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               31 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     146,307,401      4.36%     1,420,339      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives        2,000      0.00%        36,662      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,309,401      4.36%     1,457,001      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      1,337                35.8100 AUD
Purchase      376                  35.2000 AUD
Purchase      1,761                35.4964 AUD
Purchase      45                   35.2000 AUD
Purchase      216                  35.4964 AUD
Purchase      1,701                35.4964 AUD
Purchase      2,953                35.4964 AUD
Purchase      92,266               36.4048 AUD
Purchase      280,800              36.2473 AUD
Purchase      10,770               35.6400 AUD
Purchase      2,438                35.6400 AUD
Purchase      24,723               35.8100 AUD
Purchase      52,520               35.8100 AUD
Purchase      2,143                35.4964 AUD
Purchase      11,334               35.8100 AUD
Purchase      363                  35.2000 AUD
Purchase      4,776                35.8100 AUD
Purchase      54,870               35.8100 AUD
Purchase      40,478               35.8100 AUD
Purchase      155,922              35.8100 AUD
Purchase      18,398               35.8100 AUD
Purchase      24,723               35.8100 AUD
Purchase      12,011               35.3432 AUD
Purchase      34,900               36.3101 AUD
Purchase      2,281                36.0036 AUD
Purchase      2,316                36.2419 AUD
Purchase      94,664               36.2096 AUD
Purchase      2,281                36.0036 AUD
Purchase      27,277               35.8100 AUD
Purchase      99                   35.2000 AUD
Purchase      14,801               36.0500 AUD
Purchase      10,104               36.0500 AUD
Purchase      142                  35.2000 AUD
Purchase      665                  35.4964 AUD
Purchase      1,020,211            35.8100 AUD
Purchase      637                  35.2000 AUD
Purchase      458                  35.2000 AUD
Purchase      900                  36.0500 AUD
Purchase      178,266              35.8100 AUD
Purchase      468                  35.4964 AUD
Purchase      2,412                35.4964 AUD
Purchase      289                  35.2000 AUD
Purchase      593                  35.2000 AUD
Purchase      322                  35.2000 AUD
Purchase      1,508                35.4964 AUD
Purchase      1,259                35.4964 AUD
Purchase      2,776                35.4964 AUD
Purchase      515                  35.2000 AUD
Purchase      269                  35.2000 AUD
Purchase      1,354                35.4964 AUD
Sale          94,664               36.2096 AUD
Sale          68,109               35.8100 AUD
Sale          100                  36.6200 AUD
Sale          10,104               36.0500 AUD
Sale          480                  35.7500 AUD
Sale          70                   36.2240 AUD
Sale          2,559                36.2377 AUD
Sale          550                  35.9119 AUD
Sale          2,281                36.0036 AUD
Sale          34,900               36.3101 AUD
Sale          14,801               36.0500 AUD
Sale          178,266              35.8100 AUD
Sale          1,678                35.8100 AUD
Sale          943,115              35.8100 AUD
Sale          18,398               35.8100 AUD
Sale          4,776                35.8100 AUD
Sale          1,337                35.8100 AUD
Sale          24,723               35.8100 AUD
Sale          4,108                35.2000 AUD
Sale          54,870               35.8100 AUD
Sale          77,096               35.8100 AUD
Sale          848                  36.2240 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          2559          36.2377
CFD            Long          100           36.62
CFD            Short         2316          36.2418
CFD            Short         92266         36.4048

(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                         01 April 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