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 25 September 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 143,078,423 4.26% 1,253,003 0.04% securities (2) Derivatives 273,508 0.01% 15,965 0.00% (other than options) (3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 143,378,131 4.27% 1,295,168 0.04% (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 11,516 36.4000 AUD Purchase 6,922 36.4000 AUD Purchase 70,826 36.4912 AUD Purchase 70,826 36.4912 AUD Purchase 7,980 36.5030 AUD Purchase 63,969 36.4000 AUD Purchase 42,646 36.4000 AUD Purchase 5,340 36.4000 AUD Purchase 11,650 37.9000 AUD Sale 104,400 37.8700 AUD Sale 1,400 36.3600 AUD Sale 1,829 36.4738 AUD Sale 1,400 36.3600 AUD Sale 1,858 36.4738 AUD Sale 70,826 36.4912 AUD Sale 3,827 Transfer Sale 12,642 36.4738 AUD Sale 2,294 36.4738 AUD Sale 4,747 36.4738 AUD Sale 36,404 36.4000 AUD Sale 1,245 36.4738 AUD Sale 36,600 37.8700 AUD Sale 9,944 36.5316 AUD Sale 6,912 36.4738 AUD Sale 1,616 36.4738 AUD Sale 1,261 36.4738 AUD Sale 30,169 36.3600 AUD Sale 4,754 36.4738 AUD Sale 3,227 36.4738 AUD Sale 5,422 36.4738 AUD Sale 12,215 36.4738 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 9944 36.5315 CFD Short 7980 36.5029 (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) YES Date of disclosure 26 September 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) SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American, or derivative relates European etc. Option Purchased -26,200 39.4820 EURO 27/10/2008 Option Purchased 26,200 34.2000 EURO 27/10/2008 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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