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               23 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     157,435,745       4.69%    1,053,136      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives        1,063       0.00%      229,794      0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            157,436,808       4.69%    1,282,930      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      10,778               47.7000 AUD
Purchase      292                  46.4693 AUD
Purchase      125,458              46.6524 AUD
Purchase      928                  47.4900 AUD
Purchase      25,038               46.8937 AUD
Purchase      117,537              47.7000 AUD
Purchase      423,590              47.7000 AUD
Purchase      2,007                47.7000 AUD
Purchase      2,064                47.7000 AUD
Purchase      42,120               46.6647 AUD
Purchase      55,643               47.7000 AUD
Purchase      54,765               46.9126 AUD
Purchase      50,000               47.4900 AUD
Purchase      198                  47.9283 AUD
Purchase      854                  47.4900 AUD
Purchase      644                  47.5840 AUD
Purchase      18,000               47.4400 AUD
Purchase      42,124               47.4947 AUD
Purchase      42,124               47.4947 AUD
Purchase      3,284                47.3621 AUD
Purchase      2,400                47.9779 AUD
Purchase      11,034               47.7000 AUD
Purchase      413                  46.7465 AUD
Purchase      2,175                46.6700 AUD
Purchase      652                  46.7466 AUD
Purchase      42,120               46.6647 AUD
Purchase      285                  46.7465 AUD
Purchase      942                  46.6700 AUD
Purchase      189                  46.7466 AUD
Purchase      562                  46.7465 AUD
Purchase      1,367                46.6700 AUD
Purchase      625                  46.6700 AUD
Purchase      1,364                46.6700 AUD
Purchase      412                  46.7466 AUD
Purchase      1,863                46.6700 AUD
Sale          8,957                47.4900 AUD
Sale          1,465                47.3005 AUD
Sale          42,124               47.4947 AUD
Sale          854                  47.4900 AUD
Sale          405                  46.6700 AUD
Sale          187,500              47.3808 AUD
Sale          3,284                47.3621 AUD
Sale          2,415                46.6700 AUD
Sale          18,246               47.4900 AUD
Sale          125,458              46.6524 AUD
Sale          14,154               47.5350 AUD
Sale          2,515                47.4900 AUD
Sale          2,908                46.6700 AUD
Sale          18,000               47.4400 AUD
Sale          2,084                46.6700 AUD
Sale          2,744                46.6600 AUD
Sale          42,120               46.6647 AUD
Sale          25,038               46.8937 AUD
Sale          93                   46.6806 AUD
Sale          54,765               46.9127 AUD
Sale          524                  46.6700 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          93            46.6806
CFD            Long          1465          47.3005
CFD            Long          187500        47.3807
CFD            Short         292           46.4692
CFD            Short         644           47.584
CFD            Short         2400          47.9778

(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                         27 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