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               29 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      106,736,651      4.84%     4,980,450     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives     6,046,853      0.27%     4,123,343     0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,900      0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             113,786,404      5.16%      9,856,568    0.45%


(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      1,040                 14.4716
Purchase      1,524                 14.0200
Purchase      16,400                14.3044
Purchase      6,824                 14.3341
Purchase      162                   Transfer
Purchase      635                   14.3488
Purchase      1,000,000             Transfer
Purchase      159,494               14.2570
Purchase      2,671                 14.3400
Purchase      75,419                14.3683
Purchase      1,200                 14.4017
Purchase      2,401                 14.4900
Purchase      720                   14.4300
Purchase      1,200                 14.1623
Purchase      67,080                14.2230
Purchase      5,024                 14.4900
Purchase      30,000                14.0133
Purchase      50,338                14.3424
Purchase      103                   Transfer
Purchase      30,000                14.0160
Purchase      18,635                14.3028
Purchase      10,500                14.3226
Purchase      8,314                 14.3670
Purchase      695                   14.0200
Purchase      6,375                 14.2838
Purchase      213                   Transfer
Purchase      1,200                 14.4017
Purchase      720                   14.4300
Purchase      1,100                 14.0021
Purchase      1,479                 14.3600
Purchase      4,393                 14.4900
Purchase      1,400                 14.3088
Purchase      11,300                14.4900
Purchase      110,000               14.3648
Sale          6,859                 14.4900
Sale          270                   14.1025
Sale          18,635                14.3001
Sale          213                   Transfer
Sale          150,000               14.4900
Sale          4,256                 14.4281
Sale          18,635                14.3028
Sale          1,200                 14.4017
Sale          3,690                 14.1187
Sale          500                   14.2512
Sale          30,000                14.0133
Sale          393,816               14.3262
Sale          103                   Transfer
Sale          127,438               14.2903
Sale          121                   14.4135
Sale          10,685                14.3250
Sale          51,220                14.4049
Sale          7,320                 14.2477
Sale          39,071                14.3143
Sale          169,318               14.3945
Sale          11,009                14.3250
Sale          162                   Transfer
Sale          720                   14.4300
Sale          2,401                 14.4900
Sale          163                   14.4872
Sale          300                   14.3400
Sale          190,513               14.2100
Sale          741                   14.2600
Sale          51,664                14.3222
Sale          77,236                14.3099
Sale          725                   14.3337


(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          14.0021
CFD            Short         30000         14.0159
CFD            Short         1200          14.1623
CFD            Short         159494        14.257
CFD            Short         6375          14.2838
CFD            Short         16400         14.3044
CFD            Short         13000         14.3151
CFD            Short         10500         14.3225
CFD            Short         6824          14.3341
CFD            Short         50338         14.3424
CFD            Short         110000        14.3647
CFD            Short         62419         14.3794
CFD            Short         1200          14.4017
CFD            Short         1040          14.4715
CFD            Long          3690          14.1186
CFD            Long          7320          14.2477
CFD            Long          741           14.26
CFD            Long          127438        14.2902
CFD            Long          77236         14.3099
CFD            Long          51664         14.3222
CFD            Long          393816        14.3262
CFD            Long          169318        14.3944
CFD            Long          50447         14.4044
CFD            Long          4256          14.428
CFD            Long          773           14.4387
CFD            Long          163           14.4872

(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                         30 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