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               01 April 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     146,117,698      4.35%     1,228,018      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives        2,000      0.00%       106,475      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,119,698      4.35%     1,334,493      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      129                  36.4873 AUD
Purchase      3,999                35.8904 AUD
Purchase      5,346                35.8904 AUD
Purchase      10,175               36.7100 AUD
Purchase      273,982              36.2373 AUD
Purchase      974                  35.9600 AUD
Purchase      977                  36.7100 AUD
Purchase      106,234              36.3310 AUD
Purchase      81,661               36.2570 AUD
Purchase      479                  35.9511 AUD
Purchase      850                  35.9600 AUD
Purchase      1,433                35.9600 AUD
Purchase      973                  35.9600 AUD
Purchase      852                  35.9600 AUD
Purchase      1,060                35.9600 AUD
Purchase      10,541               36.6500 AUD
Sale          974                  35.9600 AUD
Sale          837                  36.3214 AUD
Sale          280,800              36.6500 AUD
Sale          273,982              36.2373 AUD
Sale          480                  35.7500 AUD
Sale          81,661               36.2570 AUD
Sale          974                  35.8984 AUD
Sale          36,900               36.4608 AUD
Sale          42                   36.3212 AUD
Sale          809                  36.7100 AUD
Sale          169                  36.3214 AUD
Sale          169                  36.3214 AUD
Sale          813                  36.7100 AUD
Sale          269                  36.3214 AUD
Sale          53                   36.3214 AUD
Sale          200                  36.7100 AUD
Sale          562                  36.3213 AUD
Sale          215                  36.3214 AUD
Sale          1,034                36.7100 AUD
Sale          4,050                36.7100 AUD
Sale          253                  36.7100 AUD
Sale          129                  36.5527 AUD
Sale          2,702                36.7100 AUD
Sale          1,291                36.7100 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          36900         36.4607
CFD            Long          129           36.5527
CFD            Short         479           35.951
CFD            Short         106234        36.331
CFD            Short         129           36.4872

(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                         02 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