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               05 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     110,149,765       4.99%       978,955     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,691,154       0.12%     5,669,678     0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,001,950       0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            113,842,869       5.16%     7,401,408     0.34%

(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           53,924              18.4618
Purchase           51,700              18.4530
Purchase           3,922               18.4480
Purchase           3,922               18.4300
Purchase           21,453              18.6665
Purchase           4,686               18.4902
Purchase           7,300               18.6234
Purchase           68                  18.5865
Purchase           4,078               18.4395
Purchase           78,000              18.5493
Purchase           699,484             18.5223
Purchase           23,160              18.6611
Purchase           12,647              18.7674
Purchase           96                  Transfer
Purchase           37                  18.5283
Purchase           2,290               18.3514
Purchase           14,799              18.5502
Purchase           1,796               18.6696
Purchase           8,138               18.7800
Purchase           1,066               18.6696
Purchase           1,877               18.5557
Purchase           25,000              19.3680
Purchase           374                 Transfer
Purchase           2,290               19.0000
Purchase           415                 18.3285
Purchase           207,103             18.6830
Purchase           450                 18.4000
Purchase           8,138               18.7800
Purchase           6,806               18.6500
Purchase           34,850              18.7800
Purchase           92,401              18.6786
Sale               63                  18.3517
Sale               21,453              18.6665
Sale               84,033              18.7501
Sale               12,582              18.5387
Sale               8,032               18.7764
Sale               107                 18.8017
Sale               15,180              18.6640
Sale               20,673              18.5492
Sale               3,916               18.7100
Sale               96                  Transfer
Sale               52                  18.8535
Sale               2,981               18.5928
Sale               450                 18.3925
Sale               1,050               18.3012
Sale               1,100               18.3612
Sale               375                 18.3315
Sale               135                 18.6612
Sale               14,571              18.7800
Sale               1,547               18.5928
Sale               217,596             18.6272
Sale               175                 18.6012
Sale               546                 18.3335
Sale               2,290               19.0000
Sale               60                  18.3417
Sale               3,922               18.4300
Sale               1,800               18.3282
Sale               37,000              18.7800
Sale               1,417               Transfer
Sale               189                 18.4017
Sale               6,000               18.6565
Sale               194                 18.3135
Sale               1,075               18.5928

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1800          18.3281
CFD            Long          2996          18.4294
CFD            Long          12582         18.5387
CFD            Long          20673         18.5492
CFD            Long          217596        18.6271
CFD            Long          6000          18.6564
CFD            Long          15180         18.6639
CFD            Long          21453         18.6664
CFD            Long          3916          18.71
CFD            Long          84033         18.75
CFD            Long          8032          18.7764
CFD            Short         5366          18.3226
CFD            Short         51700         18.453
CFD            Short         53924         18.4618
CFD            Short         4686          18.4901
CFD            Short         699484        18.5222
CFD            Short         78000         18.5492
CFD            Short         14799         18.5501
CFD            Short         7300          18.6234
CFD            Short         6806          18.65
CFD            Short         23160         18.661
CFD            Short         21453         18.6664
CFD            Short         92401         18.6786
CFD            Short         207103        18.683
CFD            Short         12647         18.7673

(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                         06 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