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               08 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     146,375,429       4.36%     1,497,957     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0       0.00%       185,350     0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,375,429       4.36%     1,683,307     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      468                  44.0400 AUD
Purchase      84,719               44.9455 AUD
Purchase      7,157                44.6352 AUD
Purchase      157,674              44.7854 AUD
Purchase      85,007               45.0067 AUD
Purchase      48,924               44.9500 AUD
Purchase      16,941               44.9500 AUD
Purchase      73,478               44.9500 AUD
Purchase      1,228                44.0400 AUD
Purchase      85,007               45.0067 AUD
Purchase      65,606               44.9500 AUD
Purchase      1,136                44.9500 AUD
Purchase      427                  44.9500 AUD
Purchase      917                  44.9100 AUD
Purchase      1,271                44.0400 AUD
Purchase      48                   44.0400 AUD
Sale          1,461                44.9500 AUD
Sale          157,674              44.7854 AUD
Sale          1,080                44.0400 AUD
Sale          84,719               44.9455 AUD
Sale          3,147                44.0400 AUD
Sale          84,719               44.9455 AUD
Sale          85,007               45.0067 AUD
Sale          6,501                44.8256 AUD
Sale          543                  44.2247 AUD
Sale          280                  44.9100 AUD
Sale          1,622                44.7434 AUD
Sale          6,408                44.8898 AUD
Sale          786                  44.9500 AUD
Sale          244                  44.9100 AUD
Sale          2,010                44.7434 AUD
Sale          47,305               44.8898 AUD
Sale          5,044                44.9500 AUD
Sale          1,618                44.7434 AUD
Sale          196                  44.9100 AUD
Sale          197                  44.9100 AUD
Sale          2,281                44.7435 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          543           44.2246
CFD            Long          6501          44.8256
CFD            Short         7157          44.6351

(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                         09 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