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               22 August 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     146,600,261        4.37%     1,203,303     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      142,742        0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       26,200        0.00%        26,200     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,769,203        4.37%     1,229,503     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      7,947                40.2135 AUD
Purchase      2,333                40.2136 AUD
Purchase      1,866                40.2135 AUD
Purchase      47,065               40.2135 AUD
Purchase      12,087               40.2135 AUD
Purchase      2,964                40.2135 AUD
Purchase      789                  40.2135 AUD
Purchase      4,455                40.2135 AUD
Purchase      3,196                40.2136 AUD
Purchase      3,936                40.2136 AUD
Purchase      536                  40.1500 AUD
Purchase      1,602                40.2136 AUD
Purchase      210                  40.2136 AUD
Purchase      5,207                40.2135 AUD
Purchase      5,404                40.2135 AUD
Purchase      6,898                40.2135 AUD
Purchase      848                  40.2136 AUD
Purchase      400                  40.3025 AUD
Purchase      712,237              40.2256 AUD
Purchase      712,237              40.2256 AUD
Purchase      469                  40.0080 AUD
Purchase      45,822               39.9960 AUD
Purchase      2,021                40.0994 AUD
Purchase      360                  40.2135 AUD
Purchase      5,984                40.1443 AUD
Purchase      3,164                40.2135 AUD
Purchase      55,152               40.1453 AUD
Purchase      2,000                40.1460 AUD
Purchase      16,640               40.1540 AUD
Purchase      156,134              40.1342 AUD
Purchase      4,108                40.1281 AUD
Purchase      1,865                40.1460 AUD
Purchase      1,865                40.1460 AUD
Purchase      16,640               40.1540 AUD
Purchase      5,984                40.1563 AUD
Purchase      5,356                40.1500 AUD
Purchase      6,358                40.1130 AUD
Sale          12,000               40.1500 AUD
Sale          34,199               40.0000 AUD
Sale          96,296               40.1500 AUD
Sale          45,822               39.9960 AUD
Sale          2,200                40.1418 AUD
Sale          10,688               40.1500 AUD
Sale          4,101                40.2010 AUD
Sale          180,600              40.1611 AUD
Sale          3,920                40.1325 AUD
Sale          712,237              40.2256 AUD
Sale          1,865                40.1460 AUD
Sale          5,984                40.1563 AUD
Sale          16,640               40.1540 AUD
Sale          5,984                40.1563 AUD
Sale          156,134              40.1342 AUD
Sale          4,600                40.0187 AUD
Sale          45,822               39.9960 AUD
Sale          1,564                40.1314 AUD
Sale          159,999              40.1345 AUD
Sale          677                  40.1500 AUD
Sale          30,000               40.1402 AUD
Sale          2,000                40.1460 AUD
Sale          1,865                40.1460 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          4600          40.0186
CFD            Long          3920          40.1324
CFD            Long          2200          40.1418
CFD            Long          180600        40.161
CFD            Long          4101          40.2009
CFD            Short         469           40.0079
CFD            Short         2021          40.0993
CFD            Short         6358          40.1129
CFD            Short         4108          40.1281
CFD            Short         55152         40.1452
CFD            Short         400           40.3025

(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         26 August 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)


SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)


OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   26,200                 34.2000          EURO           27/10/2008
Option            Purchased   -26,200                39.4820          EURO           27/10/2008

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk