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               08 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      105,929,789      4.80%      6,004,405    0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives     6,089,065      0.28%      4,669,351    0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,003,800      0.05%        753,275    0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             113,022,654      5.12%      11,427,031   0.52%


(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      12,500                14.8078
Purchase      400                   14.7224
Purchase      2,775                 15.0100
Purchase      285                   14.7863
Purchase      200                   14.9188
Purchase      754                   14.7100
Purchase      120,000               14.7847
Purchase      300                   14.6963
Purchase      9,501                 15.0100
Purchase      43                    15.0100
Purchase      346,238               14.8219
Purchase      300                   14.7775
Purchase      270                   14.8875
Purchase      270                   14.8275
Purchase      175                   14.7775
Purchase      175,302               14.9321
Purchase      33,931                14.9488
Purchase      1,980                 15.0100
Purchase      375                   14.7888
Purchase      170                   14.7263
Purchase      300                   14.9063
Purchase      71,700                14.6540
Purchase      79,168                14.8016
Purchase      6,357                 14.8282
Purchase      153,521               14.7666
Purchase      200                   14.9088
Purchase      48,935                15.0100
Purchase      400                   14.8188
Purchase      270                   14.8688
Purchase      450,000               Transfer
Purchase      100,000               14.6500
Purchase      599                   Transfer
Purchase      80                    Transfer
Purchase      175                   14.7488
Purchase      539                   15.0100
Purchase      350                   14.6975
Purchase      232,353               14.8282
Sale          96                    14.9135
Sale          95,064                14.7698
Sale          63,000                15.0100
Sale          66,081                14.9434
Sale          153,521               14.7666
Sale          599                   Transfer
Sale          40,885                14.7153
Sale          1,077,896             14.7704
Sale          33,931                14.9488
Sale          3,357                 15.0100
Sale          81                    14.8817
Sale          33,931                14.9498
Sale          120,000               14.7677
Sale          503                   15.0072
Sale          1,446                 14.8516
Sale          124,771               14.8328
Sale          325                   14.9016
Sale          175,000               14.9000
Sale          1,161                 14.9096
Sale          153,521               14.7638
Sale          130                   14.6612
Sale          45,658                14.9324
Sale          2,362                 14.6985
Sale          106,498               14.9303
Sale          176,023               15.0100

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         71700         14.6539
CFD            Short         400           14.7224
CFD            Short         120000        14.7846
CFD            Short         79168         14.8016
CFD            Short         12500         14.8077
CFD            Short         346238        14.8219
CFD            Short         238710        14.8281
CFD            Short         175302        14.9321
CFD            Long          153521        14.7638
CFD            Long          120000        14.7676
CFD            Long          95064         14.7697
CFD            Long          1077896       14.7703
CFD            Long          142793        14.8327
CFD            Long          1446          14.8515
CFD            Long          1161          14.9096
CFD            Long          45658         14.9324
CFD            Long          88476         14.9501
CFD            Long          503           15.0071

(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)
PUT             Sale              500                14.5      EURO         15/02/2008  .27

(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                         11 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   250,000                14.0000          AMER           20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,600.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000       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   200                    1,500.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   700                    1,400.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   150                    1,500.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   250,000                14.0000          AMER           20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   500,000                9.5000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500,000               9.5000           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                   1,450.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   600                    1,450.0000       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