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               03 June 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     109,377,388       4.96%     1,334,728     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,078,769       0.14%     3,679,697     0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,001,950       0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            113,458,107       5.14%     5,767,200     0.26%

(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           Price per unit
                   Securities          (GBP)
Purchase           27,834              19.1400
Purchase           602                 19.2780
Purchase           6,000               19.4837
Purchase           849                 19.2780
Purchase           28,036              19.3492
Purchase           963                 19.2693
Purchase           88,808              19.2356
Purchase           195                 Transfer
Purchase           537                 19.2780
Purchase           180,580             19.3320
Purchase           746                 19.2780
Purchase           81                  Transfer
Purchase           99                  Transfer
Purchase           18,792              19.2118
Purchase           7,221               19.2873
Purchase           23,519              19.3716
Purchase           93                  Transfer
Purchase           1,188               19.3137
Purchase           5,115               19.2281
Purchase           218                 Transfer
Purchase           350                 19.3876
Purchase           15,009              19.3100
Purchase           671                 19.2780
Purchase           7,430               19.3100
Purchase           19,780              19.3129
Purchase           802                 19.2929
Purchase           734                 19.3500
Purchase           1,117               19.3500
Purchase           446                 19.3500
Purchase           400                 19.3285
Purchase           8,230               19.3100
Purchase           3,367               19.3100
Purchase           102,524             19.3100
Sale               27,083              19.3654
Sale               114,800             19.2357
Sale               287                 19.4635
Sale               2,675               19.2863
Sale               3,400               19.2724
Sale               19,585              19.3020
Sale               116                 19.1735
Sale               93                  Transfer
Sale               49                  19.4635
Sale               191,143             19.3214
Sale               99,668              19.3407
Sale               389                 19.4200
Sale               81                  Transfer
Sale               99                  Transfer
Sale               911                 19.2700
Sale               16,566              19.2726
Sale               3,367               19.3100
Sale               245                 19.3612
Sale               150                 19.2812
Sale               350                 19.2412
Sale               300                 19.2025
Sale               160                 19.1912
Sale               335                 19.3312
Sale               250                 19.2415
Sale               500                 19.4168
Sale               601                 19.3215
Sale               393                 19.3440
Sale               31,047              19.3493
Sale               35                  Transfer
Sale               105                 19.2235
Sale               12,600              19.2637
Sale               413,294             19.3580
Sale               218                 Transfer
Sale               21,109              19.4033
Sale               78                  19.3817
Sale               301                 19.1935
Sale               374                 Transfer
Sale               350                 19.2925

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          114800        19.2357
CFD            Long          12600         19.2637
CFD            Long          3400          19.2724
CFD            Long          2675          19.2863
CFD            Long          19585         19.302
CFD            Long          2471          19.3139
CFD            Long          191143        19.3214
CFD            Long          99668         19.3407
CFD            Long          31047         19.3492
CFD            Long          413294        19.3579
CFD            Long          27083         19.3654
CFD            Long          21109         19.4033
CFD            Long          500           19.4168
CFD            Short         18792         19.2118
CFD            Short         5115          19.228
CFD            Short         88808         19.2355
CFD            Short         7221          19.2872
CFD            Short         802           19.2928
CFD            Short         19780         19.3128
CFD            Short         1188          19.3136
CFD            Short         180580        19.332
CFD            Short         28036         19.3492
CFD            Short         23519         19.3715
CFD            Short         6000          19.4837

(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                         04 June 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   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,900.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,900.0000       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

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