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BlackRock Group12 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 11th 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 97,394,986 4.41%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 863,700 0.03%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 98,258,686 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 13,381 GBP 15.1625Purchase 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 59.81Purchase 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 59.84Purchase 76 ADR = 152 ord shares USD 59.93Purchase 12 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 60.08Purchase 100 ADR = 200 ord shares USD 60.19Purchase 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 60.25Purchase 25 ADR = 50 ord shares USD 60.26Purchase 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 60.30Purchase 64 ADR = 128 ord shares USD 60.42Purchase 21 ADR = 42 ord shares USD 60.51Purchase 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 60.58Purchase 9 ADR = 18 ord shares USD 60.59Purchase 36 ADR = 72 ord shares USD 60.80Purchase 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 61.13Purchase 98 ADR = 196 ord shares USD 61.28Sale 15,000 GBP 14.95Sale 500,000 GBP 15.08Sale 38,823 GBP 15.1378Sale 12 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 59.84Sale 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 60.51Sale 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 60.53Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 60.58Sale 14 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 60.66Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 60.72Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 60.73Sale 39 ADR = 78 ord shares USD 60.77Sale 5 ADR = 10 ord shares USD 60.78Sale 24 ADR = 48 ord shares USD 60.93Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 61.01Sale 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 61.10 NB There was a net transfer out of 110 ADRs representing 220 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 Long 50,000 GBP 14.692CFD Long 50,000 GBP 14.8973CFD Long 100,000 GBP 14.9524CFD Long 50,000 GBP 14.9724 (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 12th March 2008 Contact name Louise LyleTelephone number 031 472 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 -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