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               16 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     156,570,284       4.67%     1,108,158      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      270,440       0.01%         0.00%      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            156,840,724       4.67%     1,108,158      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      22,417               43.6100 AUD
Purchase      566                  43.6900 AUD
Purchase      3,024                43.6900 AUD
Purchase      5,950                43.7394 AUD
Purchase      2,012                43.6900 AUD
Purchase      740                  43.6900 AUD
Purchase      123,960              43.6100 AUD
Purchase      1,070                43.6900 AUD
Purchase      2,529                43.6100 AUD
Purchase      925                  43.6900 AUD
Purchase      84,116               43.6144 AUD
Purchase      84,116               43.6144 AUD
Purchase      42,800               43.8114 AUD
Purchase      72,573               43.7320 AUD
Purchase      14,399               43.6966 AUD
Purchase      40,521               43.6663 AUD
Purchase      5,178                43.6100 AUD
Purchase      818                  43.8000 AUD
Purchase      12,912               43.9706 AUD
Purchase      1,940                43.6900 AUD
Purchase      38,158               43.6100 AUD
Purchase      1,721                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      1,371                43.8000 AUD
Sale          164                  43.6900 AUD
Sale          5,658                43.6100 AUD
Sale          7,431                43.6100 AUD
Sale          33,577               43.6100 AUD
Sale          13,005               43.7166 AUD
Sale          144,426              43.8252 AUD
Sale          2,529                43.6100 AUD
Sale          27,516               43.6425 AUD
Sale          3,277                43.6900 AUD
Sale          86,972               43.7262 AUD
Sale          4,818                43.6100 AUD
Sale          84,116               43.6144 AUD
Sale          8,519                43.7551 AUD
Sale          42,800               43.8114 AUD
Sale          3,135                43.6900 AUD
Sale          7,411                43.8000 AUD
Sale          10,881               43.8209 AUD
Sale          1,399                43.8210 AUD
Sale          403                  43.6900 AUD
Sale          441                  43.8210 AUD
Sale          127                  43.6900 AUD
Sale          428                  43.6900 AUD
Sale          1,486                43.8210 AUD
Sale          153                  43.6900 AUD
Sale          531                  43.8210 AUD
Sale          7,934                43.6100 AUD
Sale          1,576                43.6900 AUD
Sale          5,471                43.8209 AUD
Sale          425                  43.6900 AUD
Sale          688                  43.8210 AUD
Sale          198                  43.6900 AUD
Sale          570                  43.8209 AUD
Sale          391                  43.6900 AUD
Sale          1,358                43.8209 AUD
Sale          11,358               43.8209 AUD
Sale          5,178                43.6100 AUD
Sale          1,476                43.8210 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          8519          43.755
CFD            Long          144426        43.8252
CFD            Short         5950          43.7394


(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                         17 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