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BlackRock Group21 February 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 20th February 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 98,063,729 4.44%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 316,620 0.01%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 98,380,349 4.45% -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 9,825 GBP 16.13Purchase 5,000 GBP 16.56Purchase 17 ADR = 34 ord shares USD 62.69Purchase 46 ADR = 92 ord shares USD 62.72Purchase 9 ADR = 18 ord shares USD 62.85Purchase 45 ADR = 90 ord shares USD 62.93Purchase 40 ADR = 80 ord shares USD 62.98Purchase 49 ADR = 98 ord shares USD 63.34Purchase 80 ADR = 160 ord shares USD 63.40Purchase 50 ADR = 100 ord shares USD 63.66Purchase 23 ADR = 46 ord shares USD 63.68Purchase 10 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 63.71Purchase 30 ADR = 60 ord shares USD 63.78Purchase 20 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 63.84Purchase 20 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 63.92Purchase 29 ADR = 58 ord shares USD 63.99Sale 548 GBP 16.23Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 62.56Sale 13 ADR = 26 ord shares USD 62.65Sale 7 ADR = 14 ord shares USD 62.68Sale 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 62.71Sale 33 ADR = 66 ord shares USD 62.91Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 63.14Sale 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 63.17Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 63.38Sale 12 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 63.42Sale 14 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 63.48Sale 9 ADR = 18 ord shares USD 63.50Sale 9 ADR = 18 ord shares USD 63.71Sale 164 ADR = 328 ord shares USD 63.99 NB there was a net transfer in of 5,746 ADR representing 11,492 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 option European etc. unit (Note 5) varying etc. relates (Note 7) Call Option Closing short 156,000 GBP 15.98 European 20/02/2008 GBP 0.24Call Option Sold 156,000 GBP 17.01 European 8/05/2008 GBP 0.891 (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 21st February 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