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               17 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     108,891,640       4.93%     2,006,634     0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    4,292,219       0.19%     6,101,463     0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,001,950       0.05%       752,775     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            114,185,809       5.17%     8,860,872     0.40%


(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           1,500               19.5132
Purchase           200,000             19.2982
Purchase           142,236             19.3472
Purchase           9,000               18.9936
Purchase           400                 19.4637
Purchase           65,221              19.1781
Purchase           57                  Transfer
Purchase           33,637              19.4902
Purchase           98                  Transfer
Purchase           1,015               19.3600
Purchase           1,353               19.1424
Purchase           200,000             19.2982
Purchase           6,709               19.2567
Purchase           35,687              19.0927
Purchase           1,271               19.2869
Purchase           142,236             19.3472
Purchase           68,590              19.3353
Purchase           480                 18.6500
Purchase           2,462               19.2262
Purchase           61,400              19.2774
Purchase           313                 18.9900
Purchase           148,408             19.4286
Purchase           964                 19.4638
Purchase           770                 18.9900
Purchase           110                 18.8483
Purchase           1,300               18.8669
Purchase           1,258               18.9900
Purchase           632                 19.1915
Purchase           8,138               19.3600
Purchase           4,924               19.3600
Purchase           35,687              19.0928
Purchase           147,821             19.4428
Purchase           1,015               19.4461
Purchase           100                 19.1285
Sale               57                  Transfer
Sale               116                 19.3371
Sale               480                 19.1499
Sale               200,000             19.2982
Sale               41,000              19.3362
Sale               8,345               19.4633
Sale               9,655               19.3640
Sale               400                 19.4268
Sale               91                  19.0929
Sale               3,610               19.3563
Sale               20,472              19.3047
Sale               20,600              19.3826
Sale               250                 19.0812
Sale               8,120               18.6500
Sale               8,807               19.2308
Sale               100                 19.4012
Sale               200                 19.5412
Sale               270                 19.3912
Sale               250                 19.1125
Sale               536                 19.2308
Sale               119,904             19.3600
Sale               24,482              19.3600
Sale               171                 19.3735
Sale               355                 19.5425
Sale               14,000              19.1564
Sale               35,687              19.0927
Sale               40,197              19.3099
Sale               14,968              19.1294
Sale               142,236             19.3472
Sale               268,634             19.2092
Sale               1,632               19.0500
Sale               480                 18.6500
Sale               200,000             19.2982
Sale               187,520             19.2977
Sale               964                 19.0414
Sale               345,549             19.3600


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          964           19.0413
CFD            Long          14968         19.1293
CFD            Long          14000         19.1563
CFD            Long          268634        19.2091
CFD            Long          33960         19.2813
CFD            Long          187520        19.2977
CFD            Long          200000        19.2982
CFD            Long          20472         19.3046
CFD            Long          40197         19.3099
CFD            Long          41000         19.3362
CFD            Long          116           19.337
CFD            Long          3610          19.3563
CFD            Long          9715          19.3639
CFD            Long          9655          19.364
CFD            Long          20600         19.3825
CFD            Long          400           19.4268
CFD            Long          8345          19.4633
CFD            Short         1300          18.8669
CFD            Short         9000          18.9936
CFD            Short         65221         19.1781
CFD            Short         6709          19.2566
CFD            Short         61400         19.2774
CFD            Short         1271          19.2869
CFD            Short         200000        19.2982
CFD            Short         68590         19.3353
CFD            Short         142236        19.3471
CFD            Short         148408        19.4285
CFD            Short         147821        19.4428
CFD            Short         1364          19.4637
CFD            Short         33637         19.4901
CFD            Short         1500          19.5132


(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                         18 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