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               18 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     156,464,149       4.66%       993,634      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      135,916        0.00%          704      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0        0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            156,600,065        4.67%       994,338      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      8,000                45.4684 AUD
Purchase      68,178               45.3200 AUD
Purchase      1,065                45.2500 AUD
Purchase      90,000               45.2391 AUD
Purchase      42,058               45.3155 AUD
Purchase      58,884               45.2883 AUD
Purchase      20,000               45.3126 AUD
Purchase      3,319                45.4231 AUD
Purchase      3,569                45.2213 AUD
Purchase      122,844              45.2539 AUD
Purchase      2,400                45.1881 AUD
Sale          3,191                45.2625 AUD
Sale          42,058               45.3155 AUD
Sale          120,942              45.3018 AUD
Sale          46,115               45.0994 AUD
Sale          3,319                45.4231 AUD
Sale          58,884               45.2883 AUD
Sale          337                  45.2236 AUD
Sale          20,000               45.3126 AUD
Sale          122,844              45.2539 AUD
Sale          430                  44.9049 AUD
Sale          92                   45.2500 AUD
Sale          2,660                45.2625 AUD
Sale          90,000               45.2391 AUD
Sale          93                   45.2500 AUD
Sale          292                  45.2500 AUD
Sale          2,390                45.3200 AUD
Sale          61,972               44.7019 AUD
Sale          28                   45.2500 AUD
Sale          823                  45.2624 AUD
Sale          83                   45.2500 AUD
Sale          2,407                45.2624 AUD
Sale          1,991                45.2624 AUD
Sale          69                   45.2500 AUD
Sale          100                  45.2500 AUD
Sale          27                   45.2500 AUD
Sale          2,883                45.2624 AUD
Sale          2,690                45.2624 AUD
Sale          3,585                45.2624 AUD
Sale          124                  45.2500 AUD
Sale          715                  45.2625 AUD
Sale          24                   45.2500 AUD
Sale          679                  45.2625 AUD
Sale          23                   45.2500 AUD
Sale          110                  45.2500 AUD
Sale          8,236                45.2624 AUD
Sale          788                  45.2624 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          46115         45.0994
CFD            Long          337           45.2235
CFD            Short         2400          45.188
CFD            Short         3569          45.2213
CFD            Short         8000          45.4684


(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                         19 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