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BlackRock Group25 April 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 24th April 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 94,826,856 4.29%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 559,800 0.02%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 95,386,656 4.32% -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 2,400 GBP 18.47Purchase 17,770 GBP 19.0411Purchase 20 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 72.57Purchase 66 ADR = 132 ord shares USD 73.01Purchase 19 ADR = 38 ord shares USD 73.04Purchase 80 ADR = 160 ord shares USD 73.14Purchase 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 73.17Purchase 17 ADR = 34 ord shares USD 73.21Purchase 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 73.22Purchase 10 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 73.30Purchase 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 73.34Purchase 73 ADR = 146 ord shares USD 73.35Purchase 5 ADR = 10 ord shares USD 73.41Purchase 23 ADR = 46 ord shares USD 73.47Purchase 17 ADR = 34 ord shares USD 73.67Sale 30,965 GBP 18.5023Sale 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 72.41Sale 542 ADR = 1084 ord shares USD 72.46Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 72.5Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 72.52Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 72.78Sale 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 72.95Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 72.99Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 730Sale 25 ADR = 50 ord shares USD 73.02Sale 50 ADR = 100 ord shares USD 73.03Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 73.08Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 73.09Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 73.10Sale 16 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 73.11Sale 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 73.25Sale 28 ADR = 56 ord shares USD 73.29Sale 104 ADR = 208 ord shares USD 73.30Sale 20 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 73.33 NB There was a net transfer out of 30 ADR representing 60 ordinary shares, andthere was a transfer in of 235,262 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 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 25th April 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 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