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               07 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     153,730,381      4.58%     10,332,062     0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives       36,064      0.00%        100,737     0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            153,766,445      4.58%      10,432,799    0.31%


(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      1,430                36.4013 AUD
Purchase      6,790                36.4674 AUD
Purchase      5,756                37.0100 AUD
Purchase      469,772              36.5869 AUD
Purchase      1,364                36.9200 AUD
Purchase      365                  36.9200 AUD
Purchase      1,347                36.4200 AUD
Purchase      1,214                36.5834 AUD
Purchase      2,641                36.4013 AUD
Sale          32,068               36.1158 AUD
Sale          13                   36.4200 AUD
Sale          123                  36.4200 AUD
Sale          67,171               36.6022 AUD
Sale          223                  36.4200 AUD
Sale          262                  36.4200 AUD
Sale          33,690               36.9200 AUD
Sale          2,879                36.6834 AUD
Sale          4,165                36.6834 AUD
Sale          411                  36.6835 AUD
Sale          47,289               36.6022 AUD
Sale          57                   36.4200 AUD
Sale          32                   36.4200 AUD
Sale          40                   36.4200 AUD
Sale          469,772              36.5869 AUD
Sale          1,077                36.6834 AUD
Sale          64,941               36.9200 AUD
Sale          5,486                36.6834 AUD
Sale          254                  36.6834 AUD
Sale          4,895                36.6834 AUD
Sale          2,309                36.6834 AUD
Sale          599                  36.6835 AUD
Sale          13                   36.4200 AUD
Sale          246                  36.6835 AUD
Sale          292                  36.9200 AUD
Sale          9,706                36.3754 AUD
Sale          761                  36.6835 AUD
Sale          114,240              36.6022 AUD
Sale          298                  36.4200 AUD
Sale          110                  36.4200 AUD
Sale          2,071                36.6834 AUD
Sale          154                  36.4200 AUD
Sale          22                   36.4200 AUD
Sale          71,300               36.6022 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         6790          36.4673
CFD            Long          32068         36.1158
CFD            Long          9706          36.3753

(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                         08 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