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               08 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     110,856,365      5.02%       6,687,108   0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,563,178      0.25%       1,018,709   0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,002,150      0.05%         753,775   0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            117,421,693      5.32%       8,459,592   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           93,388                  15.3313
Purchase           1,473                   15.1537
Purchase           328,768                 15.1842
Purchase           80,934                  15.1739
Purchase           170,445                 15.3516
Purchase           282                     15.3800
Purchase           26,300                  14.9100
Purchase           47,595                  15.3800
Purchase           10,587                  15.3800
Purchase           10,740                  15.3800
Purchase           36,358                  15.3800
Purchase           35,800                  15.3800
Purchase           9,195                   15.3764
Purchase           18,457                  15.2043
Purchase           44,875                  15.2804
Purchase           2,937                   15.1102
Purchase           3,580                   15.3800
Purchase           2,112                   15.3900
Purchase           11,827                  15.4194
Purchase           24,438                  15.2553
Purchase           33,027                  15.2145
Purchase           3,000                   15.3394
Purchase           9,582                   15.3800
Purchase           39,825                  15.3800
Purchase           118,743                 15.4175
Purchase           2,318                   15.3800
Purchase           7,000                   15.0914
Purchase           1,570                   15.2578
Purchase           256                     15.3800
Purchase           1,241                   15.3800
Purchase           36,838                  15.4200
Purchase           24,438                  15.2553
Purchase           557                     15.1219
Purchase           246                     15.3800
Purchase           10,550                  15.3800
Purchase           10,600                  15.3492
Purchase           46,354                  15.4317
Purchase           14,001                  15.1549
Purchase           85,441                  15.1730
Purchase           230                     15.0700
Purchase           400                     15.2475
Purchase           460,832                 15.3560
Purchase           6,000                   15.2300
Purchase           335                     15.1300
Purchase           3,059                   15.2588
Purchase           21,693                  15.2914
Purchase           493,304                 15.2011
Purchase           51,370                  15.2043
Purchase           21,693                  15.2976
Purchase           58,374                  15.3800
Purchase           2,937                   15.1013
Purchase           14,484                  15.3874
Purchase           27,464                  12.2581
Purchase           9,559                   15.3800
Purchase           61                      Transfer
Purchase           79,538                  15.2779
Sale               66,568                  15.2860
Sale               1,902                   15.2680
Sale               51,370                  15.2030
Sale               44,875                  15.2804
Sale               3,897                   15.1500
Sale               36,838                  15.4200
Sale               14,484                  15.3851
Sale               256                     15.3800
Sale               448                     15.3417
Sale               37                      15.3935
Sale               49,467                  15.3800
Sale               282                     15.3800
Sale               24,865                  15.2411
Sale               342                     15.1317
Sale               10,600                  15.3463
Sale               246                     15.3800
Sale               73                      15.1235
Sale               1,241                   15.3800
Sale               2,042                   15.2680
Sale               4,208                   15.2680
Sale               80,934                  15.1739
Sale               21,693                  15.2976
Sale               79,538                  15.2779
Sale               2,318                   15.3771
Sale               27,464                  12.2581
Sale               3,000                   15.3365
Sale               3,341                   15.2680
Sale               6,000                   15.2271
Sale               246                     15.2317
Sale               58,374                  15.3800
Sale               21,693                  15.2914
Sale               1,795                   15.2680
Sale               118,743                 15.4159
Sale               98                      Transfer
Sale               2,112                   15.3900
Sale               328,768                 15.1815
Sale               170,445                 15.3502
Sale               24,438                  15.2553
Sale               7,000                   15.0886
Sale               3,059                   15.2573
Sale               47,595                  15.3800
Sale               2,937                   15.1013
Sale               33,027                  15.2145
Sale               24,438                  15.2524
Sale               127                     15.2217
Sale               509                     15.0500
Sale               36,838                  15.4200
Sale               327                     Transfer
Sale               485,270                 15.3509
Sale               460,832                 15.3560
Sale               200                     15.1337
Sale               93,388                  15.3286
Sale               285,000                 15.4000
Sale               333                     15.2235
Sale               1,570                   15.2578
Sale               173                     15.2235
Sale               2,937                   15.1102
Sale               11,827                  15.4178
Sale               18,457                  15.2028

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name  Long/Short  Number Of Securities  Price Per Unit
CFD           Short       7000                  15.0914
CFD           Short       557                   15.1218
CFD           Short       1667                  15.1455
CFD           Short       1473                  15.1536
CFD           Short       44109                 15.1759
CFD           Short       328768                15.1842
CFD           Short       18457                 15.2042
CFD           Short       19668                 15.2557
CFD           Short       3059                  15.2587
CFD           Short       79538                 15.2779
CFD           Short       3000                  15.3393
CFD           Short       5761                  15.3622
CFD           Short       2112                  15.39
CFD           Short       1500                  15.4313
CFD           Long        33027                 15.2144
CFD           Long        6000                  15.2271
CFD           Long        24438                 15.2523
CFD           Long        93388                 15.3285
CFD           Long        154714                15.341
CFD           Long        10600                 15.3463
CFD           Long        2318                  15.377
CFD           Long        14484                 15.385
CFD           Long        118743                15.4159
CFD           Long        11827                 15.4178
CFD           Long        5683                  15.423
CFD           Long        10048                 15.4503

(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                         09 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                   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
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                    1,600.0000      EURO         15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000      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