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               23 January 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      113,342,346      5.14%     1,961,097     0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives     3,053,950      0.14%     4,161,545     0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,300      0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             117,398,596      5.32%     6,875,417     0.31%


(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 Securities  Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      2,000                 13.1775
Purchase      10,000                12.5200
Purchase      121,150               12.7000
Purchase      5,806                 12.4748
Purchase      160                   Transfer
Purchase      153                   12.7000
Purchase      3,900                 12.4990
Purchase      120,948               12.6155
Purchase      61,283                12.8865
Purchase      88,944                12.7000
Purchase      13,525                13.0331
Purchase      3,900                 12.4990
Purchase      55,696                12.6924
Purchase      1,704                 12.7000
Purchase      390                   12.5163
Purchase      760                   12.6788
Purchase      56,079                13.3000
Purchase      1,000                 12.4211
Purchase      3,080                 12.8036
Purchase      912                   12.4489
Purchase      350                   13.1775
Purchase      2,744                 13.2430
Purchase      7,500                 13.1300
Purchase      8,200                 12.5302
Purchase      339                   12.7000
Purchase      104                   13.1022
Purchase      33,600                12.7402
Purchase      400                   12.7579
Purchase      6,500                 12.4323
Purchase      102,875               12.1662
Purchase      12,412                12.7000
Purchase      912                   12.4489
Purchase      1,556                 12.5728
Purchase      1,000                 12.3000
Purchase      991                   12.7652
Purchase      416,246               12.6744
Purchase      33                    12.7000
Purchase      105                   Transfer
Purchase      325                   12.7288
Purchase      91,126                13.0091
Purchase      93,593                12.3888
Purchase      10,000                12.5224
Purchase      899                   13.1022
Purchase      315,730               12.6782
Purchase      6,030                 13.0870
Purchase      10,000                13.1300
Sale          105                   Transfer
Sale          44,000                12.3845
Sale          71,383                12.7184
Sale          214                   12.8600
Sale          566                   12.9975
Sale          80                    12.7463
Sale          2,025                 12.6060
Sale          912                   12.4489
Sale          103,373               12.7000
Sale          12,412                12.7000
Sale          1,100                 12.9000
Sale          22,140                13.0360
Sale          9,580                 12.5225
Sale          410                   13.2000
Sale          33                    12.7000
Sale          130,958               12.9093
Sale          6,500                 12.4323
Sale          3,900                 12.4990
Sale          37,500                12.7800
Sale          108                   12.2935
Sale          81,100                12.4230
Sale          87,593                12.4017
Sale          4,238                 12.7000
Sale          10,000                12.5200
Sale          153                   12.7000
Sale          62,100                12.8992
Sale          400                   12.7579
Sale          16,547                12.7000
Sale          1,050,412             12.7878
Sale          172                   Transfer
Sale          146,241               12.6638
Sale          56,407                12.7000
Sale          111,225               12.9037
Sale          339                   12.7000
Sale          400                   12.7579
Sale          91,126                13.0067
Sale          19,650                12.7475
Sale          10,658                13.0000
Sale          907                   12.7000
Sale          197,458               12.7174
Sale          71,104                12.4035
Sale          91,126                13.0091
Sale          1,704                 12.7000
Sale          1,000                 12.4025
Sale          3,080                 12.8036
Sale          1,000                 12.3000
Sale          30,314                12.7475


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date      Purchase/Sale     Number of Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
21/01/2008     Sale              214                     12.3900

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         912           12.4489
CFD            Short         5806          12.4747
CFD            Short         3900          12.499
CFD            Short         10000         12.5223
CFD            Short         120948        12.6155
CFD            Short         120607        12.6659
CFD            Short         416246        12.6743
CFD            Short         174097        12.6782
CFD            Short         55696         12.6924
CFD            Short         33600         12.7402
CFD            Short         21026         12.7483
CFD            Short         14103         12.7607
CFD            Short         991           12.7652
CFD            Short         23000         12.7719
CFD            Short         61283         12.8865
CFD            Short         13525         13.0331
CFD            Long          4201          12.4825
CFD            Long          21675         12.6282
CFD            Long          122403        12.6663
CFD            Long          19637         12.6867
CFD            Long          22044         12.6962
CFD            Long          197458        12.7173
CFD            Long          71383         12.7183
CFD            Long          3047          12.7548
CFD            Long          400           12.7579
CFD            Long          15800         12.7662
CFD            Long          1050412       12.7878
CFD            Long          8882          12.8467
CFD            Long          62100         12.8991
CFD            Long          130958        12.9092
CFD            Long          91126         13.0066

(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)

CALL             Purchase          150                15        EURO           20/03/08     3.9


(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                         24 January 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   700                    1,400.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   500                    1,500.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   450                    1,400.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,600.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   150                    1,500.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
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