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               30 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      106,221,072      4.81%     4,918,832     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives     5,771,274      0.26%     4,112,567     0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,003,600      0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             112,995,946      5.12%      9,784,174    0.44%


(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      150                   14.4263
Purchase      214                   14.3900
Purchase      72                    14.4883
Purchase      410                   14.5488
Purchase      500                   14.6713
Purchase      59,105                14.6083
Purchase      2,300                 14.4137
Purchase      431,983               14.5949
Purchase      143,518               14.6312
Purchase      335                   14.5775
Purchase      58,429                14.5621
Purchase      218,886               14.5624
Purchase      6,921                 14.6740
Purchase      77,294                14.5708
Purchase      9,525                 14.4600
Purchase      13,960                14.4300
Purchase      500                   14.6713
Purchase      33,416                14.4989
Purchase      38,120                14.6653
Purchase      492                   14.7675
Purchase      75,144                14.4900
Purchase      1,445                 14.2000
Purchase      203,418               14.4148
Purchase      20,049                14.4834
Purchase      522                   14.4627
Purchase      2,859                 14.6167
Purchase      270                   14.7675
Purchase      70,000                14.3057
Purchase      33,416                14.5016
Purchase      60,000                14.5894
Purchase      5,025                 14.4600
Purchase      2,000                 14.2900
Purchase      1,101                 14.4848
Purchase      1,000                 14.6700
Purchase      390                   14.7888
Sale          4,499                 14.4800
Sale          255,745               14.4626
Sale          97,175                14.3091
Sale          40,120                14.6432
Sale          33,416                14.4989
Sale          2,522                 14.6502
Sale          36,342                14.6153
Sale          493                   14.4800
Sale          7,699                 14.6153
Sale          71,236                14.5182
Sale          1,539                 14.4800
Sale          2,000                 14.2900
Sale          733                   14.6153
Sale          83,960                14.3264
Sale          128,819               14.4327
Sale          30,396                14.4964
Sale          500                   14.6713
Sale          1,047                 14.6153
Sale          518                   14.4800
Sale          476,284               14.4700
Sale          12,866                14.6153
Sale          100,747               14.5815
Sale          10,000                14.4600
Sale          2,859                 14.5700
Sale          57,513                14.5482
Sale          38,986                14.6193
Sale          947                   14.6153
Sale          429                   14.5387
Sale          9,630                 14.6193
Sale          105,000               14.7100
Sale          70,000                14.3030
Sale          184,284               14.6738
Sale          9,693                 14.6153
Sale          8,673                 14.6153
Sale          300                   14.3900
Sale          2,300                 14.4137
Sale          38,120                14.6653
Sale          2,300                 14.4137
Sale          139,460               14.6174
Sale          500                   14.4125
Sale          15,819                14.6153
Sale          665                   14.4800
Sale          530                   14.4800
Sale          3,600                 14.6153
Sale          754                   14.4800

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         203418         14.4148
CFD            Short         522            14.4627
CFD            Short         19852          14.4639
CFD            Short         20049          14.4833
CFD            Short         33416          14.5016
CFD            Short         34973          14.5062
CFD            Short         58429          14.562
CFD            Short         77294          14.5708
CFD            Short         164061         14.5862
CFD            Short         60000          14.5894
CFD            Short         431983         14.5949
CFD            Short         59105          14.6082
CFD            Short         500            14.6713
CFD            Long          70000          14.3029
CFD            Long          2300           14.4137
CFD            Long          128819         14.4327
CFD            Long          255745         14.4625
CFD            Long          37226          14.4928
CFD            Long          30396          14.4964
CFD            Long          429            14.5386
CFD            Long          33010          14.545
CFD            Long          57513          14.5481
CFD            Long          1000           14.5786
CFD            Long          100747         14.5814
CFD            Long          184284         14.6737

(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          350                14.5      EURO          18/12/2009  .37
PUT             Purchase          350                14.5      EURO          18/12/2009  .275

(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                         31 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   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -250,000               16.0000          AMER           19/09/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,775                 1,600.0000       EURO           20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   150                    1,500.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500,000               9.5000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   500,000                9.5000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   450                    1,400.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   500                    1,500.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   600                    1,450.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   700                    1,400.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   250,000                14.0000          AMER           20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   250,000                14.0000          AMER           20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,600.0000       EURO           15/02/2008

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