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               11 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     153,537,841      4.57%     10,033,613     0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives       31,420      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            153,569,261      4.58%      10,033,613    0.30%


(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      3,119                36.1100 AUD
Purchase      14,900               36.1400 AUD
Purchase      128,243              35.8536 AUD
Purchase      1,700                35.8700 AUD
Purchase      10,645               35.8500 AUD
Purchase      4,400                36.4309 AUD
Purchase      90,000               35.8536 AUD
Purchase      11,174               35.8388 AUD
Purchase      275,496              35.8779 AUD
Purchase      3,272                36.1100 AUD
Purchase      218,243              35.8536 AUD
Sale          540                  36.1100 AUD
Sale          378                  35.9485 AUD
Sale          3,840                35.9485 AUD
Sale          128,243              35.8536 AUD
Sale          10,645               35.8500 AUD
Sale          90,000               35.8536 AUD
Sale          4,286                35.9484 AUD
Sale          275,496              35.8779 AUD
Sale          49                   36.1100 AUD
Sale          181                  35.9484 AUD
Sale          2,967                35.9484 AUD
Sale          1,190                36.1100 AUD
Sale          819                  36.1100 AUD
Sale          10,938               35.9163 AUD
Sale          932                  36.6027 AUD
Sale          1,200                35.7608 AUD
Sale          609                  36.1100 AUD
Sale          104                  36.1100 AUD
Sale          1,005                36.1100 AUD
Sale          3,643                35.9484 AUD
Sale          1,060                36.1100 AUD
Sale          82                   36.1100 AUD
Sale          33,690               35.8500 AUD
Sale          368                  36.1100 AUD
Sale          298                  35.9484 AUD
Sale          2,207                35.9485 AUD
Sale          102                  36.1100 AUD
Sale          3,261                36.1400 AUD
Sale          373                  35.9484 AUD
Sale          463                  36.1100 AUD
Sale          1,334                35.9485 AUD
Sale          1,960                35.9484 AUD
Sale          1,679                35.9484 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         11174         35.8387
CFD            Short         1700          35.87
CFD            Short         4400          36.4309
CFD            Long          1200          35.7608
CFD            Long          10938         35.9162
CFD            Long          932           36.6026

(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                         12 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