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               05 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     156,653,047       4.67%      942,411      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      134,101       0.00%        2,326      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            156,787,148       4.67%      944,737      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      3,170                42.5000 AUD
Purchase      708                  43.4487 AUD
Purchase      2,739                43.0436 AUD
Purchase      12,396               42.5000 AUD
Purchase      12,396               42.5000 AUD
Purchase      10,620               43.0636 AUD
Purchase      2,222                42.5000 AUD
Purchase      11,988               42.4915 AUD
Purchase      1,384                42.5000 AUD
Purchase      53,840               42.5927 AUD
Purchase      118,112              43.0546 AUD
Purchase      1,000                43.4400 AUD
Purchase      54,424               43.1778 AUD
Sale          53,840               42.5927 AUD
Sale          54,424               43.1777 AUD
Sale          212,437              42.6612 AUD
Sale          1,000                43.4400 AUD
Sale          118,112              43.0546 AUD
Sale          40,000               44.4400 AUD
Sale          364                  42.8214 AUD
Sale          4,600                43.3326 AUD
Sale          8,544                43.1635 AUD
Sale          11,988               509439.0510 AUD
Sale          884                  42.5000 AUD
Sale          14,129               42.5000 AUD
Sale          400                  43.3097 AUD
Sale          1,160                43.0047 AUD
Sale          239                  42.5000 AUD
Sale          316                  43.0048 AUD
Sale          65                   42.5000 AUD
Sale          94                   42.5000 AUD
Sale          459                  43.0048 AUD
Sale          26,611               43.0047 AUD
Sale          5,494                42.5000 AUD
Sale          4,283                43.0047 AUD
Sale          10,620               43.0636 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          212437        42.6611
CFD            Long          364           42.8214
CFD            Long          8544          43.1635
CFD            Long          4600          43.3325
CFD            Long          40000         44.44
CFD            Short         2739          43.0436
CFD            Short         708           43.4486

(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                         06 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