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BlackRock Group14 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 13th 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 97,978,833 4.43%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 909,700 0.04%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 98,888,533 4.48% -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 1,057 GBP 15.1619Purchase 82,000 GBP 15.17Purchase 674 GBP 15.34Purchase 32 ADR = 64 ord shares USD 61.3Purchase 23 ADR = 46 ord shares USD 61.41Purchase 128 ADR = 256 ord shares USD 61.45Purchase 14 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 62.5Purchase 25 ADR = 50 ord shares USD 62.58Purchase 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 62.71Purchase 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 62.94Purchase 118 ADR = 236 ord shares USD 63.07Purchase 95 ADR = 190 ord shares USD 63.2Purchase 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 63.29Purchase 30 ADR = 60 ord shares USD 63.32Purchase 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 63.34Sale 55,352 GBP 15.1619Sale 24,364 GBP 15.32527Sale 674 GBP 15.34Sale 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 61.29Sale 16 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 62.24Sale 153 ADR = 306 ord shares USD 62.65Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 62.91Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 62.95Sale 24 ADR = 48 ord shares USD 62.96Sale 10 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 63Sale 26 ADR = 52 ord shares USD 63.06Sale 23 ADR = 46 ord shares USD 63.15Sale 193 ADR = 386 ord shares USD 63.16 NB There was a net transfer out of 65ADRs representing 130 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 22,000 GBP 15.2027 (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 14th March 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 -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