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               10 March 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      153,922,055     4.59%    10,247,430      0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives         5,007     0.00%        22,026      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            153,927,062      4.59%    10,269,456      0.31%


(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      258,586              37.6576 AUD
Purchase      6,702                37.3000 AUD
Purchase      10,284               37.7800 AUD
Purchase      2,279                37.7800 AUD
Purchase      171,372              37.3037 AUD
Purchase      9,897                37.1926 AUD
Purchase      11,940               37.9662 AUD
Purchase      1,448                37.7800 AUD
Purchase      24,669               38.8800 AUD
Purchase      171,372              37.3037 AUD
Purchase      540                  37.9231 AUD
Sale          368                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          6,702                37.3000 AUD
Sale          27,881               39.3300 AUD
Sale          6,702                37.3000 AUD
Sale          694                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          660                  37.6270 AUD
Sale          1,045                37.7800 AUD
Sale          184                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          1,553                37.6270 AUD
Sale          258,586              37.6576 AUD
Sale          561                  37.6270 AUD
Sale          3,479                37.6270 AUD
Sale          105                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          93                   37.7800 AUD
Sale          690                  37.6270 AUD
Sale          5,237                37.6270 AUD
Sale          1,167                37.7800 AUD
Sale          171,372              37.3037 AUD
Sale          19,054               37.6270 AUD
Sale          9,897                37.1926 AUD
Sale          127                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          1,586                37.6270 AUD
Sale          122                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          4,125                37.6270 AUD
Sale          2,550                37.6270 AUD
Sale          2,765                37.6270 AUD
Sale          531                  37.6270 AUD
Sale          11,672               37.3000 AUD
Sale          634                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          2,876                37.6270 AUD
Sale          5,849                37.6270 AUD
Sale          133                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          2,069                37.6270 AUD
Sale          131                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          508                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          5,503                37.6270 AUD
Sale          111                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          412                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          551                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          1,849                37.6270 AUD
Sale          823                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          137                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          612                  37.6270 AUD
Sale          922                  37.6270 AUD
Sale          453                  37.6270 AUD
Sale          1,098                37.7800 AUD
Sale          2,298                37.6270 AUD
Sale          13,940               37.8301 AUD
Sale          90                   37.7800 AUD
Sale          3,821                37.7800 AUD
Sale          470                  37.6270 AUD
Sale          573                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          672                  37.6270 AUD
Sale          310                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          316                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          3,179                37.6270 AUD
Sale          458                  37.7800 AUD
Sale          639                  37.6270 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         11940         37.9661
CFD            Long          13940         37.83

(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
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.


None

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


Date of disclosure                         11 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