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               26 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     146,682,325        4.37%      1,065,943     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives       21,914        0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0        0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,704,239        4.37%     1,065,943      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      6,255                43.8859 AUD
Purchase      83,621               43.9456 AUD
Purchase      712                  43.5187 AUD
Purchase      6,198                43.9500 AUD
Purchase      22,230               43.7657 AUD
Purchase      174,190              43.8663 AUD
Purchase      79,135               43.6665 AUD
Purchase      45,400               43.7872 AUD
Purchase      79,135               43.6665 AUD
Purchase      6,679                43.9500 AUD
Purchase      295                  43.8200 AUD
Purchase      92,105               43.7780 AUD
Purchase      5,899                43.7200 AUD
Sale          195                  43.7200 AUD
Sale          9,577                43.8213 AUD
Sale          1,830                43.8214 AUD
Sale          263                  43.7200 AUD
Sale          1,358                43.8214 AUD
Sale          54,953               43.7611 AUD
Sale          45,400               43.7872 AUD
Sale          10,046               43.8838 AUD
Sale          1,379                43.7200 AUD
Sale          22,230               43.7657 AUD
Sale          2,320                43.8214 AUD
Sale          79,135               43.6665 AUD
Sale          92,105               43.7780 AUD
Sale          83,621               43.9456 AUD
Sale          83,621               43.9456 AUD
Sale          119,237              43.9147 AUD
Sale          39                   43.7200 AUD
Sale          82,220               43.7200 AUD
Sale          10,634               43.9500 AUD
Sale          2,771                43.8213 AUD
Sale          399                  43.7200 AUD
Sale          1,901                43.7200 AUD
Sale          13,150               43.8213 AUD
Sale          211                  43.7200 AUD
Sale          1,466                43.8214 AUD
Sale          1,486                43.8213 AUD
Sale          213                  43.7200 AUD
Sale          1,011                43.8213 AUD
Sale          128                  43.7200 AUD
Sale          5,439                43.6968 AUD
Sale          278                  43.8213 AUD
Sale          722                  43.8214 AUD
Sale          104                  43.7200 AUD
Sale          241                  43.7200 AUD
Sale          1,679                43.8213 AUD
Sale          347                  43.7200 AUD
Sale          2,415                43.8213 AUD
Sale          334                  43.7200 AUD
Sale          1,313                43.7000 AUD
Sale          145                  43.7200 AUD
Sale          889                  43.8214 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          5439          43.6968
CFD            Long          10046         43.8837
CFD            Short         712           43.5187
CFD            Short         6255          43.8858

(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                         27 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