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 LTD
Class of relevant security    NVP
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               19 December 2007

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     152,468,618     4.54%     12,722,162      0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives       33,438     0.00%          2,355      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            152,502,056     4.54%     12,724,517      0.38%


(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      1,578                40.3230 AUD
Purchase      105,624              40.0500 AUD
Purchase      244,779              40.0773 AUD
Purchase      955                  40.2839 AUD
Purchase      13,632               40.0500 AUD
Purchase      3,428                40.4096 AUD
Purchase      274,212              40.1000 AUD
Purchase      4,428                40.3230 AUD
Purchase      525                  40.3231 AUD
Purchase      3,565                40.4400 AUD
Purchase      1,740                40.0500 AUD
Purchase      3,377                40.1624 AUD
Purchase      4,000                40.2450 AUD
Purchase      138,500              40.3924 AUD
Purchase      685,745              40.1000 AUD
Purchase      67,552               40.5000 AUD
Purchase      3,377                40.1544 AUD
Purchase      4,578                40.3110 AUD
Purchase      578                  40.7878 AUD
Purchase      3,377                40.1544 AUD
Purchase      422                  40.4400 AUD
Purchase      12,689               40.4400 AUD
Purchase      2,309                40.5246 AUD
Purchase      548,852              40.1000 AUD
Purchase      1,119                40.1723 AUD
Purchase      2,908                40.0500 AUD
Purchase      50,947               40.4985 AUD
Purchase      22,579               40.3819 AUD
Purchase      244,779              40.0773 AUD
Purchase      2,809                40.3231 AUD
Purchase      785                  40.2839 AUD
Purchase      1,269                40.4400 AUD
Purchase      972                  40.2839 AUD
Purchase      2,743,406            40.1000 AUD
Purchase      15,755               40.3230 AUD
Purchase      138,500              40.3924 AUD
Purchase      274,212              40.1000 AUD
Purchase      50,947               40.4985 AUD
Purchase      2,261                40.4400 AUD
Purchase      22,579               40.3819 AUD
Sale          354                  40.4400 AUD
Sale          3,377                40.1544 AUD
Sale          4,578                40.3110 AUD
Sale          67,552               40.5000 AUD
Sale          138,500              40.3924 AUD
Sale          500,080              40.0705 AUD
Sale          244,779              40.0773 AUD
Sale          3,377                40.1544 AUD
Sale          449                  40.4400 AUD
Sale          938                  40.4400 AUD
Sale          2,119                40.4400 AUD
Sale          50,947               40.4985 AUD
Sale          1,658                40.4400 AUD
Sale          946                  40.4400 AUD
Sale          893                  40.4400 AUD
Sale          22,579               40.3819 AUD
Sale          7,640                40.4400 AUD
Sale          67,552               40.5000 AUD
Sale          3,428                40.4096 AUD
Sale          3,428                40.4096 AUD
Sale          8,999                40.0500 AUD
Sale          22,579               40.3819 AUD
Sale          50,947               40.4985 AUD
Sale          270,460              40.0705 AUD
Sale          578                  40.7878 AUD
Sale          2,309                40.5165 AUD
Sale          1,119                40.1643 AUD
Sale          138,500              40.3924 AUD
Sale          4,578                40.3110 AUD
Sale          3,884                40.4400 AUD
Sale          1,325                40.4400 AUD
Sale          4,000                40.2450 AUD
Sale          138,500              40.3924 AUD


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit
CFD            Short         3377          40.1624
CFD            Long          1119          40.1642
CFD            Long          138500        40.3924
CFD            Long          2309          40.5165
CFD            Long          578           40.7877


(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                         20 December 2007
Contact name                               Barclays Compliance
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