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               01 May 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     146,437,144       4.36%    1,422,328      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0       0.00%       32,711      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,437,144       4.36%    1,455,039      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      897                  42.4100 AUD
Purchase      128                  42.3286 AUD
Purchase      402                  42.4100 AUD
Purchase      1,142                42.4100 AUD
Purchase      1,604                42.3285 AUD
Purchase      1,722                42.3285 AUD
Purchase      5,432                42.4100 AUD
Purchase      1,426                42.4100 AUD
Purchase      330                  42.3286 AUD
Purchase      286                  42.3285 AUD
Purchase      364                  42.3285 AUD
Purchase      3,622                42.4100 AUD
Purchase      1,153                42.3285 AUD
Purchase      34,960               42.6524 AUD
Purchase      318,525              42.2519 AUD
Purchase      2,800                42.0918 AUD
Purchase      100                  42.6885 AUD
Purchase      25,000               42.5122 AUD
Purchase      844                  42.3820 AUD
Purchase      455                  42.3286 AUD
Purchase      596                  42.9000 AUD
Purchase      5,040                42.4100 AUD
Purchase      1,034                42.4100 AUD
Purchase      85                   42.3285 AUD
Purchase      556                  42.4100 AUD
Purchase      267                  42.4100 AUD
Purchase      412                  42.3285 AUD
Purchase      1,292                42.4100 AUD
Purchase      1,744                42.4100 AUD
Purchase      373,392              43.8900 AUD
Purchase      556                  42.3285 AUD
Purchase      1,595                42.9000 AUD
Purchase      2,445                42.4100 AUD
Purchase      778                  42.3285 AUD
Purchase      177                  42.3286 AUD
Sale          480                  35.7500 AUD
Sale          25,000               42.5122 AUD
Sale          2,067                42.2884 AUD
Sale          5,478                42.9000 AUD
Sale          22,195               42.9000 AUD
Sale          34,960               42.6524 AUD
Sale          100                  42.4215 AUD
Sale          3,000                42.0468 AUD
Sale          1,014                42.3850 AUD
Sale          1,714                42.4100 AUD
Sale          81                   42.4100 AUD
Sale          318,525              42.2519 AUD
Sale          20,139               42.4100 AUD
Sale          3,365                42.4100 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          2067          42.2883
CFD            Long          100           42.4215
CFD            Short         2800          42.0917
CFD            Short         844           42.3819
CFD            Short         100           42.6885

(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                         02 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