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 -156,000 GBP 17.01 European 8th May 2008Call Option Sold -153,000 GBP 15.976 European 23rd April 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