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               23 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     154,818,779      4.61%     10,632,428     0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives       53,774      0.00%        152,753     0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            154,872,553      4.61%      10,785,181    0.32%


(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      1,607                33.8900 AUD
Purchase      521                  33.8900 AUD
Purchase      1,022                33.8900 AUD
Purchase      6,513                33.8900 AUD
Purchase      1,848                33.8900 AUD
Purchase      3,136                33.8900 AUD
Purchase      93,505               34.0154 AUD
Purchase      20,689               33.8900 AUD
Purchase      988,995              31.0000 AUD
Purchase      3,705                33.8900 AUD
Purchase      2,404                33.4000 AUD
Purchase      26                   33.8900 AUD
Purchase      4,538                33.7507 AUD
Purchase      248,915              33.8274 AUD
Purchase      2,642                33.8900 AUD
Purchase      12,836               33.7388 AUD
Purchase      3,112                33.8900 AUD
Purchase      2,304                33.4660 AUD
Purchase      2,598                34.0900 AUD
Purchase      26                   33.8900 AUD
Purchase      82,694               34.0443 AUD
Purchase      372                  34.0900 AUD
Purchase      310,077              33.7487 AUD
Purchase      929                  34.0900 AUD
Purchase      248,915              33.8274 AUD
Purchase      47,188               33.4000 AUD
Purchase      838                  33.8900 AUD
Sale          150,421              33.8900 AUD
Sale          20,317               33.7769 AUD
Sale          22,806               33.8900 AUD
Sale          1,607                33.8900 AUD
Sale          93,505               34.0154 AUD
Sale          73,262               33.8900 AUD
Sale          93,505               34.0154 AUD
Sale          26                   33.8900 AUD
Sale          24,104               33.8900 AUD
Sale          20,689               33.8900 AUD
Sale          82,339               33.8900 AUD
Sale          248,915              33.8274 AUD
Sale          1,607                33.8900 AUD
Sale          1,345                33.8900 AUD
Sale          10,638               33.7763 AUD
Sale          531                  33.8900 AUD
Sale          474                  33.7769 AUD
Sale          310,077              33.7487 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         12836         33.7388
CFD            Short         4538          33.7506
CFD            Long          10638         33.7763

(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                         24 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