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               16 January 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     153,590,937      4.58%    12,268,960      0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives       33,233      0.00%       139,704      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            153,624,170      4.58%     12,408,664     0.37%


(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      86,492               37.4800 AUD
Purchase      3,000                37.4908 AUD
Purchase      807                  37.5200 AUD
Purchase      14,000               37.5000 AUD
Purchase      4,836                37.4151 AUD
Purchase      37,000               37.4981 AUD
Purchase      5,552                37.4800 AUD
Purchase      14,000               37.5000 AUD
Purchase      116,113              37.2516 AUD
Purchase      3,000                37.4833 AUD
Purchase      1,149                37.4800 AUD
Purchase      201                  37.5200 AUD
Purchase      116,113              37.2516 AUD
Purchase      2,181                37.4906 AUD
Purchase      639                  37.5200 AUD
Purchase      116,113              37.2516 AUD
Purchase      2,000                37.3242 AUD
Purchase      3,000                37.4833 AUD
Purchase      30,000               37.5730 AUD
Purchase      37,000               37.4981 AUD
Purchase      2,000                37.3242 AUD
Purchase      4,836                37.4151 AUD
Purchase      30,000               37.5730 AUD
Sale          609                  37.4836 AUD
Sale          4,836                37.4076 AUD
Sale          18                   37.4673 AUD
Sale          3,000                37.4833 AUD
Sale          86,924               37.4800 AUD
Sale          116,113              37.2516 AUD
Sale          116,113              37.2516 AUD
Sale          408                  37.4800 AUD
Sale          37,000               37.4981 AUD
Sale          37,000               37.4981 AUD
Sale          125,100              39.0000 AUD
Sale          437                  37.4800 AUD
Sale          14,000               37.5000 AUD
Sale          2,000                37.3130 AUD
Sale          1,503                37.4800 AUD
Sale          37,000               37.4981 AUD
Sale          78                   37.4675 AUD
Sale          3,227                37.4800 AUD
Sale          4,469                37.4675 AUD
Sale          30,000               37.5730 AUD
Sale          347                  37.4800 AUD
Sale          6,000                38.8000 AUD
Sale          192                  37.4800 AUD
Sale          2,000                37.3242 AUD
Sale          9                    37.4667 AUD
Sale          3,000                37.4833 AUD
Sale          167                  37.4675 AUD
Sale          30,000               37.5730 AUD
Sale          6,836                37.3885 AUD
Sale          155                  37.4800 AUD
Sale          10                   37.4670 AUD
Sale          23                   37.4674 AUD
Sale          21                   37.4672 AUD
Sale          4,836                37.4151 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         116113        37.2515
CFD            Short         3000          37.4908
CFD            Short         14000         37.5
CFD            Long          2000          37.3129
CFD            Long          4836          37.4076
CFD            Long          37000         37.498

(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                         17 January 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