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               07 February 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      106,554,913      4.83%     5,100,325     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives     5,149,020      0.23%      4,476,806    0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,003,800      0.05%        752,775    0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             112,707,733      5.11%     10,329,906    0.47%


(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      2,264                 14.7800
Purchase      117,324               14.9897
Purchase      204                   14.7500
Purchase      906                   14.7800
Purchase      2,479                 14.7600
Purchase      905                   14.7600
Purchase      70,000                .1481
Purchase      123,709               14.8074
Purchase      1,812                 14.8000
Purchase      120,300               14.7670
Purchase      1,203                 14.7500
Purchase      5,662                 14.7900
Purchase      2,277                 16.0876
Purchase      2,944                 14.7900
Purchase      329,231               14.8433
Purchase      319                   14.6900
Purchase      388                   14.7800
Purchase      1,049                 14.7600
Purchase      512                   14.6928
Purchase      1,359                 14.7600
Purchase      200                   14.7800
Purchase      2,500                 14.7900
Purchase      7,936                 14.7710
Purchase      15,000                14.8586
Purchase      1,507                 14.7400
Purchase      906                   14.7900
Purchase      824                   14.8500
Purchase      1,585                 14.7400
Purchase      446,339               14.7481
Purchase      1,030                 14.8600
Purchase      70,242                14.7908
Purchase      1,029                 14.8500
Purchase      45,907                14.8814
Purchase      883                   14.7500
Purchase      3,882                 15.0000
Purchase      500                   14.8600
Purchase      211                   14.7500
Purchase      706                   14.7800
Purchase      296                   14.8600
Purchase      3,456                 14.8050
Purchase      1,471                 14.8600
Purchase      650                   14.7300
Purchase      2,060                 14.8600
Purchase      117,324               14.9925
Purchase      34                    14.9065
Purchase      546                   15.2000
Purchase      2,146                 14.7477
Purchase      4,208                 15.0000
Purchase      5,162                 14.9942
Purchase      1,585                 14.7900
Purchase      1,585                 14.7900
Purchase      2,944                 14.7700
Purchase      530                   14.7300
Purchase      1,373                 14.8600
Purchase      1,132                 14.8000
Purchase      906                   14.8000
Purchase      2,408                 14.8050
Purchase      906                   14.7500
Purchase      4,187                 14.8753
Purchase      805                   15.0000
Purchase      470                   14.8688
Purchase      650                   14.7600
Purchase      152,000               14.8176
Purchase      943                   14.8050
Purchase      1,193                 14.6900
Purchase      77,661                14.8218
Purchase      346,970               14.8150
Purchase      51                    14.7600
Purchase      1,359                 14.7700
Purchase      1,812                 14.8000
Purchase      1,920                 14.8050
Purchase      906                   14.7800
Purchase      5,730                 15.1864
Purchase      70,000                .1481
Purchase      648                   15.0000
Purchase      179                   14.7300
Purchase      61,653                14.8205
Purchase      2,004                 14.8922
Purchase      905                   14.7500
Purchase      1,358                 14.7600
Purchase      45,231                14.8449
Purchase      5,000                 14.6400
Purchase      2,303                 14.6900
Purchase      757                   14.7500
Purchase      906                   14.7900
Purchase      2,491                 14.7900
Purchase      830                   14.7600
Purchase      375                   14.7500
Purchase      58                    14.8500
Purchase      733                   14.8800
Purchase      906                   14.7600
Purchase      2,060                 14.8600
Purchase      46                    14.7600
Purchase      872                   14.8883
Purchase      1,681                 14.7600
Purchase      78                    14.7400
Purchase      906                   14.7500
Purchase      400                   14.8200
Purchase      108                   Transfer
Purchase      3,434                 14.8600
Sale          83,370                14.6847
Sale          136                   14.9900
Sale          15,000                14.8586
Sale          546                   15.2000
Sale          600                   14.7025
Sale          15,000                14.8647
Sale          117,324               14.9897
Sale          50,231                14.8245
Sale          45,231                14.8420
Sale          590                   14.6400
Sale          23,909                14.9355
Sale          250                   14.7625
Sale          280                   14.8212
Sale          76,241                14.6900
Sale          70,242                14.7908
Sale          26,682                14.8431
Sale          162,514               14.7707
Sale          7,090                 14.8263
Sale          23,895                14.6900
Sale          1,816                 14.6900
Sale          10,075                15.1743
Sale          575                   14.8712
Sale          7,716                 14.6900
Sale          522,877               14.7235
Sale          2,646                 14.7971
Sale          450                   14.8312
Sale          360                   14.8625
Sale          156,393               14.7778
Sale          27,002                14.8431
Sale          120,000               14.7759
Sale          1,419                 14.6633
Sale          201,656               14.7297
Sale          108                   Transfer

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         140000        0.1481
CFD            Short         512           14.6927
CFD            Short         4500          14.7046
CFD            Short         2146          14.7476
CFD            Short         446339        14.748
CFD            Short         120300        14.767
CFD            Short         7936          14.7709
CFD            Short         34201         14.7865
CFD            Short         70242         14.7907
CFD            Short         346970        14.815
CFD            Short         61653         14.8204
CFD            Short         85008         14.8212
CFD            Short         77661         14.8218
CFD            Short         329231        14.8433
CFD            Short         4187          14.8752
CFD            Short         45907         14.8813
CFD            Short         2004          14.8922
CFD            Short         1316          14.9271
CFD            Short         117324        14.9925
CFD            Short         11460         15.1863
CFD            Long          1419          14.6632
CFD            Long          83370         14.6847
CFD            Long          522877        14.7235
CFD            Long          201656        14.7297
CFD            Long          28730         14.7642
CFD            Long          133784        14.7721
CFD            Long          120000        14.7759
CFD            Long          2646          14.7971
CFD            Long          7090          14.8262
CFD            Long          45231         14.842
CFD            Long          23909         14.9355
CFD            Long          136           14.99
CFD            Long          20150         15.1743

(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          250               15         EURO            18/12/2009        .30
PUT             Purchase          250               15         EURO            18/12/2009        .383

(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                         08 February 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   250                    1,700.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
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   200                    1,500.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -500,000               9.5000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,600.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   500,000                9.5000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   450                    1,400.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
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                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009

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