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 March 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     145,994,782      4.35%     1,230,676      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0      0.00%        98,964      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            145,994,782      4.35%     1,329,640      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      2,045                34.4134 AUD
Purchase      250                  34.8000 AUD
Purchase      11,500               34.7822 AUD
Purchase      11,500               34.7822 AUD
Purchase      358                  34.8000 AUD
Purchase      1,648                34.7362 AUD
Purchase      1,119                34.7400 AUD
Purchase      170,088              34.4134 AUD
Purchase      5,170                34.7332 AUD
Purchase      12,100               34.7850 AUD
Purchase      105,488              34.6765 AUD
Purchase      42,840               34.4100 AUD
Purchase      186,033              34.4401 AUD
Purchase      1,800                34.6735 AUD
Purchase      4,324                34.7265 AUD
Purchase      2,000                34.4100 AUD
Purchase      12,100               34.7850 AUD
Purchase      198,774              34.7611 AUD
Purchase      1,688                34.4100 AUD
Sale          11,500               34.7822 AUD
Sale          2,358                34.4692 AUD
Sale          170,088              34.4134 AUD
Sale          480                  35.7500 AUD
Sale          1,800                34.6183 AUD
Sale          2,045                34.4134 AUD
Sale          39,086               34.4100 AUD
Sale          24,669               34.4100 AUD
Sale          122,710              34.4100 AUD
Sale          12,100               34.7850 AUD
Sale          26,384               34.4100 AUD
Sale          7,518                34.4100 AUD
Sale          1,800                34.6735 AUD
Sale          15,824               34.7670 AUD
Sale          9,177                34.4100 AUD
Sale          9,054                34.7558 AUD
Sale          12,100               34.7850 AUD
Sale          4,324                34.7265 AUD
Sale          250                  34.8000 AUD
Sale          33,502               34.4100 AUD
Sale          11,500               34.7822 AUD
Sale          311,817              34.4100 AUD
Sale          2,600                34.7593 AUD
Sale          105,488              34.6765 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         198774        34.7611
CFD            Long          1800          34.6183
CFD            Long          2600          34.7593

(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
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.


None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         26 March 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