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               28 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     157,123,133       4.68%    1,156,196      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives        2,555       0.00%       51,750      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            157,125,688       4.68%    1,207,946      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      42,120               45.1045 AUD
Purchase      30,000               45.0955 AUD
Purchase      40,000               45.1000 AUD
Purchase      42,120               45.1045 AUD
Purchase      55,469               45.3129 AUD
Purchase      2,958                45.7810 AUD
Purchase      669                  46.1092 AUD
Purchase      44,827               45.5000 AUD
Purchase      21,593               45.1000 AUD
Purchase      5,432                45.1000 AUD
Purchase      733                  45.6000 AUD
Purchase      388                  45.5321 AUD
Purchase      1,444                45.5321 AUD
Purchase      559                  45.6000 AUD
Purchase      150                  45.6000 AUD
Purchase      1,893                45.5322 AUD
Purchase      759                  45.6000 AUD
Purchase      1,961                45.5322 AUD
Purchase      3,469                45.5321 AUD
Purchase      1,348                45.6000 AUD
Sale          30,000               45.0955 AUD
Sale          12,888               45.1000 AUD
Sale          251,166              45.6684 AUD
Sale          30,000               45.0955 AUD
Sale          55,469               45.3129 AUD
Sale          2,112                45.6000 AUD
Sale          1,606                45.3409 AUD
Sale          40,000               45.1000 AUD
Sale          1,437                45.6000 AUD
Sale          4,558                45.1000 AUD
Sale          3,953                45.8999 AUD
Sale          3,657                45.5484 AUD
Sale          40,000               45.1000 AUD
Sale          4,696                45.6529 AUD
Sale          44,827               45.5000 AUD
Sale          42,120               45.1045 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          40000         45.1
CFD            Long          1606          45.3409
CFD            Long          4696          45.6528
CFD            Long          251166        45.6683
CFD            Long          3953          45.8998
CFD            Short         2958          45.7809
CFD            Short         669           46.1092

(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                         29 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