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               30 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     145,833,775        4.35%     1,385,534      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives       20,890        0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0        0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            145,854,665        4.35%     1,385,534      0.04%


(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      21,652               43.8000 AUD
Purchase      1,402                43.7319 AUD
Purchase      4,268                43.7319 AUD
Purchase      5,861                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      1,328                43.7318 AUD
Purchase      1,823                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      443                  43.8000 AUD
Purchase      16,920               43.7318 AUD
Purchase      1,182                43.7319 AUD
Purchase      1,621                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      2,102                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      1,531                43.7318 AUD
Purchase      1,924                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      1,272                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      324                  43.7319 AUD
Purchase      15,768               43.7318 AUD
Purchase      9,895                43.7000 AUD
Purchase      24,557               43.7000 AUD
Purchase      1,854                43.7000 AUD
Purchase      922                  43.7000 AUD
Purchase      317                  43.7988 AUD
Purchase      3,800                43.7819 AUD
Purchase      9,182                43.6642 AUD
Purchase      233,716              43.8387 AUD
Purchase      752,587              43.6956 AUD
Purchase      2,178                43.7000 AUD
Purchase      928                  43.7318 AUD
Purchase      1,863                43.7319 AUD
Purchase      6,711                43.1900 AUD
Purchase      1,112                43.7318 AUD
Purchase      1,526                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      487                  43.8000 AUD
Purchase      355                  43.7318 AUD
Purchase      23,264               43.8000 AUD
Purchase      2,538                43.7319 AUD
Purchase      5,181                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      2,556                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      2,268                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      1,653                43.7318 AUD
Purchase      670                  43.7319 AUD
Purchase      4,092                43.7319 AUD
Purchase      8,664                43.7319 AUD
Purchase      3,483                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      918                  43.8000 AUD
Purchase      11,896               43.8000 AUD
Purchase      5,617                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      3,774                43.7318 AUD
Purchase      4,754                43.8000 AUD
Purchase      3,462                43.7318 AUD
Purchase      2,219                43.7318 AUD
Purchase      3,045                43.8000 AUD
Sale          4,571                43.7000 AUD
Sale          9,895                43.7000 AUD
Sale          25,186               42.8900 AUD
Sale          233,716              43.8387 AUD
Sale          2,178                43.7000 AUD
Sale          5,662                43.8000 AUD
Sale          9,182                43.6642 AUD
Sale          4,782                43.6913 AUD
Sale          752,587              43.6956 AUD
Sale          922                  43.7000 AUD
Sale          346,624              43.7000 AUD
Sale          22,394               43.7000 AUD
Sale          36,264               43.7000 AUD
Sale          96,031               43.8000 AUD
Sale          752,587              43.6956 AUD
Sale          1,854                43.7000 AUD
Sale          15,343               43.7000 AUD
Sale          7,632                43.7000 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          4782          43.6912
CFD            Short         3800          43.7819
CFD            Short         317           43.7987

(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                         01 July 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