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               13 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     108,976,481       4.94%     1,856,978     0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    4,144,190       0.19%     5,633,919     0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,001,950       0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            114,122,621       5.17%     8,243,672     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           145,468             18.2422
Purchase           2,101               18.17
Purchase           810                 18.49
Purchase           300                 18.13
Purchase           310                 18.48
Purchase           1,239               18.41
Purchase           1,302               18.18
Purchase           135                 Transfer
Purchase           338                 18.16
Purchase           1,100               18.17
Purchase           750                 18.17
Purchase           745                 18.47
Purchase           1,765               18.18
Purchase           1,733               18.13
Purchase           677                 18.45
Purchase           420                 18.47
Purchase           1,293               18.18
Purchase           1,472               18.49
Purchase           3,100               18.49
Purchase           2,654               18.43
Purchase           322                 18.5
Purchase           300                 18.47
Purchase           1,200               18.5
Purchase           1,385               18.46
Purchase           1,300               18.16
Purchase           600                 18.17
Purchase           16                  18.18
Purchase           790                 18.48
Purchase           198                 18.46
Purchase           879                 18.18
Purchase           309                 18.48
Purchase           606                 18.47
Purchase           3,000               18.16
Purchase           144                 18.17
Purchase           1,100               18.17
Purchase           2,001               18.49
Purchase           744                 18.43
Purchase           1,995               18.47
Purchase           500                 18.46
Purchase           390                 18.17
Purchase           1,000               18.16
Purchase           2,945               18.47
Purchase           412                 18.47
Purchase           152                 18.41
Purchase           2,132               18.47
Purchase           1,600               18.14
Purchase           680                 18.47
Purchase           3,000               18.16
Purchase           278                 18.5
Purchase           792                 18.43
Purchase           1,345               18.17
Purchase           207                 18.19
Purchase           543                 18.1876
Purchase           464                 18.18
Purchase           582                 18.5
Purchase           745                 18.47
Purchase           1,099               18.49
Purchase           1,736               18.17
Purchase           80                  18.45
Purchase           309                 18.16
Purchase           176                 18.23
Purchase           203                 18.13
Purchase           500                 18.46
Purchase           176                 18.43
Purchase           253                 18.41
Purchase           2,890               18.49
Purchase           330                 18.47
Purchase           64                  18.17
Purchase           678                 18.5
Purchase           900                 18.17
Purchase           1,097               18.19
Purchase           210                 18.48
Purchase           1,100               18.18
Purchase           2,064               18.45
Purchase           3,000               18.16
Purchase           3,069               18.47
Purchase           3,000               18.16
Purchase           303                 18.17
Purchase           678                 18.5
Purchase           2,260               18.5
Purchase           3,000               18.18
Purchase           511                 18.45
Purchase           393                 18.49
Purchase           1,000               18.17
Purchase           207                 18.43
Purchase           2,796               18.17
Purchase           500                 18.21
Purchase           3,100               18.17
Purchase           2,650               18.47
Purchase           310                 18.18
Purchase           440                 18.43
Purchase           3,101               18.48
Purchase           423                 18.46
Purchase           1,188               18.5
Purchase           2,300               18.19
Purchase           620                 18.2
Purchase           530                 18.16
Purchase           50                  18.43
Purchase           318                 18.46
Purchase           3,099               18.48
Purchase           3,255               18.47
Purchase           55,000              18.52
Purchase           913                 18.47
Purchase           930                 18.16
Purchase           600                 18.23
Purchase           310                 18.18
Purchase           904                 18.5
Purchase           1,638               18.46
Purchase           930                 18.17
Purchase           1,600               18.43
Purchase           310                 18.13
Purchase           515                 18.16
Purchase           1,459               18.48
Purchase           437                 18.13
Purchase           3,100               18.49
Purchase           2,000               18.48
Purchase           822                 18.17
Purchase           744                 18.5
Purchase           200                 18.13
Purchase           263                 18.13
Purchase           3,000               18.46
Purchase           535                 18.47
Purchase           450                 18.47
Purchase           690                 18.13
Purchase           1,400               18.19
Purchase           448                 18.16
Purchase           745                 18.47
Purchase           366                 18.17
Purchase           2,587               18.13
Purchase           245                 18.17
Purchase           2,219               18.16
Purchase           700                 18.17
Purchase           450                 18.19
Purchase           230                 18.45
Purchase           1,720               18.49
Purchase           1,664               18.19
Purchase           310                 18.17
Purchase           559                 18.47
Purchase           3,000               18.48
Purchase           310                 18.49
Purchase           535                 18.16
Purchase           2,000               18.49
Purchase           33,000              18.1449
Purchase           2,570               18.16
Purchase           2,465               18.47
Purchase           734                 18.17
Purchase           1,975               18.48
Purchase           1,500               18.4283
Purchase           2,021               18.48
Purchase           600                 18.23
Purchase           1,600               18.19
Purchase           812                 18.18
Purchase           500                 18.46
Purchase           2,325               18.16
Purchase           3,101               18.16
Purchase           309                 18.47
Purchase           810                 18.43
Purchase           53                  18.3028
Purchase           900                 18.17
Purchase           375                 18.17
Purchase           2,308               18.16
Purchase           166                 18.17
Purchase           21,296              18.1599
Purchase           2,134               18.17
Purchase           200                 18.5
