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               04 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     109,238,155       4.95%     1,682,973     0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,418,886       0.15%     3,792,842     0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,001,950       0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            113,658,991       5.15%     6,228,590     0.28%

(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           1,307               19.3000
Purchase           50,726              19.0230
Purchase           4,867               18.9528
Purchase           4,730               18.9129
Purchase           3,833               19.0036
Purchase           129,208             18.9688
Purchase           18,180              18.9354
Purchase           952                 18.8837
Purchase           6,641               19.0743
Purchase           165,799             18.9433
Purchase           2,922               Transfer
Purchase           3,206               19.1029
Purchase           22,600              19.1367
Purchase           64,179              18.8790
Purchase           1,533               18.9945
Purchase           274                 18.9945
Purchase           20,816              18.9214
Purchase           859                 19.0100
Purchase           1,368               19.0000
Purchase           83,701              19.0000
Purchase           690                 19.0000
Purchase           2,397               19.0000
Sale               2,237               18.8558
Sale               1,844               18.9817
Sale               2,968               18.8497
Sale               57                  Transfer
Sale               14,100              18.9960
Sale               13,600              18.8138
Sale               19,780              18.9869
Sale               64,179              18.8790
Sale               17,048              18.9257
Sale               111,841             18.9808
Sale               157                 19.1617
Sale               55                  Transfer
Sale               33,852              18.9874
Sale               1,695               18.8000
Sale               13,700              19.0130
Sale               181,622             18.9891
Sale               480                 18.8425
Sale               360                 19.2245
Sale               14,000              19.0000
Sale               185                 18.8716
Sale               210                 18.8312
Sale               1,000               18.8425
Sale               225                 18.8425
Sale               176                 19.2517
Sale               468                 18.8064
Sale               54                  19.2735
Sale               56                  18.9417
Sale               202                 18.8535
Sale               10,003              19.0981
Sale               64,788              19.0047
Sale               44                  Transfer
Sale               815                 18.9000
Sale               58,400              18.9016
Sale               121                 Transfer
Sale               54                  18.9217
Sale               11,300              19.0400
Sale               1,400               18.9757
Sale               86,945              19.0456

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          468           18.8064
CFD            Long          13600         18.8137
CFD            Long          2968          18.8497
CFD            Long          2237          18.8557
CFD            Long          64179         18.879
CFD            Long          58400         18.9015
CFD            Long          17048         18.9256
CFD            Long          1400          18.9757
CFD            Long          111841        18.9808
CFD            Long          19780         18.9868
CFD            Long          33852         18.9873
CFD            Long          181622        18.989
CFD            Long          14100         18.9959
CFD            Long          64788         19.0046
CFD            Long          13700         19.0129
CFD            Long          86945         19.0455
CFD            Long          10003         19.098
CFD            Short         64179         18.879
CFD            Short         952           18.8837
CFD            Short         830           18.9063
CFD            Short         4730          18.9128
CFD            Short         20816         18.9214
CFD            Short         18180         18.9353
CFD            Short         165799        18.9432
CFD            Short         129208        18.9688
CFD            Short         3833          19.0036
CFD            Short         859           19.01
CFD            Short         50726         19.0229
CFD            Short         6641          19.0742
CFD            Short         3206          19.1028

(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                         05 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