Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON PLC

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 PLC
Class of relevant security    USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               07 January 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     110,980,239      5.03%       6,676,654   0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,640,627      0.26%       1,064,759   0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,002,150      0.05%         753,775   0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            117,623,016      5.33%       8,495,188   0.38%

(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           60,464                  15.3111
Purchase           17,409                  15.3400
Purchase           321                     14.9128
Purchase           14,000                  15.3550
Purchase           1,946                   15.3500
Purchase           103                     15.1880
Purchase           80,929                  15.1755
Purchase           8,641                   15.3807
Purchase           8,492                   15.2431
Purchase           2,649                   15.3325
Purchase           119,364                 15.4653
Purchase           68                      15.4225
Purchase           118,655                 15.3278
Purchase           11,557                  15.2331
Purchase           55,882                  15.1194
Purchase           78,129                  Transfer
Purchase           10,740                  14.9100
Purchase           2,800                   15.4018
Purchase           5,400                   14.9733
Purchase           20,382                  15.1905
Purchase           8,328                   15.0548
Purchase           4,202                   14.9100
Purchase           10,587                  14.9100
Purchase           38,431                  15.1540
Purchase           2,800                   15.4018
Purchase           10,838                  14.9100
Purchase           82,341                  15.0136
Purchase           94,260                  15.0511
Purchase           900                     15.1729
Purchase           112,113                 15.3236
Purchase           34,454                  15.3866
Purchase           418,913                 15.1920
Purchase           3,074                   15.3624
Purchase           1,071                   15.2009
Purchase           14,000                  15.3550
Purchase           50,930                  15.1661
Purchase           4,193                   14.9100
Purchase           2,649                   15.3283
Purchase           60,464                  15.3110
Purchase           73,869                  15.1678
Purchase           2,800                   14.8900
Purchase           338,143                 15.1760
Purchase           68                      15.4225
Purchase           187,275                 15.3273
Purchase           1,458                   15.3866
Purchase           20,227                  15.0107
Purchase           58,531                  15.1289
Sale               119,364                 15.4653
Sale               352,143                 15.1832
Sale               303                     Transfer
Sale               60,464                  15.3111
Sale               112,113                 15.3209
Sale               1,756                   15.2424
Sale               8,641                   15.3807
Sale               304                     Transfer
Sale               14,000                  15.3550
Sale               94,260                  15.0498
Sale               2,649                   15.3325
Sale               38,431                  15.1524
Sale               321                     14.9100
Sale               297                     15.1635
Sale               20,382                  15.1876
Sale               2,800                   14.8878
Sale               900                     15.1700
Sale               30,689                  15.2478
Sale               78                      15.3517
Sale               8,328                   15.0526
Sale               210,294                 15.2424
Sale               1,262                   15.2424
Sale               260                     15.1125
Sale               5,400                   14.9718
Sale               80,929                  15.1740
Sale               187,275                 15.3273
Sale               425                     15.1512
Sale               73,869                  15.1650
Sale               17,409                  15.3370
Sale               118,655                 15.3278
Sale               14,000                  15.3521
Sale               20,227                  15.0093
Sale               1,152                   15.2424
Sale               3,074                   15.3605
Sale               2,800                   15.4018
Sale               338,143                 15.1760
Sale               82,341                  15.0107
Sale               60,464                  15.3110
Sale               160                     15.3512
Sale               11,557                  15.2316
Sale               498                     15.2424
Sale               68                      15.4225
Sale               50,930                  15.1661
Sale               55,882                  15.1194
Sale               2,649                   15.3283
Sale               8,492                   15.2431
Sale               247,739                 15.3234
Sale               1,071                   15.1980

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name  Long/Short  Number Of Securities  Price Per Unit
CFD           Short       321                   14.9128
CFD           Short       60687                 15.033
CFD           Short       8328                  15.0548
CFD           Short       4725                  15.0821
CFD           Short       28848                 15.0842
CFD           Short       73869                 15.1677
CFD           Short       900                   15.1728
CFD           Short       80929                 15.1754
CFD           Short       20382                 15.1904
CFD           Short       1071                  15.2009
CFD           Short       11557                 15.233
CFD           Short       34580                 15.3063
CFD           Short       118655                15.3277
CFD           Short       6148                  15.3624
CFD           Short       8641                  15.3806
CFD           Short       2800                  15.4018
CFD           Short       68                    15.4225
CFD           Long        2800                  14.8877
CFD           Long        16714                 14.9533
CFD           Long        5400                  14.9718
CFD           Long        82341                 15.0107
CFD           Long        38431                 15.1524
CFD           Long        50930                 15.1661
CFD           Long        8492                  15.243
CFD           Long        2795                  15.2551
CFD           Long        112113                15.3208
CFD           Long        17409                 15.337
CFD           Long        14000                 15.352
CFD           Long        718                   15.3559

(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         08 January 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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price  Type, e.g.   Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)        American,
                              or derivative relates                  European etc.
Option            Purchased   500,000                9.5000          EURO         19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250,000                14.0000         AMER      20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   250,000                14.0000         AMER      20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   700                    1,400.0000      EURO      20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   500                    1,500.0000      EURO      15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   450                    1,400.0000      EURO      20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000      EURO      19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,600.0000      EURO      15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000        EURO      19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000        EURO      19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,000                 1,500.0000      EURO      19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,775                 1,600.0000      EURO      20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   -250,000               16.0000         AMER      19/09/2008
Option            Purchased   -500,000               9.5000          EURO      19/12/2008

Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk