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BlackRock Group11 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 10th 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 97,934,922 4.43%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 613,700 0.02%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 98,548,622 4.46% -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 268,000 GBP 15.222362Purchase 20,000 GBP 15.36Purchase 63 ADR = 126 ord shares USD 59.69Purchase 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 59.76Purchase 30 ADR = 60 ord shares USD 59.96Purchase 7 ADR = 14 ord shares USD 60.01Purchase 42 ADR = 84 ord shares USD 60.10Purchase 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 60.23Purchase 5 ADR = 10 ord shares USD 60.27Purchase 57 ADR = 114 ord shares USD 60.29Purchase 278 ADR = 556 ord shares USD 60.30Purchase 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 60.31Purchase 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 60.35Purchase 71 ADR = 142 ord shares USD 60.39Purchase 19 ADR = 38 ord shares USD 60.47Purchase 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 60.52Purchase 75 ADR = 150 ord shares USD 60.73Purchase 45 ADR = 90 ord shares USD 60.77Purchase 17 ADR = 34 ord shares USD 60.78Purchase 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 60.83Purchase 51 ADR = 102 ord shares USD 60.86Sale 3,421 GBP 15.0698Sale 809 GBP 15.253Sale 164 ADR = 328 ord shares USD 59.41Sale 16 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 59.81Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 59.84Sale 390 ADR = 780 ord shares USD 59.89Sale 22 ADR = 44 ord shares USD 59.96Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 60.17Sale 7 ADR = 14 ord shares USD 60.18Sale 14 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 60.23Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 60.79Sale 64 ADR = 128 ord shares USD 60.83Sale 15 ADR = 30 ord shares USD 60.84Sale 7 ADR = 14 ord shares USD 60.96 NB There was a net transfer in of 15 ADRs representing 30 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 100,000 GBP 15.24516CFD Long 50,000 GBP 15.2979CFD Long 25,000 GBP 15.4131 (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 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