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BlackRock Group02 May 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 1st May 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 94,125,418 4.27%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 559,800 0.02%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 94,685,218 4.29% -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 25,814 GBP 17.90Purchase 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 69.85Purchase 28 ADR = 56 ord shares USD 69.99Purchase 13 ADR = 26 ord shares USD 70.37Purchase 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 70.41Purchase 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 70.45Purchase 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 70.67Purchase 24 ADR = 48 ord shares USD 70.79Purchase 19 ADR = 38 ord shares USD 70.87Purchase 19 ADR = 38 ord shares USD 71.07Purchase 20 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 71.21Purchase 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 71.85Purchase 323 ADR = 646 ord shares USD 72.66Purchase 42 ADR = 84 ord shares USD 72.84Purchase 110 ADR = 220 ord shares USD 72.85Sale 158,000 GBP 18.41Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 69.67Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 69.80Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 69.81Sale 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 69.85Sale 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 70.06Sale 26 ADR = 52 ord shares USD 70.07Sale 7 ADR = 14 ord shares USD 70.10Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 70.14Sale 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 70.17Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 70.36Sale 16 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 70.37Sale 38 ADR = 76 ord shares USD 70.52Sale 240 ADR = 480 ord shares USD 70.69Sale 35 ADR = 70 ord shares USD 70.93Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 71.09Sale 38 ADR = 76 ord shares USD 71.10Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 71.25Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 71.38Sale 5 ADR = 10 ord shares USD 71.81 NB There was a net transfer out of 423 ADRs representing 846 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 price Type, e.g. Expiry date Option money paide.g. call selling, securities American, /received peroption purchasing, to which the European etc. unit (Note 5) varying etc. option 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 2nd May 2008 Contact name Kai ChewTelephone number 020 7742 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 -156,000 GBP 17.01 European 8th May 2008Call Option Sold -153,000 GBP 20.2335 European 1st July 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