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BlackRock Group11 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 8th 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 96,634,017 4.37%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 344,120 0.01%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 96,978,137 4.39% -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 215,000 GBP 14.6246Purchase 500 GBP 14.64Purchase 24 ADR = 48 ord shares USD 57.87Purchase 40 ADR = 80 ord shares USD 57.88Purchase 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 58Purchase 154 ADR = 308 ord shares USD 58.03Purchase 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 58.05Purchase 94 ADR = 188 ord shares USD 58.09Purchase 21 ADR = 42 ord shares USD 58.11Purchase 144 ADR = 288 ord shares USD 58.14Purchase 56 ADR = 112 ord shares USD 58.2Purchase 140 ADR = 280 ord shares USD 58.21Purchase 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 58.22Purchase 26 ADR = 52 ord shares USD 58.26Purchase 7 ADR = 14 ord shares USD 58.33Purchase 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 58.4Purchase 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 58.65Sale 30,098 GBP 14.66Sale 15,000 GBP 14.8605Sale 5,950 GBP 15.01Sale 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 57.76Sale 34 ADR = 68 ord shares USD 57.88Sale 12 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 57.91Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 57.93Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 58Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 58.08Sale 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 58.09 NB - There was a transfer out of 177 ADRs representing 354 ord shares; there wasalso a transfer in of 71,728 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) (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 11th 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 15.98 European 20th February 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