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               29 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     152,649,669      4.55%    9,963,818      0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives           74      0.00%        3,119      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            152,649,743      4.55%    9,966,937      0.30%


(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      778                  39.1700 AUD
Purchase      1,087                39.5226 AUD
Purchase      280                  39.1700 AUD
Purchase      3,780                39.1700 AUD
Purchase      801                  39.5800 AUD
Purchase      352                  39.7921 AUD
Purchase      114,737              39.8208 AUD
Purchase      694                  39.1700 AUD
Purchase      2,663                39.5225 AUD
Purchase      17,656               39.5800 AUD
Purchase      187                  39.5226 AUD
Purchase      43,270               39.5840 AUD
Purchase      1,589                39.5226 AUD
Purchase      52,280               39.5800 AUD
Purchase      2,606                39.8689 AUD
Purchase      314                  39.1700 AUD
Purchase      36,322               39.5800 AUD
Purchase      12,525               39.3453 AUD
Purchase      10,000               40.9959 AUD
Purchase      382                  39.1700 AUD
Purchase      1,844                39.5225 AUD
Purchase      2,248                39.1700 AUD
Purchase      600                  39.6800 AUD
Purchase      8,573                39.6060 AUD
Purchase      12,096               39.8200 AUD
Purchase      759                  39.8160 AUD
Purchase      745                  39.5800 AUD
Purchase      170                  39.5226 AUD
Purchase      50,000               36.9963 AUD
Purchase      10,324               39.5800 AUD
Purchase      161                  39.5800 AUD
Purchase      263                  39.1700 AUD
Purchase      7,022                39.5800 AUD
Purchase      37,307               39.5800 AUD
Purchase      407                  39.7921 AUD
Purchase      551                  39.5226 AUD
Purchase      2,547                39.5800 AUD
Purchase      198                  39.5225 AUD
Purchase      296                  39.1700 AUD
Purchase      801                  39.1678 AUD
Purchase      511                  39.6000 AUD
Purchase      278                  39.5800 AUD
Purchase      210                  39.5225 AUD
Purchase      2,297                39.1700 AUD
Purchase      6,100                39.5800 AUD
Purchase      352                  39.8240 AUD
Purchase      1,722                39.5225 AUD
Purchase      43,270               39.5840 AUD
Purchase      74,632               39.2803 AUD
Purchase      982                  39.5800 AUD
Purchase      1,040                39.5800 AUD
Purchase      221,452              39.2883 AUD
Purchase      271                  39.5226 AUD
Purchase      1,537                39.1700 AUD
Purchase      491                  39.5226 AUD
Purchase      2,607                39.1700 AUD
Purchase      15,121               39.5800 AUD
Purchase      2,435                39.1700 AUD
Purchase      1,624                39.5225 AUD
Purchase      80,000               39.9960 AUD
Purchase      239                  39.1700 AUD
Purchase      352                  39.8240 AUD
Purchase      222                  39.5226 AUD
Sale          1,073                39.1700 AUD
Sale          14,173               39.1700 AUD
Sale          700                  39.4457 AUD
Sale          10,148               39.5800 AUD
Sale          7,022                39.5800 AUD
Sale          6,100                39.5800 AUD
Sale          43,270               39.5840 AUD
Sale          161                  39.5800 AUD
Sale          114,737              39.8209 AUD
Sale          418                  18.7100
Sale          352                  39.8479 AUD
Sale          352                  39.8240 AUD
Sale          13,010               39.3413 AUD
Sale          1,040                39.5800 AUD
Sale          221,452              39.2883 AUD
Sale          3,581                39.5800 AUD
Sale          759                  39.8160 AUD
Sale          759                  39.8160 AUD
Sale          801                  39.8120 AUD
Sale          956                  39.5800 AUD
Sale          50,000               36.9963 AUD
Sale          125,066              39.5800 AUD
Sale          268                  39.5800 AUD
Sale          1,883                39.1700 AUD
Sale          10,926               39.5800 AUD
Sale          1,021                39.1700 AUD
Sale          745                  39.5800 AUD
Sale          4,195                39.5800 AUD
Sale          36,322               39.5800 AUD
Sale          80,000               39.9960 AUD
Sale          278                  39.5800 AUD
Sale          10,000               40.9959 AUD
Sale          801                  39.5800 AUD
Sale          20,640               39.5800 AUD
Sale          83,205               39.3139 AUD
Sale          4,414                39.5800 AUD
Sale          2,567                39.5800 AUD
Sale          555                  39.5800 AUD
Sale          74,632               39.2803 AUD
Sale          3,897                39.5800 AUD
Sale          982                  39.5800 AUD
Sale          24,178               39.5800 AUD
Sale          8,573                39.6060 AUD
Sale          511                  39.6000 AUD
Sale          62,691               39.5800 AUD
Sale          10,324               39.5800 AUD


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         801           39.1678
CFD            Short         12525         39.3452
CFD            Short         600           39.68
CFD            Short         2606          39.8689
CFD            Long          13010         39.3412
CFD            Long          700           39.4457
CFD            Long          801           39.812


(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                         03 March 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