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               02 June 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     156,630,915       4.67%      828,462      0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0       0.00%      146,497      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            156,630,915       4.67%      974,959      0.03%


(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      3,795                45.0100 AUD
Purchase      379,548              44.7815 AUD
Purchase      11,250               44.3300 AUD
Purchase      1,965                45.0100 AUD
Purchase      2,214                45.0100 AUD
Purchase      78,340               45.3143 AUD
Purchase      20,900               45.3924 AUD
Purchase      400                  45.3455 AUD
Purchase      4,281                45.0100 AUD
Purchase      4,272                45.1783 AUD
Purchase      1,997                44.5143 AUD
Purchase      109,059              45.4900 AUD
Purchase      6,625                45.0100 AUD
Purchase      376                  44.3268 AUD
Purchase      3,396                45.4900 AUD
Sale          11,250               44.2635 AUD
Sale          1,636                44.9006 AUD
Sale          376                  44.3268 AUD
Sale          3,096                45.0100 AUD
Sale          497                  44.9006 AUD
Sale          938                  45.0100 AUD
Sale          4,430                43.5000 AUD
Sale          9,414                45.4900 AUD
Sale          34,694               45.4900 AUD
Sale          1,839                44.7789 AUD
Sale          1,291                44.9006 AUD
Sale          379,548              44.7815 AUD
Sale          11,250               44.3300 AUD
Sale          46,690               44.4807 AUD
Sale          400                  45.3455 AUD
Sale          400                  45.3455 AUD
Sale          20,900               45.3924 AUD
Sale          3,396                45.4900 AUD
Sale          5,315                45.4900 AUD
Sale          2,732                43.5091 AUD
Sale          6,580                45.0100 AUD
Sale          18,093               45.4900 AUD
Sale          172                  43.5091 AUD
Sale          13,494               43.5091 AUD
Sale          852                  43.5091 AUD
Sale          30,325               43.5091 AUD
Sale          668                  43.5091 AUD
Sale          6,055                43.5091 AUD
Sale          1,315                43.5091 AUD
Sale          2,400                43.5091 AUD
Sale          15,487               43.5091 AUD
Sale          383                  43.5091 AUD
Sale          1,548                43.5091 AUD
Sale          203                  45.0100 AUD
Sale          428                  44.9006 AUD
Sale          2,443                45.0100 AUD
Sale          3,470                44.9006 AUD
Sale          475                  45.0100 AUD
Sale          251                  44.9006 AUD
Sale          202                  45.0100 AUD
Sale          967                  43.5091 AUD
Sale          808                  45.0100 AUD
Sale          3,151                43.5091 AUD
Sale          3,068                45.0100 AUD
Sale          1,622                44.9006 AUD
Sale          1,067                45.0100 AUD
Sale          565                  44.9006 AUD
Sale          19,562               45.4900 AUD
Sale          108                  44.9006 AUD
Sale          107                  44.9006 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          46690         44.4806
CFD            Long          1839          44.7788
CFD            Short         1997          44.5142
CFD            Short         4272          45.1783
CFD            Short         78340         45.3142

(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                         03 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