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               07 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     146,100,045      4.35%     1,825,739      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      270,107      0.01%        25,554      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,370,152      4.36%     1,851,293      0.06%

(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      6,600                39.7051 AUD
Purchase      2,707                39.9059 AUD
Purchase      68,600               40.4523 AUD
Purchase      12,199               40.2287 AUD
Purchase      20,803               39.6249 AUD
Purchase      259                  39.6000 AUD
Purchase      237,036              39.9197 AUD
Purchase      259                  39.7500 AUD
Purchase      3,175                39.7500 AUD
Purchase      60                   39.7500 AUD
Purchase      64,638               40.5500 AUD
Purchase      56,543               39.7887 AUD
Purchase      4,353                40.5500 AUD
Purchase      12,582               40.5500 AUD
Purchase      1,437                40.0000 AUD
Purchase      5,727                40.5500 AUD
Purchase      1,718                40.0000 AUD
Purchase      844                  40.1321 AUD
Sale          716                  40.0000 AUD
Sale          844                  39.7421 AUD
Sale          259                  39.7500 AUD
Sale          237,036              39.9197 AUD
Sale          233,500              39.7590 AUD
Sale          480                  35.7500 AUD
Sale          230                  40.0000 AUD
Sale          353                  40.1613 AUD
Sale          60                   39.7500 AUD
Sale          695                  40.1613 AUD
Sale          113                  40.1613 AUD
Sale          52                   40.0000 AUD
Sale          20,803               39.6249 AUD
Sale          2,707                39.9007 AUD
Sale          12,199               40.2287 AUD
Sale          27                   40.1612 AUD
Sale          361                  40.1613 AUD
Sale          259                  39.6000 AUD
Sale          733                  40.0000 AUD
Sale          1,424                40.0000 AUD
Sale          20,803               39.6249 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          844           39.742
CFD            Long          233500        39.759
CFD            Long          2707          39.9007
CFD            Short         6600          39.705
CFD            Short         2707          39.9059
CFD            Short         844           40.132
CFD            Short         68600         40.4523

(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                         08 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