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BlackRock Group28 February 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 27th February 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 97,830,398 4.43%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 280,200 0.01%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 98,110,598 4.44% -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 1,987 ADR = 3,974 ord shares USD 65.42Purchase 115 ADR = 230 ord shares USD 65.45Purchase 76 ADR = 152 ord shares USD 65.49Purchase 15 ADR = 30 ord shares USD 65.61Purchase 22 ADR = 44 ord shares USD 65.69Purchase 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 65.71Purchase 29 ADR = 58 ord shares USD 65.75Purchase 38 ADR = 76 ord shares USD 65.81Purchase 23 ADR = 46 ord shares USD 65.85Purchase 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 65.87Purchase 25 ADR = 50 ord shares USD 65.90Purchase 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 65.93Purchase 46 ADR = 92 ord shares USD 66.22Purchase 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 66.63Sale 541 GBP 16.611Sale 39 ADR = 78 ord shares USD 65.33Sale 6 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 65.40Sale 33 ADR = 66 ord shares USD 65.58Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 65.59Sale 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 65.64Sale 7 ADR = 14 ord shares USD 65.69Sale 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 66.03Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 66.11Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 66.16Sale 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 66.17 NB There was a net transfer out of 673 ADRs representing 1,346 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 Short 16,500 GBP 16.3654 (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 28th February 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 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