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               09 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     109,371,348       4.96%     1,657,093     0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,530,047       0.16%     5,607,705     0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,001,950       0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            113,903,345       5.16%      8,017,573    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           17,425              18.7700
Purchase           523                 19.1668
Purchase           134,237             18.9578
Purchase           31,381              19.0577
Purchase           10,661              18.7700
Purchase           159,402             19.0379
Purchase           10,000              18.7700
Purchase           10,000              18.9615
Purchase           46,368              19.0895
Purchase           15,239              19.0333
Purchase           36,026              18.9735
Purchase           6,970               18.7700
Purchase           24,509              18.8759
Purchase           11,093              18.9601
Purchase           146,351             18.9904
Purchase           53,494              18.7700
Purchase           2,725               18.7700
Purchase           399                 18.7700
Purchase           7,846               18.7700
Purchase           20,216              18.7723
Purchase           267                 19.2400
Purchase           5,000               18.7877
Purchase           1,819               19.0000
Sale               184,754             19.1045
Sale               178                 Transfer
Sale               7,128               19.1040
Sale               11,366              19.1358
Sale               1,002               18.9172
Sale               113,251             19.0859
Sale               30,492              19.1200
Sale               36,887              19.1437
Sale               20,710              19.0930
Sale               375                 19.2645
Sale               269                 18.7700
Sale               526                 18.9400
Sale               739                 19.0300
Sale               6,100               18.7700
Sale               210                 19.0237
Sale               133,528             18.7700
Sale               30,429              19.0548
Sale               2,725               18.7700
Sale               1,470               19.0017
Sale               325                 19.2325
Sale               159,402             19.0379
Sale               203                 Transfer
Sale               4,600               19.1633
Sale               119,923             19.0939
Sale               523                 19.0564
Sale               42,827              19.0838
Sale               4,748               18.7700

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          133528        18.77
CFD            Long          1002          18.9171
CFD            Long          159402        19.0378
CFD            Long          30429         19.0548
CFD            Long          523           19.0563
CFD            Long          42827         19.0837
CFD            Long          113251        19.0859
CFD            Long          20710         19.093
CFD            Long          119923        19.0939
CFD            Long          7128          19.104
CFD            Long          184754        19.1044
CFD            Long          30492         19.12
CFD            Long          36887         19.1436
CFD            Long          4600          19.1633
CFD            Short         3520          18.7663
CFD            Short         20216         18.7723
CFD            Short         5000          18.7876
CFD            Short         24509         18.8759
CFD            Short         134237        18.9577
CFD            Short         11093         18.96
CFD            Short         10000         18.9615
CFD            Short         36026         18.9735
CFD            Short         146351        18.9903
CFD            Short         15239         19.0333
CFD            Short         159402        19.0378
CFD            Short         31381         19.0576
CFD            Short         46368         19.0894
CFD            Short         550           19.0895
CFD            Short         523           19.1668

(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                         10 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