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               30 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     156,678,458       4.67%    1,186,738      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives            4       0.00%      110,421      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            156,678,462       4.67%    1,297,159      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      10,987               43.4530 AUD
Purchase      125                  43.5000 AUD
Purchase      146                  43.5000 AUD
Purchase      77                   43.5000 AUD
Purchase      5,061                43.5000 AUD
Purchase      561                  43.5000 AUD
Purchase      360                  43.5000 AUD
Purchase      48                   43.5000 AUD
Purchase      7,002                43.5000 AUD
Purchase      127                  43.5000 AUD
Purchase      5,355                43.5000 AUD
Purchase      135                  43.5000 AUD
Purchase      2,272                43.5000 AUD
Purchase      23,180               43.5000 AUD
Purchase      36,353               43.5000 AUD
Purchase      769                  43.5000 AUD
Purchase      64,774               43.5087 AUD
Purchase      5,968                43.5000 AUD
Purchase      3,053                43.5000 AUD
Purchase      1,938                44.5002 AUD
Purchase      3,916                43.5000 AUD
Purchase      15,178               43.5000 AUD
Purchase      901                  43.5000 AUD
Purchase      81                   43.5000 AUD
Purchase      84,241               43.5044 AUD
Purchase      3,654                43.5000 AUD
Purchase      588                  46.0200 AUD
Purchase      387,478              44.6626 AUD
Purchase      84,241               43.5044 AUD
Purchase      21,330               43.5000 AUD
Purchase      26,699               44.4017 AUD
Purchase      186                  43.5000 AUD
Sale          519                  44.5950 AUD
Sale          387,478              44.6626 AUD
Sale          81                   43.5000 AUD
Sale          84,241               43.5044 AUD
Sale          146                  44.4854 AUD
Sale          830                  43.5470 AUD
Sale          1,498                43.5470 AUD
Sale          244                  44.4854 AUD
Sale          336                  44.4854 AUD
Sale          135                  43.5000 AUD
Sale          89,500               44.7671 AUD
Sale          26,699               44.4017 AUD
Sale          3,695                43.5470 AUD
Sale          146                  43.5000 AUD
Sale          186                  43.5000 AUD
Sale          264                  44.4854 AUD
Sale          1,389                43.5470 AUD
Sale          5,566                44.7870 AUD
Sale          9,171                44.4854 AUD
Sale          5,061                43.5000 AUD
Sale          268                  44.4854 AUD
Sale          1,519                43.5470 AUD
Sale          51,969               43.5470 AUD
Sale          271                  44.5311 AUD
Sale          139                  44.4854 AUD
Sale          45,432               43.5000 AUD
Sale          5,355                43.5000 AUD
Sale          15,689               44.4854 AUD
Sale          71,900               43.5470 AUD
Sale          12,688               44.4854 AUD
Sale          7,002                43.5000 AUD
Sale          360                  43.5000 AUD
Sale          652                  44.4854 AUD
Sale          54,984               43.5470 AUD
Sale          88,906               43.5470 AUD
Sale          9,703                44.4854 AUD
Sale          1,547                43.5087 AUD
Sale          127                  43.5000 AUD
Sale          232                  44.4854 AUD
Sale          1,315                43.5470 AUD
Sale          23,180               43.5000 AUD
Sale          3,053                43.5000 AUD
Sale          46,178               44.6157 AUD
Sale          769                  43.5000 AUD
Sale          5,764                43.5470 AUD
Sale          1,263                43.5000 AUD
Sale          1,017                44.4854 AUD
Sale          493                  43.5470 AUD
Sale          2,306                43.5456 AUD
Sale          1,728                43.5456 AUD
Sale          16,956               43.5456 AUD
Sale          6,342                43.5456 AUD
Sale          396                  44.5950 AUD
Sale          2,922                43.5456 AUD
Sale          1,824                43.5456 AUD
Sale          3,409                43.5456 AUD
Sale          561                  43.5000 AUD
Sale          2,837                43.5000 AUD
Sale          5,065                43.5470 AUD
Sale          893                  44.4854 AUD
Sale          1,718                43.5000 AUD
Sale          2,109                43.5470 AUD
Sale          372                  44.4854 AUD
Sale          285                  43.5470 AUD
Sale          50                   44.4854 AUD
Sale          790                  43.5470 AUD
Sale          568                  43.5000 AUD
Sale          77                   43.5000 AUD
Sale          86                   44.4854 AUD
Sale          3,916                43.5000 AUD
Sale          5,968                43.5000 AUD
Sale          17,910               44.4854 AUD
Sale          101,490              43.5470 AUD
Sale          1,281                43.5470 AUD
Sale          225                  44.4854 AUD
Sale          125                  43.5000 AUD
Sale          48                   43.5000 AUD
Sale          1,909                43.5470 AUD
Sale          541                  44.5950 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          271           44.5311
CFD            Long          89500         44.7671
CFD            Long          5566          44.787
CFD            Short         64774         43.5087

(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                         02 June 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