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               04 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     156,938,111       4.68%      870,868      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0       0.00%      130,723      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            156,938,111       4.68%    1,001,591      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      6,080                44.5113 AUD
Purchase      1,288                44.5113 AUD
Purchase      5,201                44.5112 AUD
Purchase      8                    44.7100 AUD
Purchase      900                  44.1200 AUD
Purchase      3,376                44.5112 AUD
Purchase      34                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      2,685                44.5112 AUD
Purchase      27                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      3,062                44.5112 AUD
Purchase      13                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      62                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      53                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      1,086                44.5112 AUD
Purchase      11                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      1,007                44.5133 AUD
Purchase      2,604                44.5133 AUD
Purchase      1,151                44.1200 AUD
Purchase      20,000               44.4356 AUD
Purchase      42,349               44.7346 AUD
Purchase      24,794               44.5372 AUD
Purchase      42,349               44.7346 AUD
Purchase      35,000               44.4400 AUD
Purchase      31                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      4,378                44.5112 AUD
Purchase      5,411                44.4400 AUD
Purchase      48,533               44.3582 AUD
Purchase      3,547                44.5113 AUD
Purchase      36                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      869                  44.5112 AUD
Purchase      35                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      4                    44.7100 AUD
Purchase      45                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      14                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      1,371                44.5113 AUD
Purchase      6,132                44.5112 AUD
Purchase      12                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      420                  44.5112 AUD
Purchase      3,436                44.5112 AUD
Purchase      1,256                44.5113 AUD
Purchase      74                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      3,402                44.5112 AUD
Purchase      17                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      1,717                44.5112 AUD
Purchase      3,742                44.5112 AUD
Purchase      35                   44.7100 AUD
Purchase      38                   44.7100 AUD
Sale          211                  44.4879 AUD
Sale          20,000               44.4356 AUD
Sale          20,000               44.4356 AUD
Sale          4,220                44.6211 AUD
Sale          1,649                44.4400 AUD
Sale          24,794               44.5372 AUD
Sale          42,349               44.7346 AUD
Sale          15,701               44.6002 AUD
Sale          2,164                44.5145 AUD
Sale          35,000               44.4400 AUD
Sale          549                  44.7100 AUD
Sale          7,161                44.4400 AUD
Sale          159                  44.1200 AUD
Sale          900                  44.1200 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          211           44.4878
CFD            Long          2164          44.5144
CFD            Long          4220          44.6211

(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                         05 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