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               15 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     146,644,992       4.37%    1,663,111      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives       20,806       0.00%        2,000      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,665,798       4.37%    1,665,111      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      865                  48.3800 AUD
Purchase      36,739               47.9800 AUD
Purchase      90,528               47.9800 AUD
Purchase      21,593               47.9800 AUD
Purchase      90,000               47.8937 AUD
Purchase      824                  48.0537 AUD
Purchase      18,683               47.9800 AUD
Purchase      510                  47.7740 AUD
Purchase      12,717               47.9800 AUD
Purchase      32,580               47.9752 AUD
Purchase      220                  48.3800 AUD
Purchase      179,075              47.7105 AUD
Purchase      10,080               47.8348 AUD
Purchase      33,888               47.6840 AUD
Purchase      824                  48.1400 AUD
Purchase      123,888              47.8364 AUD
Purchase      1,704                46.4500 AUD
Purchase      13,405               47.9800 AUD
Purchase      4,953                46.4500 AUD
Purchase      1,222                47.8100 AUD
Sale          4,652                47.9800 AUD
Sale          1,662                47.9800 AUD
Sale          377                  47.8569 AUD
Sale          824                  48.0537 AUD
Sale          35,778               Transfer
Sale          10,080               47.8347 AUD
Sale          690                  47.8569 AUD
Sale          20,309               47.9800 AUD
Sale          10,600               47.6437 AUD
Sale          3,396                47.7659 AUD
Sale          32,580               47.9752 AUD
Sale          844                  47.9800 AUD
Sale          179,075              47.7105 AUD
Sale          865                  48.3800 AUD
Sale          32,580               47.9752 AUD
Sale          90,000               47.8937 AUD
Sale          698                  47.8119 AUD
Sale          33,888               47.6840 AUD
Sale          157                  47.8100 AUD
Sale          4,897                47.7658 AUD
Sale          1,185                47.7658 AUD
Sale          73                   47.8100 AUD
Sale          1,949                47.7658 AUD
Sale          120                  47.8100 AUD
Sale          418                  47.7658 AUD
Sale          25                   47.8100 AUD
Sale          4,255                47.7658 AUD
Sale          210                  47.8100 AUD
Sale          2,537                47.7658 AUD
Sale          220                  48.3800 AUD
Sale          12,717               47.9800 AUD
Sale          363                  47.8119 AUD
Sale          824                  48.1400 AUD
Sale          67                   47.8100 AUD
Sale          1,095                47.7658 AUD
Sale          8,814                47.9800 AUD
Sale          27,554               47.9800 AUD
Sale          3,265                47.7699 AUD
Sale          307                  47.8100 AUD
Sale          263                  47.8100 AUD

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date      Purchase/Sale     Number of Securities     Price per unit (GBP)
30/04/2008     Sale              21,795                   Transfer

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          10600         47.6437
CFD            Short         510           47.7739

(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                         16 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