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BlackRock Group26 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 25th 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 96,754,280 4.38%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,045,700 0.04%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -309,000 -0.01%Total 97,799,980 4.43% -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 44,577 GBP 13.61Purchase 492 GBP 14.1595Purchase 4 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 56.82Purchase 34 ADR = 68 ord shares USD 56.9Purchase 5 ADR = 10 ord shares USD 57.03Purchase 27 ADR = 54 ord shares USD 57.07Purchase 216 ADR = 432 ord shares USD 57.11Purchase 58 ADR = 116 ord shares USD 57.12Purchase 89 ADR = 178 ord shares USD 57.15Purchase 18 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 57.22Purchase 11 ADR = 22 ord shares USD 57.25Purchase 114 ADR = 228 ord shares USD 57.26Purchase 362 ADR = 724 ord shares USD 57.28Purchase 189 ADR = 378 ord shares USD 57.29Purchase 95 ADR = 190 ord shares USD 57.31Purchase 26 ADR = 52 ord shares USD 57.33Purchase 252 ADR = 504 ord shares USD 57.35Purchase 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 57.36Purchase 23 ADR = 46 ord shares USD 57.41Purchase 594 ADR = 1188 ord shares USD 57.43Purchase 26 ADR = 52 ord shares USD 57.46Sale 8,540 GBP 14.185Sale 3,857 GBP 14.27Sale 42,119 GBP 14.30Sale 5,729 USD 14.3197Sale 450,000 USD 14.3275Sale 1 ADR = 2 ord shares USD 56.94Sale 10 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 57.02Sale 43 ADR = 86 ord shares USD 57.15Sale 15 ADR = 30 ord shares USD 57.18Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 57.23Sale 8 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 57.24Sale 3 ADR = 6 ord shares USD 57.25Sale 22 ADR = 44 ord shares USD 57.32Sale 5 ADR = 10 ord shares USD 57.34Sale 12 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 57.35Sale 44 ADR = 88 ord shares USD 57.38Sale 2 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 57.39Sale 10 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 57.4 NB There was a net transfer out 211 ADRs representing 422 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 11,000 GBP 14.3315 (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 26th 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