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               25 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     146,817,276        4.37%     1,086,875      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives       14,401        0.00%         1,005      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0        0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,831,677        4.38%     1,087,880      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      3,018                43.8688 AUD
Purchase      60,000               43.7156 AUD
Purchase      129,957              44.3222 AUD
Purchase      3,035                44.2144 AUD
Purchase      86,656               43.7415 AUD
Purchase      83,621               43.7244 AUD
Purchase      549                  44.4900 AUD
Purchase      530,609              44.4859 AUD
Purchase      2,233                43.7200 AUD
Purchase      76                   44.7816 AUD
Purchase      567                  43.7200 AUD
Purchase      6,519                44.4900 AUD
Purchase      438                  44.4900 AUD
Purchase      1,125                44.4900 AUD
Purchase      39,323               43.7200 AUD
Purchase      3,352                44.5500 AUD
Purchase      3,080                44.4900 AUD
Purchase      112,720              43.7200 AUD
Purchase      3,712                44.5500 AUD
Sale          822                  44.3629 AUD
Sale          25,765               44.4900 AUD
Sale          243                  44.3630 AUD
Sale          45                   44.5500 AUD
Sale          1,445                44.3629 AUD
Sale          274                  44.5500 AUD
Sale          5,116                44.3629 AUD
Sale          971                  44.5500 AUD
Sale          1,789                44.3629 AUD
Sale          339                  44.5500 AUD
Sale          60,000               43.7156 AUD
Sale          7,735                44.3629 AUD
Sale          3,989                44.3629 AUD
Sale          156                  44.5500 AUD
Sale          410                  44.5500 AUD
Sale          2,163                44.3629 AUD
Sale          194                  44.5500 AUD
Sale          1,026                44.3629 AUD
Sale          384                  44.5500 AUD
Sale          2,023                44.3630 AUD
Sale          1,480                44.5500 AUD
Sale          3,011                44.3629 AUD
Sale          2,100                44.2338 AUD
Sale          2,000                44.3565 AUD
Sale          129,957              44.3222 AUD
Sale          83,621               43.7244 AUD
Sale          530,609              44.4859 AUD
Sale          55,120               44.4900 AUD
Sale          3,600                44.6186 AUD
Sale          17,073               44.4900 AUD
Sale          60,000               43.7156 AUD
Sale          757                  44.5500 AUD
Sale          3,600                44.4900 AUD
Sale          7,269                44.4900 AUD
Sale          3,890                43.7200 AUD
Sale          572                  44.5500 AUD
Sale          868                  44.3629 AUD
Sale          164                  44.5500 AUD
Sale          937                  44.3630 AUD
Sale          177                  44.5500 AUD
Sale          6,008                44.3629 AUD
Sale          1,141                44.5500 AUD
Sale          3,035                44.2144 AUD
Sale          88                   44.7691 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          2100          44.2338
CFD            Long          3600          44.6186
CFD            Long          88            44.769
CFD            Short         76            44.7815

(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                         26 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