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               07 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      146,238,263      4.36%    1,340,362      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives           79       0.00%      185,316      0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,238,342       4.36%    1,525,678      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      2,607                45.2900 AUD
Purchase      946                  45.5191 AUD
Purchase      104,993              45.4337 AUD
Purchase      17,840               45.4520 AUD
Purchase      1,461                45.2900 AUD
Purchase      2,296                45.5800 AUD
Purchase      476                  45.2900 AUD
Purchase      453                  45.2900 AUD
Purchase      4,149                45.5430 AUD
Purchase      713                  45.2900 AUD
Purchase      25,361               45.5800 AUD
Purchase      1,398                45.5400 AUD
Purchase      4,545                45.3316 AUD
Purchase      6,717                45.2900 AUD
Purchase      1,510                45.5400 AUD
Sale          2,711                45.4170 AUD
Sale          480                  35.7500 AUD
Sale          17,840               45.4520 AUD
Sale          104,993              45.4337 AUD
Sale          946                  45.5709 AUD
Sale          1,862                45.5400 AUD
Sale          72,971               45.3012 AUD
Sale          534                  45.2900 AUD
Sale          280,709              45.2900 AUD
Sale          412                  45.5400 AUD
Sale          107                  45.5400 AUD
Sale          710                  45.4170 AUD
Sale          305                  45.5400 AUD
Sale          12,239               45.4169 AUD
Sale          2,009                45.4169 AUD
Sale          1,464                45.4169 AUD
Sale          222                  45.5400 AUD
Sale          21,593               45.2900 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          72971         45.3012
CFD            Long          946           45.5708
CFD            Short         946           45.5191
CFD            Short         4149          45.5429


(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                         08 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