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               27 May 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     110,726,950       5.02%       855,356     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,591,344       0.12%     3,497,761     0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,002,450       0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            114,320,744       5.18%     5,105,892     0.23%

(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      2,340                19.9149
Purchase      2,310                20.0315
Purchase      12,800               20.3360
Purchase      500                  19.7200
Purchase      16,388               19.7200
Purchase      9,788                19.8926
Purchase      240,247              19.9640
Purchase      3,082                19.9149
Purchase      3,884                19.7200
Purchase      211,384              19.7643
Purchase      20,516               19.9149
Purchase      60,000               19.7200
Purchase      41,698               19.9987
Purchase      58,527               20.2806
Purchase      1,047                19.9200
Purchase      2,303                19.9200
Purchase      1,173                19.7200
Purchase      6,139                19.9149
Purchase      30,000               19.7200
Purchase      7,740                19.7200
Purchase      30,000               19.7200
Purchase      14,658               19.7200
Purchase      11,623               19.9149
Purchase      2,949                19.7200
Purchase      13,407               19.9149
Purchase      3,500                20.5120
Purchase      7,618                19.7237
Purchase      37,197               20.0100
Purchase      250                  20.1284
Purchase      18,798               19.9952
Purchase      12,996               19.9149
Purchase      16,907               19.7200
Purchase      25,870               19.7200
Purchase      134,992              20.0215
Purchase      8,022                19.9672
Purchase      329,801              20.3142
Purchase      287                  19.7200
Purchase      27,138               20.0879
Purchase      136                  Transfer
Purchase      67,200               19.8811
Purchase      26,544               19.7200
Purchase      21,050               19.9149
Purchase      229                  19.9149
Purchase      1,082                20.1900
Sale          3,000                20.1100
Sale          111                  19.9117
Sale          459                  20.0100
Sale          400                  19.9537
Sale          35,012               20.4695
Sale          39,889               19.7200
Sale          230                  19.8400
Sale          359                  19.7200
Sale          8,580                20.4695
Sale          500                  19.8400
Sale          9,160                19.7200
Sale          6,953                20.3000
Sale          500                  19.8400
Sale          250                  19.8400
Sale          58,742               20.0863
Sale          85                   19.8635
Sale          404                  20.0100
Sale          2,500                19.9170
Sale          121,116              20.0508
Sale          56,600               20.0484
Sale          260                  Transfer
Sale          13,614               20.1246
Sale          1,123                20.0100
Sale          1,400                19.9867
Sale          27,520               20.0111
Sale          4,485                19.9047
Sale          136                  Transfer
Sale          115,227              19.7200
Sale          146                  20.4070
Sale          985                  19.8400
Sale          460                  20.0100
Sale          18,056               19.9369
Sale          126                  20.0100
Sale          211,384              19.7643
Sale          314                  19.9400
Sale          65,299               20.0726
Sale          791                  20.0100
Sale          361                  20.0100
Sale          120,000              19.7200
Sale          21,891               19.9164
Sale          2,856                19.7200
Sale          300                  19.7912
Sale          250                  19.8400
Sale          557                  20.0100

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          211384        19.7643
CFD            Long          21891         19.9163
CFD            Long          2500          19.917
CFD            Long          18056         19.9368
CFD            Long          1400          19.9867
CFD            Long          743           19.998
CFD            Long          27520         20.011
CFD            Long          56600         20.0484
CFD            Long          121116        20.0507
CFD            Long          65299         20.0725
CFD            Long          58742         20.0862
CFD            Long          13614         20.1246
CFD            Short         7618          19.7237
CFD            Short         211384        19.7643
CFD            Short         67200         19.8811
CFD            Short         9788          19.8925
CFD            Short         240247        19.964
CFD            Short         8022          19.9671
CFD            Short         18798         19.9951
CFD            Short         41698         19.9986
CFD            Short         37197         20.0099
CFD            Short         134992        20.0214
CFD            Short         2310          20.0315
CFD            Short         27138         20.0878
CFD            Short         58527         20.2806
CFD            Short         329801        20.3142
CFD            Short         12800         20.336
CFD            Short         3500          20.512

(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                         28 May 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   250,000                14.0000          AMER           20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   500                    1,900.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   500                    1,900.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000         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

Notes

1. 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