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               30 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     146,084,101       4.35%    1,705,893      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0       0.00%       31,134      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,084,101       4.35%    1,737,027      0.05%


(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      164                  Transfer
Purchase      3,114                42.2300 AUD
Purchase      312                  42.2828 AUD
Purchase      6,236                42.2700 AUD
Purchase      729                  42.2828 AUD
Purchase      11,632               42.2700 AUD
Purchase      1,899                42.2828 AUD
Purchase      1,611                42.2700 AUD
Purchase      3,410                42.2700 AUD
Purchase      4,018                42.2700 AUD
Purchase      110                  42.2700 AUD
Purchase      86,907               42.2700 AUD
Purchase      129                  42.2700 AUD
Purchase      88                   Transfer
Purchase      143                  Transfer
Purchase      3,000                42.1100 AUD
Purchase      42,515               42.3158 AUD
Purchase      161                  Transfer
Purchase      161                  Transfer
Purchase      4,370                Transfer
Purchase      102                  Transfer
Purchase      178,884              42.2768 AUD
Purchase      4,000                42.2647 AUD
Purchase      73,757               42.2700 AUD
Purchase      3,038                42.2700 AUD
Purchase      2,619                42.2700 AUD
Purchase      1,514                42.3895 AUD
Purchase      1,514                42.2700 AUD
Purchase      6,627                42.2300 AUD
Purchase      375                  42.2300 AUD
Sale          3,800                42.2210 AUD
Sale          730                  42.3073 AUD
Sale          519                  42.2300 AUD
Sale          3,000                42.1100 AUD
Sale          1,011                42.2300 AUD
Sale          178,884              42.2768 AUD
Sale          4,667                42.3072 AUD
Sale          1,419                42.3073 AUD
Sale          965                  42.2300 AUD
Sale          242,994              42.2700 AUD
Sale          1,605                42.1100 AUD
Sale          169,180              42.2700 AUD
Sale          480                  35.7500 AUD
Sale          1,611                42.2700 AUD
Sale          1,746                42.3072 AUD
Sale          1,742                42.3072 AUD
Sale          1,241                42.2300 AUD
Sale          243                  42.3073 AUD
Sale          172                  42.2300 AUD
Sale          42,515               42.3158 AUD
Sale          3,332                42.2300 AUD
Sale          3,410                42.2700 AUD
Sale          73,757               42.2700 AUD
Sale          2,412                42.2700 AUD
Sale          122                  42.2300 AUD
Sale          173                  42.3073 AUD
Sale          1,510                42.2300 AUD
Sale          2,121                42.3072 AUD
Sale          1,244                42.2300 AUD
Sale          1,355                42.3073 AUD
Sale          110                  42.2700 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          3800          42.2209
CFD            Short         4000          42.2647

(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
None

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.




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


Date of disclosure                         01 May 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