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               04 February 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     153,598,380      4.58%      11,308,923    0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives      358,649      0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            153,957,029      4.59%     11,308,923     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      4,719                39.6800 AUD
Purchase      26,750               39.6800 AUD
Purchase      6,013                39.3200 AUD
Purchase      1,063                39.6800 AUD
Purchase      1,022                39.7726 AUD
Purchase      3,378                37.6800 AUD
Purchase      40,137               39.6800 AUD
Purchase      14,406               39.7314 AUD
Purchase      1,345                37.6800 AUD
Purchase      41,022               39.6800 AUD
Sale          3,071                40.1044 AUD
Sale          66,050               40.0686 AUD
Sale          2,299                40.1044 AUD
Sale          2,045                39.6800 AUD
Sale          6,863                40.1043 AUD
Sale          11,268               40.1043 AUD
Sale          1,454                39.6800 AUD
Sale          189,908              39.9955 AUD
Sale          17,246               40.1043 AUD
Sale          7,357                40.1044 AUD
Sale          3,328                39.6800 AUD
Sale          2,031                40.1043 AUD
Sale          10,026               40.1043 AUD
Sale          4,369                40.1044 AUD
Sale          18,894               39.6800 AUD
Sale          62,000               39.8330 AUD
Sale          1,344                40.1044 AUD
Sale          1,835                39.6800 AUD
Sale          5,991                39.3200 AUD
Sale          1,977                40.1043 AUD
Sale          69,832               40.0686 AUD
Sale          44,384               40.0686 AUD
Sale          69,621               40.1043 AUD
Sale          12,268               39.8330 AUD
Sale          19,303               39.8330 AUD
Sale          4,113                40.1044 AUD
Sale          18,256               39.8330 AUD
Sale          12,173               39.8330 AUD
Sale          5,181                39.6800 AUD
Sale          2,391                39.6800 AUD
Sale          13,763               40.1043 AUD
Sale          3,258                40.1043 AUD
Sale          17,556               39.7522 AUD
Sale          44,042               40.0686 AUD
Sale          57,850               39.6800 AUD
Sale          500                  40.1791 AUD
Sale          1,419                40.1043 AUD
Sale          4,473                40.1043 AUD
Sale          2,932                40.1044 AUD
Sale          12,763               40.1043 AUD
Sale          2,394                40.1043 AUD
Sale          1,418                40.1044 AUD
Sale          13,266               39.6800 AUD
Sale          10,611               40.1043 AUD
Sale          9,434                40.1043 AUD
Sale          3,609                40.1043 AUD
Sale          5,659                39.6800 AUD
Sale          1,788                39.6800 AUD
Sale          2,231                40.1043 AUD
Sale          7,366                40.1043 AUD
Sale          2,942                40.1043 AUD
Sale          15,043               40.1043 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         14406         39.7314
CFD            Long          17556         39.7522
CFD            Long          189908        39.9954

(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                         05 February 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