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BlackRock Group31 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 28th 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 96,855,529 4.38%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,035,800 0.04%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 97,891,329 4.43% -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 10,512 GBP 14.76Purchase 25 ADR = 50 ord shares USD 58.48Purchase 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 58.55Purchase 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 58.62Purchase 81 ADR = 162 ord shares USD 58.63Purchase 87 ADR = 174 ord shares USD 58.64Purchase 57 ADR = 114 ord shares USD 58.94Purchase 16 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 58.96Purchase 560 ADR = 1120 ord shares USD 59.07Purchase 31 ADR = 62 ord shares USD 59.09Purchase 5 ADR = 10 ord shares USD 59.20Purchase 1,900 ADR = 3,800 ord shares USD 59.23Purchase 9 ADR = 18 ord shares USD 59.33Purchase 51 ADR = 102 ord shares USD 59.43Sale 3,029 GBP 14.76Sale 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 58.44Sale 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 58.45Sale 156 ADR = 312 ord shares USD 58.48Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 58.61Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 58.67Sale 9 ADR = 18 ord shares USD 58.68Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 58.73Sale 9 ADR = 18 ord shares USD 58.74Sale 173 ADR = 346 ord shares USD 58.86Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 58.98Sale 392 ADR = 784 ord shares USD 59.09Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 59.10Sale 17 ADR = 34 ord shares USD 59.11Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 59.17 NB There was a net transfer out of 212 ADRs representing 424 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 31st 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 -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