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               30 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     153,503,397      4.57%     11,473,947     0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives      343,236      0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            153,846,633      4.58%      11,473,947    0.34%


(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      54,227               36.7834 AUD
Purchase      9,664                36.8461 AUD
Purchase      6,770                36.4900 AUD
Purchase      8,616                36.4900 AUD
Purchase      188,243              36.1136 AUD
Purchase      60,000               36.1136 AUD
Purchase      2,551                36.4900 AUD
Purchase      1,908                36.8251 AUD
Purchase      9,231                36.4309 AUD
Purchase      20                   36.7000 AUD
Purchase      20                   36.7200 AUD
Purchase      3,225                36.4900 AUD
Purchase      9,431                36.4900 AUD
Purchase      2,406                36.4900 AUD
Purchase      128,243              36.1136 AUD
Purchase      3,169                36.9500 AUD
Purchase      72,028               36.8390 AUD
Purchase      6,681                36.4900 AUD
Purchase      261,854              36.9516 AUD
Sale          279                  36.6494 AUD
Sale          27                   36.6493 AUD
Sale          876                  36.4900 AUD
Sale          15                   36.6494 AUD
Sale          341                  36.6495 AUD
Sale          287                  36.4900 AUD
Sale          31                   36.6494 AUD
Sale          689                  36.4900 AUD
Sale          5,756                36.1100 AUD
Sale          51                   36.6495 AUD
Sale          46                   36.6494 AUD
Sale          36                   36.6495 AUD
Sale          126                  36.6494 AUD
Sale          491                  36.4900 AUD
Sale          576                  36.4900 AUD
Sale          12,231               36.4783 AUD
Sale          30                   36.6494 AUD
Sale          5,395                36.4900 AUD
Sale          6,595                36.4900 AUD
Sale          989                  36.4900 AUD
Sale          1,348                36.4900 AUD
Sale          507                  36.4900 AUD
Sale          60,000               36.1136 AUD
Sale          581                  36.4900 AUD
Sale          3,510                36.4900 AUD
Sale          1,891                36.1100 AUD
Sale          6,388                36.4900 AUD
Sale          181                  36.6494 AUD
Sale          20                   36.7000 AUD
Sale          6,500                36.2503 AUD
Sale          26                   36.6493 AUD
Sale          128,243              36.1136 AUD
Sale          70                   36.6495 AUD
Sale          9,011                36.4900 AUD
Sale          5,349                36.7601 AUD
Sale          66,679               36.8453 AUD
Sale          54,227               36.7834 AUD
Sale          330                  36.6494 AUD
Sale          2,437                36.4900 AUD
Sale          457                  36.6495 AUD
Sale          20                   36.7200 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         9231          36.4308
CFD            Short         9664          36.846
CFD            Short         261854        36.9516
CFD            Long          6500          36.2503
CFD            Long          12231         36.4782

(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                         31 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