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               20 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     146,716,313        4.37%      944,699       0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives       76,981        0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0        0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,793,294        4.37%       944,699      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      1,868                44.6455 AUD
Purchase      43,315               44.6500 AUD
Purchase      167,723              44.6545 AUD
Purchase      132                  44.6500 AUD
Purchase      33,225               45.1300 AUD
Purchase      20,000               44.6545 AUD
Purchase      131,256              45.1485 AUD
Purchase      147,723              44.6545 AUD
Purchase      82,200               45.2755 AUD
Purchase      462                  44.6500 AUD
Purchase      6,628                45.1300 AUD
Purchase      79,100               45.0032 AUD
Purchase      147,855              44.6500 AUD
Purchase      3,018                44.6500 AUD
Purchase      3,600                45.4312 AUD
Purchase      462                  44.6500 AUD
Sale          648                  44.8582 AUD
Sale          1,075                44.8582 AUD
Sale          338                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          703                  44.8582 AUD
Sale          13,956               44.8582 AUD
Sale          2,301                44.8583 AUD
Sale          367                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          14,677               44.8582 AUD
Sale          1,202                45.1300 AUD
Sale          7,294                45.1300 AUD
Sale          561                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          72,654               44.6500 AUD
Sale          79,100               45.0032 AUD
Sale          147,855              44.6500 AUD
Sale          7,671                45.1300 AUD
Sale          1,902                45.1300 AUD
Sale          1,868                44.6455 AUD
Sale          132                  44.6500 AUD
Sale          131,256              45.1485 AUD
Sale          147,723              44.6545 AUD
Sale          36,140               44.7173 AUD
Sale          1,868                44.6455 AUD
Sale          9,531                44.6500 AUD
Sale          151                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          1,007                44.8583 AUD
Sale          250                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          1,910                44.8582 AUD
Sale          997                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          630                  44.8583 AUD
Sale          328                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          495                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          627                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          949                  44.8582 AUD
Sale          290                  44.8583 AUD
Sale          30,386               44.6500 AUD
Sale          2,384                44.6500 AUD
Sale          5,925                44.6500 AUD
Sale          277,701              44.9900 AUD
Sale          8,132                45.1300 AUD
Sale          1,200                44.8582 AUD
Sale          3,665                45.1300 AUD
Sale          20,000               44.6545 AUD
Sale          3,640                44.8583 AUD
Sale          15,531               44.8582 AUD
Sale          637                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          1,221                44.8582 AUD
Sale          3,447                44.8583 AUD
Sale          480                  44.8583 AUD
Sale          7,015                44.8582 AUD
Sale          526                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          1,240                44.8583 AUD
Sale          647                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          1,619                45.1300 AUD
Sale          3,098                44.8582 AUD
Sale          1,233                44.8582 AUD
Sale          643                  45.1300 AUD
Sale          1,801                45.1300 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          36140         44.7173
CFD            Short         82200         45.2754
CFD            Short         3600          45.4311

(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                         23 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