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BlackRock Group16 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 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 15th 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 95,460,798 4.32%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 614,800 0.02%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 96,075.598 4.35% -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 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 69.53Purchase 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 69.58Purchase 14 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 69.59Purchase 19 ADR = 38 ord shares USD 69.64Purchase 215 ADR = 430 ord shares USD 69.66Purchase 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 69.70Purchase 21 ADR = 42 ord shares USD 69.81Purchase 38 ADR = 76 ord shares USD 69.94Purchase 46 ADR = 92 ord shares USD 70.00Purchase 49 ADR = 98 ord shares USD 70.02Purchase 35 ADR = 70 ord shares USD 70.10Purchase 26 ADR = 52 ord shares USD 70.17Purchase 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 70.36Purchase 20 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 70.38Sale 20,500 GBP 17.42Sale 48,485 GBP 17.5512Sale 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 69.37Sale 30 ADR = 60 ord shares USD 69.43Sale 14 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 69.55Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 69.61Sale 98 ADR = 196 ord shares USD 69.62Sale 21 ADR = 42 ord shares USD 69.65Sale 10 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 69.66Sale 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 69.67Sale 5 ADR = 10 ord shares USD 69.68Sale 39 ADR = 78 ord shares USD 69.69Sale 32 ADR = 64 ord shares USD 69.97Sale 66 ADR = 132 ord shares USD 69.98Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 70.00Sale 7 ADR = 14 ord shares USD 70.01Sale 14 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 70.07Sale 13 ADR = 26 ord shares USD 70.09Sale 21 ADR = 42 ord shares USD 70.13Sale 5 ADR = 10 ord shares USD 70.23Sale 10 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 70.24Sale 61 ADR = 122 ord shares USD 70.25Sale 29 ADR = 58 ord shares USD 70.32Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 70.33Sale 34 ADR = 68 ord shares USD 70.34 NB There was a net transfer out of 59 ADR representing 118 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 CFD Short 22,000 17.4538 (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 16th 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 -153,000 GBP 15.976 European 23rd April 2008Call Option Sold -156,000 GBP 17.01 European 8th May 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