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               17 January 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     153,403,062      4.57%    12,340,819      0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives       85,887      0.00%        13,646      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            153,488,949       4.57%    12,354,465     0.37%


(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      10,579               36.5861 AUD
Purchase      389                  36.7300 AUD
Purchase      1,201                36.5775 AUD
Purchase      1,201                36.5775 AUD
Purchase      11,108               36.5979 AUD
Purchase      435                  36.8800 AUD
Purchase      173,795              36.6242 AUD
Purchase      10,770               36.5770 AUD
Purchase      291                  36.8274 AUD
Purchase      11,108               36.5979 AUD
Purchase      658                  36.5095 AUD
Purchase      910                  36.5073 AUD
Purchase      3,039                36.4500 AUD
Purchase      5,071                36.8800 AUD
Purchase      910                  36.8800 AUD
Purchase      769                  36.8800 AUD
Purchase      5,900                36.7080 AUD
Purchase      5,900                36.7080 AUD
Purchase      10,579               36.5861 AUD
Purchase      910                  36.8800 AUD
Purchase      21,374               36.5037 AUD
Purchase      1,636                36.5770 AUD
Purchase      30,000               36.4964 AUD
Purchase      21,374               36.5037 AUD
Purchase      925                  36.5770 AUD
Purchase      5,900                36.7080 AUD
Purchase      173,795              36.6242 AUD
Sale          2,405                36.8800 AUD
Sale          1,940                36.5883 AUD
Sale          12,406               36.5000 AUD
Sale          21,374               36.5037 AUD
Sale          11,108               36.5979 AUD
Sale          3,870                36.8800 AUD
Sale          12,018               36.6193 AUD
Sale          1,201                36.5775 AUD
Sale          11,108               36.5870 AUD
Sale          910                  36.8726 AUD
Sale          173,795              36.6242 AUD
Sale          173,795              36.6242 AUD
Sale          10,579               36.5861 AUD
Sale          30,000               36.4964 AUD
Sale          910                  36.8800 AUD
Sale          291                  36.8200 AUD
Sale          910                  36.5000 AUD
Sale          3,608                36.5000 AUD
Sale          30,000               36.4964 AUD
Sale          173,795              36.6242 AUD
Sale          10,579               36.5861 AUD
Sale          5,900                36.7080 AUD
Sale          5,900                36.7080 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         910           36.5072
CFD            Short         5900          36.7079
CFD            Short         291           36.8273
CFD            Long          11108         36.5869
CFD            Long          173795        36.6242
CFD            Long          910           36.8726

(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                         18 January 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