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               02 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     146,412,430       4.36%    1,471,515      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives          284       0.00%       34,718      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,412,714       4.36%     1,506,233     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      41                   44.4513 AUD
Purchase      249                  43.2486 AUD
Purchase      5,800                44.6208 AUD
Purchase      4,585                44.4371 AUD
Purchase      107,668              43.0971 AUD
Purchase      50,533               43.3363 AUD
Purchase      21,593               43.4200 AUD
Purchase      53,444               43.4200 AUD
Purchase      3,124                43.4200 AUD
Purchase      1,433                44.4200 AUD
Purchase      64,339               44.5252 AUD
Purchase      732                  44.4200 AUD
Purchase      654                  44.4512 AUD
Purchase      1,333                44.4200 AUD
Purchase      11,537               42.2700 AUD
Purchase      11,754               44.4200 AUD
Purchase      4,629                43.1500 AUD
Purchase      17,791               42.2700 AUD
Purchase      75                   44.4512 AUD
Purchase      80                   44.4513 AUD
Sale          1,127                43.2057 AUD
Sale          17,791               42.2698 AUD
Sale          50,533               43.3363 AUD
Sale          107,668              43.0971 AUD
Sale          11,537               42.2700 AUD
Sale          2,600                43.1758 AUD
Sale          21,795               Transfer
Sale          2,484                44.4894 AUD
Sale          64,339               44.5252 AUD
Sale          68,610               44.1200 AUD
Sale          17,791               42.2700 AUD
Sale          1,881                43.2003 AUD
Sale          971                  44.4200 AUD
Sale          466                  44.4200 AUD
Sale          1,563                44.4200 AUD
Sale          847                  44.4200 AUD
Sale          763                  44.4200 AUD
Sale          707                  44.4200 AUD
Sale          4,200                44.4200 AUD
Sale          1,030                44.4200 AUD
Sale          804                  44.4200 AUD
Sale          3,901                44.4200 AUD
Sale          2,700                42.9000 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          2700          42.9
CFD            Long          2600          43.1758
CFD            Long          1127          43.2057
CFD            Long          2484          44.4894
CFD            Short         249           43.2486
CFD            Short         4585          44.437
CFD            Short         5800          44.6208

(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                         06 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