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               16 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     109,286,986       4.95%     1,859,978     0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    4,145,304       0.19%     5,940,247     0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,001,950       0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            114,434,240       5.19%     8,553,000     0.39%


(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           83,720              18.8326
Purchase           145,743             18.7533
Purchase           39,702              18.7274
Purchase           1,322               18.8048
Purchase           2,803               18.7299
Purchase           63                  Transfer
Purchase           73                  Transfer
Purchase           53                  18.3028
Purchase           500,000             18.7937
Purchase           3,730               18.7154
Purchase           28,147              18.7291
Purchase           4,684               18.7019
Purchase           270                 18.6500
Purchase           39,702              18.7274
Purchase           55,833              18.5892
Purchase           881                 18.8619
Purchase           20,472              18.6523
Purchase           4,581               18.6535
Purchase           705                 18.7683
Purchase           35,956              18.7533
Purchase           250                 18.3400
Purchase           7,000               18.4402
Purchase           115                 Transfer
Purchase           488                 18.8136
Purchase           3,504               18.6500
Purchase           1,170               18.6500
Purchase           500,000             18.7937
Purchase           1,320               18.3000
Purchase           2,017               18.3000
Purchase           120,937             18.5200
Purchase           14,741              18.6500
Purchase           2,131               18.8800
Purchase           81,380              18.6500
Sale               96                  18.8235
Sale               30,300              18.7854
Sale               22,719              18.6500
Sale               39,309              18.7761
Sale               853                 Transfer
Sale               6,515               18.5038
Sale               29,492              18.7175
Sale               115                 Transfer
Sale               63                  Transfer
Sale               488                 18.8764
Sale               2,637               18.6500
Sale               720                 18.7300
Sale               120,937             18.5200
Sale               4,615               18.6500
Sale               3,504               18.6500
Sale               73                  Transfer
Sale               350                 18.7617
Sale               1,137               18.7475
Sale               32,163              18.6500
Sale               186                 18.7300
Sale               2,406               18.3266
Sale               20,295              18.7375
Sale               810                 18.7617
Sale               500,000             18.7937
Sale               55                  18.7252
Sale               500,000             18.7937
Sale               6,673               18.6500
Sale               500                 18.7617
Sale               670                 18.7230
Sale               400                 18.8912
Sale               23,660              18.7836
Sale               450                 18.7617
Sale               39,702              18.7274
Sale               1,095               18.8025


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6515          18.5037
CFD            Long          29492         18.7174
CFD            Long          1137          18.7475
CFD            Long          39309         18.776
CFD            Long          23660         18.7836
CFD            Long          30300         18.7854
CFD            Long          500000        18.7937
CFD            Long          488           18.8764
CFD            Short         53            18.3028
CFD            Short         7000          18.4402
CFD            Short         55833         18.5891
CFD            Short         20472         18.6523
CFD            Short         4581          18.6535
CFD            Short         4684          18.7018
CFD            Short         3730          18.7153
CFD            Short         39702         18.7273
CFD            Short         28147         18.729
CFD            Short         2803          18.7298
CFD            Short         181699        18.7532
CFD            Short         500000        18.7937
CFD            Short         488           18.8135
CFD            Short         83720         18.8326
CFD            Short         881           18.8619
CFD            Short         2322          18.8874


(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                         17 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                    1,700.0000       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   250                    1,900.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,900.0000       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