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BlackRock Group08 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 7th 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 93,565,763 4.24%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 559,800 0.02%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 94,125,563 4.26% -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 15,397 GBP 19.40Purchase 15,530 GBP 19.5465Purchase 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 74.22Purchase 40 ADR = 80 ord shares USD 74.34Purchase 83 ADR = 166 ord shares USD 75.22Purchase 26,400 ADR = 52,800 ord shares USD 75.32Purchase 21 ADR = 42 ord shares USD 75.53Purchase 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 75.56Purchase 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 75.63Purchase 79 ADR = 158 ord shares USD 75.69Purchase 21 ADR = 42 ord shares USD 75.79Purchase 29 ADR = 58 ord shares USD 75.81Purchase 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 75.82Purchase 85 ADR = 170 ord shares USD 76.18Purchase 115 ADR = 230 ord shares USD 76.34Purchase 59 ADR = 118 ord shares USD 76.38Purchase 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 76.40Sale 140,000 GBP 19.30Sale 106 GBP 19.40Sale 5,000 GBP 19.445Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 74.33Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 74.34Sale 14 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 74.60Sale 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 74.61Sale 12 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 74.63Sale 101 ADR = 202 ord shares USD 74.64Sale 90 ADR = 180 ord shares USD 74.67Sale 20 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 74.80Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 74.87Sale 10 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 74.88Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 75.63Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 75.76Sale 23 ADR = 46 ord shares USD 75.87Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 75.97Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 76.10Sale 9 ADR = 18 ord shares USD 76.11Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 76.17Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 76.39Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 76.49 NB There was a net transfer out of 129 ADRs representing 258 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 8th May 2008 Contact name Louise LyleTelephone number 0131 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 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