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               24 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      111,826,353      5.07%     3,345,158     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives     4,170,749      0.19%     4,242,181     0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,900      0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             117,000,002      5.30%      8,340,114    0.38%


(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      1,158                 13.7071
Purchase      139,773               13.4120
Purchase      1,152                 13.3100
Purchase      23,000                13.5874
Purchase      871                   13.7071
Purchase      1,100                 13.3073
Purchase      60,150                13.3691
Purchase      939                   13.7071
Purchase      1,030                 13.7071
Purchase      2,068                 13.6394
Purchase      1,668                 13.3000
Purchase      96,920                13.8600
Purchase      5,900                 13.3239
Purchase      10,658                13.0000
Purchase      32,126                13.4968
Purchase      207,259               13.0000
Purchase      23,000                12.7720
Purchase      5,080                 13.8600
Purchase      1,523                 13.3000
Purchase      91,367                13.4464
Purchase      14,713                13.5374
Purchase      551                   13.3000
Purchase      21,723                13.7071
Purchase      14,103                12.7608
Purchase      39,267                13.8600
Purchase      10,524                13.7071
Purchase      1,419                 13.7071
Purchase      180                   13.3588
Purchase      26,000                13.6292
Purchase      80,653                13.7479
Purchase      12,000                13.6049
Purchase      286                   13.7265
Purchase      200                   13.3375
Sale          3,376                 13.6225
Sale          89,536                13.4429
Sale          5,226                 13.8600
Sale          172                   13.4100
Sale          190,317               13.5167
Sale          57,055                12.7000
Sale          60,150                13.3573
Sale          152                   13.3417
Sale          80,653                13.7479
Sale          7,170                 13.8600
Sale          100,000               13.8558
Sale          23,000                13.5874
Sale          22,044                12.6962
Sale          207,259               13.0000
Sale          137                   13.7710
Sale          3,047                 12.7549
Sale          800                   13.6100
Sale          2,123                 13.6997
Sale          14,866                12.7000
Sale          265                   13.8535
Sale          327                   13.2763
Sale          15,800                12.7662
Sale          12,500                12.7800
Sale          25,000                12.7800
Sale          44,197                13.5179
Sale          80,653                13.7479
Sale          210,000               13.5700
Sale          10,658                13.0000
Sale          207,259               13.0000
Sale          915,279               13.4507
Sale          4,860                 13.6741
Sale          12,900                12.7000
Sale          2,245                 13.6997
Sale          42,655                13.8600
Sale          23,000                13.5848
Sale          7,173                 12.7000

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date      Purchase/Sale     Number of Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
23/01/2008     Sale              37,500                  12.7800

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1100          13.3072
CFD            Short         5900          13.3239
CFD            Short         60150         13.3691
CFD            Short         139773        13.412
CFD            Short         91367         13.4464
CFD            Short         31934         13.4961
CFD            Short         14713         13.5374
CFD            Short         192           13.6012
CFD            Short         12000         13.6049
CFD            Short         26000         13.6292
CFD            Long          60150         13.3572
CFD            Long          89536         13.4428
CFD            Long          915279        13.4507
CFD            Long          22609         13.4628
CFD            Long          190317        13.5166
CFD            Long          10500         13.5592
CFD            Long          21588         13.5754
CFD            Long          23000         13.5848
CFD            Long          800           13.61
CFD            Long          4860          13.6741
CFD            Long          80653         13.7479

(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          600                14.5      EURO          15/02/2008  .41

(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                         25 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   600                     1,450.0000      EURO           15/02/2008
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