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BlackRock Group15 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 14th 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 95,529,917 4.32%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 636,800 0.03%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 96,166,717 4.35% -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 48 ADR = 96 ord shares USD 67.81Purchase 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 67.84Purchase 19 ADR = 38 ord shares USD 67.85Purchase 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 67.87Purchase 98 ADR = 196 ord shares USD 67.90Purchase 29 ADR = 58 ord shares USD 67.94Purchase 44 ADR = 88 ord shares USD 67.96Purchase 20 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 68.00Purchase 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 68.02Purchase 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 68.06Purchase 59 ADR = 118 ord shares USD 68.07Purchase 61 ADR = 122 ord shares USD 68.14Purchase 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 68.18Purchase 16 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 68.19Purchase 52 ADR = 104 ord shares USD 68.22Purchase 44 ADR = 88 ord shares USD 68.29Sale 650,000 GBP 17.094989Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 67.84Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 67.86Sale 17 ADR = 34 ord shares USD 67.87Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 67.92Sale 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 67.93Sale 17 ADR = 34 ord shares USD 67.97Sale 57 ADR = 114 ord shares USD 67.99Sale 54 ADR = 108 ord shares USD 68.00Sale 21 ADR = 42 ord shares USD 68.07Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 68.08Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 68.09Sale 47 ADR = 94 ord shares USD 68.10Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 68.13Sale 17 ADR = 34 ord shares USD 68.18Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 68.29Sale 24 ADR = 48 ord shares USD 68.30Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 68.31 NB There was a net transfer out of 213 ADR representing 426 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 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 15th April 2008 Contact name Kai ChewTelephone number 020 7743 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 -153,000 GBP 15.976 European 23rd April 2008Call Option Sold -156,000 GBP 17.01 European 8th May 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