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 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     153,882,992      4.59%     11,435,336     0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives       59,957      0.00%        152,200     0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            153,942,949      4.59%     11,587,536     0.35%


(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      990                  31.7910 AUD
Purchase      3,557                31.8315 AUD
Purchase      1,310                31.0000 AUD
Purchase      13,071               31.5995 AUD
Purchase      1,633                31.0000 AUD
Purchase      5,915                31.6134 AUD
Purchase      11,650               31.5921 AUD
Purchase      238,587              31.7819 AUD
Purchase      238,587              31.7819 AUD
Purchase      54,242               31.0000 AUD
Purchase      157,161              31.7362 AUD
Purchase      11,650               31.5984 AUD
Purchase      157,161              31.7362 AUD
Purchase      12,142               31.6500 AUD
Purchase      5,915                31.6134 AUD
Purchase      3,007                31.6673 AUD
Purchase      40,883               31.8839 AUD
Purchase      327                  31.0000 AUD
Purchase      15,699               31.6911 AUD
Purchase      157,161              31.7362 AUD
Purchase      7,633                31.3524 AUD
Purchase      3,885                31.0000 AUD
Purchase      850                  31.4969 AUD
Purchase      620,667              31.0202 AUD
Purchase      409                  31.9800 AUD
Purchase      620,667              31.0202 AUD
Purchase      1,421                31.6700 AUD
Purchase      5,195                31.0000 AUD
Purchase      8,917                31.6673 AUD
Purchase      40,883               31.8839 AUD
Purchase      2,285                31.0000 AUD
Purchase      850                  31.4780 AUD
Purchase      1,421                31.6605 AUD
Sale          238,587              31.7819 AUD
Sale          2,206                31.6186 AUD
Sale          2,100                31.6186 AUD
Sale          40,883               31.8839 AUD
Sale          157,161              31.7362 AUD
Sale          850                  31.4969 AUD
Sale          12,142               31.6436 AUD
Sale          4,721                31.6186 AUD
Sale          15,699               31.6911 AUD
Sale          3,557                31.8252 AUD
Sale          157,161              31.7362 AUD
Sale          11,650               31.5921 AUD
Sale          1,421                31.6605 AUD
Sale          5,915                31.6134 AUD
Sale          23,643               31.0000 AUD
Sale          86,588               31.0000 AUD
Sale          11,650               31.5921 AUD
Sale          5,915                31.6134 AUD
Sale          15,699               31.6911 AUD
Sale          620,667              31.0202 AUD
Sale          86,588               31.0000 AUD
Sale          27,819               31.0000 AUD
Sale          73,262               31.0000 AUD
Sale          5,314                31.6186 AUD
Sale          1,421                31.6605 AUD
Sale          238,587              31.7819 AUD
Sale          850                  31.4969 AUD
Sale          40,883               31.8839 AUD
Sale          5,915                31.6134 AUD
Sale          73,262               31.0000 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         11650         31.5984
CFD            Short         1421          31.6699
CFD            Short         157161        31.7361
CFD            Long          5915          31.6133
CFD            Long          12142         31.6436
CFD            Long          3557          31.8251


(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                         23 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