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               31 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     152,790,856     4.55%     12,988,312      0.39%
securities
(2) Derivatives       27,438     0.00%          1,268      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            152,818,194     4.55%     12,989,580      0.39%


(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      5,741                40.3798 AUD
Purchase      100                  40.5222 AUD
Purchase      55,506               40.1400 AUD
Purchase      60,524               40.1400 AUD
Purchase      2,157                40.1400 AUD
Purchase      5,741                40.3798 AUD
Purchase      2,988                40.5239 AUD
Purchase      100                  40.5100 AUD
Purchase      2,988                40.5239 AUD
Purchase      22,213               40.1360 AUD
Purchase      11,914               40.5100 AUD
Purchase      100                  40.5100 AUD
Sale          22,213               40.1360 AUD
Sale          22,213               40.1360 AUD
Sale          5,741                40.3798 AUD
Sale          5,741                40.3798 AUD
Sale          100                  40.5100 AUD
Sale          100                  40.5100 AUD
Sale          2,988                40.5239 AUD
Sale          2,988                40.5239 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit
CFD            Short         100           40.5222

(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                         01 January 2008
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