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               06 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     109,534,087       4.96%     1,553,761     0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,297,134       0.15%     5,615,833     0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,001,950       0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            113,833,171       5.16%     7,922,369     0.36%

(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           5,000               19.0336
Purchase           300                 19.4332
Purchase           400                 19.4100
Purchase           4,261               19.4074
Purchase           30,000              19.0300
Purchase           35,428              19.3110
Purchase           11,824              19.2897
Purchase           123,852             19.3181
Purchase           235,059             19.3495
Purchase           7,800               19.4492
Purchase           460                 19.2637
Purchase           40                  19.3088
Purchase           14,417              19.2916
Purchase           42,563              19.3256
Purchase           14,898              19.3442
Purchase           659                 19.3442
Purchase           5,326               19.3442
Purchase           2,568               19.3442
Purchase           2,411               19.3442
Purchase           1,216               19.3831
Purchase           4,508               19.3442
Purchase           1,164               19.3442
Purchase           2,851               19.3442
Sale               4,260               19.3400
Sale               2,612               19.4881
Sale               1,589               19.1788
Sale               50,000              19.3771
Sale               123,852             19.3181
Sale               750                 19.3612
Sale               170                 19.3312
Sale               624,655             19.3372
Sale               239,507             19.3927
Sale               36,812              19.3337
Sale               505                 19.2383
Sale               169                 19.2917
Sale               260                 19.3625
Sale               5,533               19.1700
Sale               323                 Transfer
Sale               460                 19.3363
Sale               168                 19.4435
Sale               153                 19.2517
Sale               1,220               19.3871
Sale               55,700              19.3000
Sale               197                 19.1700
Sale               11,591              19.2773
Sale               900                 19.2668
Sale               46                  19.2635
Sale               374                 Transfer
Sale               177                 19.3035
Sale               420                 19.2316
Sale               280                 19.3215

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          505           19.2382
CFD            Long          900           19.2668
CFD            Long          11591         19.2772
CFD            Long          55700         19.2999
CFD            Long          123852        19.3181
CFD            Long          36812         19.3336
CFD            Long          460           19.3363
CFD            Long          624655        19.3371
CFD            Long          50000         19.3771
CFD            Long          1220          19.3871
CFD            Long          239507        19.3926
CFD            Long          2612          19.488
CFD            Short         538           19.0262
CFD            Short         5000          19.0336
CFD            Short         460           19.2636
CFD            Short         11824         19.2896
CFD            Short         14417         19.2916
CFD            Short         40            19.3087
CFD            Short         35428         19.3109
CFD            Short         123852        19.3181
CFD            Short         8810          19.3253
CFD            Short         42563         19.3256
CFD            Short         235059        19.3495
CFD            Short         400           19.41
CFD            Short         300           19.4332
CFD            Short         7800          19.4492

(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 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