Purchase           2,639               18.47
Purchase           438                 18.49
Purchase           2,756               18.48
Purchase           1,500               18.5
Purchase           3,100               18.49
Purchase           462                 18.46
Purchase           358                 18.17
Purchase           1,658               18.17
Purchase           1,359               18.17
Purchase           1,100               18.14
Purchase           200                 18.16
Purchase           640                 18.48
Purchase           2,121               18.18
Purchase           24                  18.43
Purchase           1,514               18.49
Purchase           1,196               18.17
Purchase           3,000               18.19
Purchase           1,100               18.46
Purchase           3,000               18.47
Purchase           582                 18.46
Purchase           1,536               18.16
Purchase           360                 18.46
Purchase           310                 18.18
Purchase           145,370             18.3217
Purchase           1,169               18.46
Purchase           488                 18.5
Purchase           908                 18.17
Purchase           836                 18.16
Purchase           1,007               18.16
Purchase           3,808               18.3508
Purchase           10,192              18.52
Purchase           1,516               18.52
Purchase           62,737              17.91
Purchase           58,200              17.91
Purchase           1,458               18.18
Purchase           128                 18.17
Purchase           3,000               18.2
Purchase           486                 18.17
Purchase           2,087               18.47
Purchase           2,108               18.43
Purchase           3,100               18.16
Purchase           1,144               18.17
Purchase           2,735               18.17
Purchase           1,900               18.19
Purchase           1,999               18.49
Purchase           3,000               18.43
Purchase           663                 18.47
Purchase           1,907               18.13
Purchase           2,455               18.45
Purchase           400                 18.47
Purchase           200                 18.43
Purchase           200                 18.47
Purchase           308                 18.48
Purchase           692                 18.16
Purchase           200                 18.23
Purchase           3,000               18.16
Purchase           310                 18.43
Purchase           445                 18.5
Purchase           500                 18.17
Purchase           3,100               18.49
Purchase           692                 18.17
Purchase           134,106             18.2772
Purchase           3,100               18.47
Purchase           604                 18.45
Purchase           992                 18.17
Purchase           1,240               18.18
Purchase           2,123               18.16
Purchase           3,000               18.45
Purchase           1,900               18.13
Purchase           24                  18.17
Purchase           344                 18.49
Purchase           2,976               18.47
Purchase           1,600               18.23
Purchase           198                 18.21
Purchase           116,298             18.2111
Purchase           15,990              18.2599
Purchase           1,100               18.5
Purchase           310                 18.45
Purchase           774                 18.18
Purchase           298                 18.18
Purchase           277                 18.41
Purchase           2,176               18.17
Purchase           500                 18.46
Purchase           310                 18.16
Purchase           558                 18.18
Purchase           997                 18.17
Purchase           3,000               18.49
Purchase           1,240               18.19
Purchase           811                 18.5
Purchase           304                 18.18
Purchase           1,000               18.16
Purchase           1,047               18.2
Purchase           20,889              18.2868
Purchase           785                 18.19
Purchase           5,443               18.2236
Purchase           1,285               18.47
Purchase           930                 18.16
Purchase           178,417             18.2054
Purchase           2,479               18.2
Purchase           2,442               18.46
Purchase           1,242               18.16
Purchase           1,550               18.47
Purchase           1,100               18.19
Purchase           2,003               18.16
Purchase           973                 18.16
Purchase           310                 18.18
Purchase           1,000               18.47
Purchase           868                 18.47
Purchase           1,177               18.23
Purchase           700                 18.17
Purchase           1,741               18.17
Purchase           2,793               18.43
Purchase           310                 18.48
Sale               150                 18.1725
Sale               2,374               18.1091
Sale               16,775              18.1163
Sale               225                 18.3815
Sale               2,449               18.52
Sale               350                 18.2612
Sale               1,388               18.2225
Sale               54                  18.2617
Sale               600                 18.2324
Sale               270                 18.52
Sale               7,823               18.0885
Sale               475                 18.1125
Sale               200                 18.1725
Sale               4,061               18.5165
Sale               61,000              18.1926
Sale               132,404             18.1876
Sale               330                 18.16
Sale               98                  Transfer
Sale               127,379             18.2244
Sale               52,437              18.3487
Sale               300,985             18.2721
Sale               87                  18.2017
Sale               30,851              18.2891
Sale               275                 18.1725
Sale               31,932              18.4544
Sale               20,729              18.2306
Sale               310,000             18.328
Sale               32                  17.7735
Sale               6,400               18.3944
Sale               210                 18.1625
Sale               1,563               18.0793

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1563          18.0793
CFD            Long          7823          18.0884
CFD            Long          2374          18.109
CFD            Long          132404        18.1876
CFD            Long          61000         18.1926
CFD            Long          127379        18.2244
CFD            Long          300985        18.2721
CFD            Long          30851         18.2891
CFD            Long          52437         18.3487
CFD            Long          6400          18.3943
CFD            Long          31932         18.4544
CFD            Long          4061          18.5164
CFD            Short         33000         18.1449
CFD            Short         21296         18.1599
CFD            Short         178417        18.2053
CFD            Short         116298        18.211
CFD            Short         145468        18.2422
CFD            Short         15990         18.2598
CFD            Short         134106        18.2772
CFD            Short         20889         18.2867
CFD            Short         53            18.3028
CFD            Short         145370        18.3217
CFD            Short         1500          18.4283
CFD            Short         1976          18.5163

(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                         16 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