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               02 July 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     135,451,295        4.04%     1,666,423      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      106,011        0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0        0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            135,557,306        4.04%     1,666,423      0.05%


(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      995                  43.5500 AUD
Purchase      25,200               42.8970 AUD
Purchase      11,197               42.8900 AUD
Purchase      30,000               42.8900 AUD
Purchase      636,653              43.1128 AUD
Purchase      26,538               43.1791 AUD
Purchase      4,348                43.0500 AUD
Purchase      84,321               42.8943 AUD
Purchase      30,000               42.8857 AUD
Purchase      74,442               43.1791 AUD
Purchase      57,959               43.5491 AUD
Purchase      5,137                43.2025 AUD
Purchase      1,841                43.5500 AUD
Purchase      1,005                43.5500 AUD
Purchase      1,680                43.5500 AUD
Purchase      84,321               42.8943 AUD
Purchase      182                  42.8900 AUD
Purchase      27,724               43.0500 AUD
Purchase      4,162                43.1791 AUD
Purchase      77,771               43.0500 AUD
Sale          21,281               42.8900 AUD
Sale          1,167                43.0500 AUD
Sale          15,029               43.0500 AUD
Sale          57,959               43.5491 AUD
Sale          84,321               42.8943 AUD
Sale          30,000               42.8900 AUD
Sale          30,000               42.8900 AUD
Sale          30,000               42.8857 AUD
Sale          87,959               43.3229 AUD
Sale          5,133                43.1053 AUD
Sale          5,000                43.4514 AUD
Sale          636,653              43.1128 AUD
Sale          2,794                43.0500 AUD
Sale          7,862                42.8900 AUD
Sale          30,000               43.1160 AUD
Sale          4,142                42.8900 AUD
Sale          3,608                43.5500 AUD
Sale          4,656                42.8900 AUD
Sale          1,147                43.0500 AUD
Sale          4,129                43.0500 AUD
Sale          6,532                43.0500 AUD
Sale          13,344               43.0500 AUD
Sale          2,592                43.0500 AUD
Sale          3,518                43.0500 AUD
Sale          4,342                43.0500 AUD
Sale          8,535                43.0500 AUD
Sale          8,572                43.0500 AUD
Sale          5,943                43.0500 AUD
Sale          3,645                43.0500 AUD
Sale          1,425                43.0500 AUD
Sale          4,267                43.0500 AUD
Sale          1,515                43.0500 AUD
Sale          1,693                43.0500 AUD
Sale          15,070               43.0500 AUD
Sale          85,236               43.0408 AUD
Sale          4,035                43.0500 AUD
Sale          549                  43.0500 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          30000         42.89
CFD            Long          85236         43.0407
CFD            Long          5133          43.1052
CFD            Long          5000          43.4514
CFD            Short         25200         42.8969
CFD            Short         5137          43.2025

(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                         03 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