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               09 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     144,468,714        4.30%     1,214,578      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      202,367        0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0        0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            144,671,081        4.31%     1,214,578      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      83,465               40.0840 AUD
Purchase      266                  40.0631 AUD
Purchase      9,284                40.0631 AUD
Purchase      21,321               39.9800 AUD
Purchase      41,733               39.9760 AUD
Purchase      99                   39.8280 AUD
Purchase      1,682                39.9600 AUD
Purchase      39,600               40.0745 AUD
Purchase      14,180               39.9760 AUD
Purchase      147,173              40.0609 AUD
Purchase      94,090               39.8136 AUD
Purchase      128,610              39.9784 AUD
Purchase      2,884                39.9800 AUD
Purchase      9,626                40.0800 AUD
Purchase      45,145               39.7830 AUD
Purchase      320,087              40.0391 AUD
Sale          94,090               39.8135 AUD
Sale          57,387               39.9203 AUD
Sale          212                  39.9600 AUD
Sale          59,344               39.9203 AUD
Sale          219                  39.9600 AUD
Sale          58                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          15,737               39.9203 AUD
Sale          40                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          10,864               39.9203 AUD
Sale          13,258               39.9203 AUD
Sale          3,870                39.7668 AUD
Sale          14,180               39.9760 AUD
Sale          41,733               39.9760 AUD
Sale          3,877                39.8178 AUD
Sale          7,350                39.9050 AUD
Sale          320,087              40.0391 AUD
Sale          1,444                39.9203 AUD
Sale          55,913               39.9760 AUD
Sale          92                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          5,339                39.6701 AUD
Sale          83,465               40.0840 AUD
Sale          48                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          25,154               39.7607 AUD
Sale          5                    39.9600 AUD
Sale          2                    39.9600 AUD
Sale          6,732                39.9203 AUD
Sale          24                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          82,753               39.9203 AUD
Sale          316                  39.9600 AUD
Sale          22,202               39.9203 AUD
Sale          20,074               39.9203 AUD
Sale          82                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          10,058               39.9203 AUD
Sale          37                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          6,288                39.9203 AUD
Sale          23                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          2                    39.9600 AUD
Sale          697                  39.9203 AUD
Sale          167                  39.9600 AUD
Sale          74                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          3                    39.9600 AUD
Sale          24,955               39.9203 AUD
Sale          45,391               39.9203 AUD
Sale          12,167               39.9203 AUD
Sale          44                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          39                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          10,641               39.9203 AUD
Sale          784                  39.9203 AUD
Sale          9                    39.9600 AUD
Sale          45,145               39.7830 AUD
Sale          824                  39.9203 AUD
Sale          2,151                39.9203 AUD
Sale          7                    39.9600 AUD
Sale          43,267               39.9203 AUD
Sale          159                  39.9600 AUD
Sale          20                   39.9600 AUD
Sale          5,432                39.9203 AUD
Sale          2,696                39.9203 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          3870          39.7668
CFD            Long          3877          39.8178
CFD            Long          7350          39.905
CFD            Short         99            39.8279
CFD            Short         39600         40.0745

(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                         10 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