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               10 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     108,700,981       4.93%     1,835,831     0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,857,960       0.17%     5,634,072     0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,001,950       0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            113,560,891       5.15%     8,222,678     0.37%

(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           23,156              18.3681
Purchase           14,501              18.3472
Purchase           6,835               18.2535
Purchase           6,208               18.7674
Purchase           704                 18.2930
Purchase           400                 18.2600
Purchase           555                 18.5200
Purchase           117,071             18.4402
Purchase           11,690              18.3922
Purchase           633,678             18.5481
Purchase           4,416               18.3895
Purchase           1,571               18.2535
Purchase           433                 18.7700
Purchase           48,415              18.3896
Purchase           7,000               18.5635
Purchase           21,042              18.2523
Purchase           27,671              18.4737
Purchase           14,403              18.3169
Purchase           219,631             18.3170
Purchase           150                 18.3788
Purchase           31,580              18.4574
Purchase           876                 18.3439
Purchase           106                 Transfer
Purchase           187                 19.2165
Purchase           22,933              18.4590
Sale               41,796              18.3739
Sale               829                 18.2935
Sale               49,000              18.7858
Sale               96,916              18.5247
Sale               46,902              18.6110
Sale               15,000              18.2500
Sale               3                   19.0135
Sale               199,530             18.4770
Sale               2,293               18.4092
Sale               433                 18.7700
Sale               20,216              18.4243
Sale               17,400              18.4326
Sale               633,678             18.5481
Sale               225                 18.5225
Sale               46,378              18.3462
Sale               84,929              18.7700
Sale               169,576             18.2500
Sale               2,000               18.3912
Sale               235                 18.3425
Sale               100                 18.3016
Sale               250                 18.5212
Sale               330                 18.4120
Sale               133,528             18.2500
Sale               4,810               18.2500
Sale               433                 18.5900
Sale               170                 18.4425
Sale               187                 18.4035
Sale               400                 18.5112
Sale               25,298              18.8084
Sale               187                 19.1217
Sale               41,831              18.5689
Sale               278                 18.4135
Sale               18,335              18.5536
Sale               6,639               18.3462
Sale               172,760             18.4547
Sale               111                 18.3335
Sale               3,300               18.6611
Sale               49,093              18.4151
Sale               200                 18.4120

(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        18.25
CFD            Long          41796         18.3738
CFD            Long          2293          18.4092
CFD            Long          49093         18.4151
CFD            Long          20216         18.4242
CFD            Long          17400         18.4326
CFD            Long          172760        18.4547
CFD            Long          199530        18.477
CFD            Long          96916         18.5247
CFD            Long          633678        18.548
CFD            Long          41831         18.5688
CFD            Long          46902         18.6109
CFD            Long          3300          18.6611
CFD            Long          49000         18.7858
CFD            Short         21042         18.2522
CFD            Short         8406          18.2534
CFD            Short         400           18.26
CFD            Short         704           18.2929
CFD            Short         14403         18.3168
CFD            Short         219631        18.317
CFD            Short         14501         18.3472
CFD            Short         23156         18.368
CFD            Short         4416          18.3894
CFD            Short         48415         18.3896
CFD            Short         11690         18.3922
CFD            Short         117071        18.4401
CFD            Short         31580         18.4573
CFD            Short         22933         18.459
CFD            Short         27671         18.4737
CFD            Short         633678        18.548
CFD            Short         7000          18.5635

(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                         11 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