Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON LTD

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        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              BHP BILLITON LIMITED
Class of relevant security    NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               28 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     146,385,197      4.36%     1,457,639      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives        1,584      0.00%        25,961      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,386,781      4.36%     1,483,600      0.04%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (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
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      229                  43.7100 AUD
Purchase      3,294                43.7100 AUD
Purchase      1,672                43.7100 AUD
Purchase      14,000               43.4501 AUD
Purchase      2,052                44.4625 AUD
Purchase      479,726              43.9746 AUD
Purchase      1,463                43.7100 AUD
Purchase      1,535                43.7100 AUD
Purchase      900                  43.7100 AUD
Purchase      3,052                43.7100 AUD
Purchase      342,300              44.2714 AUD
Purchase      4,881                43.4584 AUD
Purchase      857                  43.7100 AUD
Sale          174,600              44.2787 AUD
Sale          342,300              44.2714 AUD
Sale          45,740               43.6000 AUD
Sale          13,036               43.6000 AUD
Sale          29,559               43.6000 AUD
Sale          7,892                43.6000 AUD
Sale          4,881                43.4584 AUD
Sale          14,000               43.4501 AUD
Sale          479,726              43.9746 AUD
Sale          1,564                43.8558 AUD
Sale          5,557                44.6619 AUD
Sale          107                  43.8559 AUD
Sale          2,000                43.5013 AUD
Sale          480                  35.7500 AUD
Sale          751                  45.1200 AUD
Sale          461                  43.8559 AUD
Sale          383                  43.7100 AUD
Sale          480                  43.8558 AUD
Sale          399                  43.8559 AUD
Sale          318                  43.7100 AUD
Sale          882                  43.7100 AUD
Sale          1,102                43.8559 AUD
Sale          318                  43.7100 AUD
Sale          717                  43.7100 AUD
Sale          369                  43.7100 AUD
Sale          1,252                43.7100 AUD
Sale          9,488                43.8558 AUD
Sale          7,606                43.7100 AUD
Sale          1,073                43.7100 AUD
Sale          1,341                43.8558 AUD
Sale          84                   43.7100 AUD
Sale          342,300              44.2714 AUD
Sale          896                  43.8559 AUD
Sale          398                  43.8559 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2000          43.5013
CFD            Long          174600        44.2786
CFD            Long          5557          44.6619
CFD            Short         2052          44.4625

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (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
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.


None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         29 April 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk