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               26 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     145,703,089      4.34%     1,421,583      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0      0.00%        84,296      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            145,703,089      4.34%     1,505,879      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      1,000                40.0040 AUD
Purchase      499                  35.4100 AUD
Purchase      2,607                35.3100 AUD
Purchase      568                  35.3100 AUD
Purchase      26                   35.4500 AUD
Purchase      1,328                35.4100 AUD
Purchase      8,746                35.4100 AUD
Purchase      14,244               35.4100 AUD
Purchase      229,584              35.3029 AUD
Purchase      1,939                35.4100 AUD
Purchase      38,677               35.5303 AUD
Purchase      4,451                35.3100 AUD
Purchase      5,900                33.8700 AUD
Purchase      6,000                39.0039 AUD
Purchase      1,698                35.0000 AUD
Purchase      4,307                35.0000 AUD
Purchase      85,044               35.3065 AUD
Purchase      3,566                35.0000 AUD
Purchase      8,798                35.0000 AUD
Purchase      3,806                35.1368 AUD
Sale          79,576               35.2967 AUD
Sale          10,101               35.4100 AUD
Sale          6,000                39.0039 AUD
Sale          18,500               35.2999 AUD
Sale          229,584              35.3029 AUD
Sale          1,000                40.0040 AUD
Sale          85,044               35.3065 AUD
Sale          480                  35.7500 AUD
Sale          85,044               35.3065 AUD
Sale          1,608                35.4100 AUD
Sale          650                  35.4100 AUD
Sale          2,678                35.3188 AUD
Sale          5,900                33.8700 AUD
Sale          777                  35.3100 AUD
Sale          3,267                35.3100 AUD
Sale          434                  35.4100 AUD
Sale          3,424                35.2967 AUD
Sale          85                   35.4100 AUD
Sale          2,144                35.2967 AUD
Sale          12,675               35.2967 AUD
Sale          2,024                35.2967 AUD
Sale          13,261               35.4100 AUD
Sale          104,424              35.2967 AUD
Sale          89                   35.4100 AUD
Sale          705                  35.2967 AUD
Sale          5,124                35.2967 AUD
Sale          272                  35.4100 AUD
Sale          38,677               35.5303 AUD
Sale          256                  35.4100 AUD
Sale          678                  35.2967 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         3806          35.1367
CFD            Short         26            35.45
CFD            Long          18500         35.2998

(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                         27 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