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               25 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     105,323,300       4.77%     3,809,475     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,353,188       0.15%     6,102,062     0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     501,950        0.02%       751,000     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total           109,178,438        4.95%    10,662,537     0.48%

(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           17,000              18.5000
Purchase           300,000             18.6089
Purchase           67,800              18.8496
Purchase           286,461             18.5808
Purchase           1,654               18.5000
Purchase           16,385              18.5000
Purchase           442                 18.8536
Purchase           1,721               18.4905
Purchase           126                 Transfer
Purchase           40,120              18.6011
Purchase           17,820              18.6443
Purchase           80,843              18.6576
Purchase           761,131             18.6003
Purchase           44,000              18.7170
Purchase           27                  Transfer
Purchase           268                 Transfer
Purchase           1,271               18.5035
Purchase           23,324              18.6657
Purchase           56,302              18.5281
Purchase           300,000             18.6089
Purchase           16,464              18.5000
Purchase           2,030               18.4788
Purchase           21,900              18.5000
Purchase           449                 18.5000
Purchase           1,016               18.8500
Purchase           74,510              18.5000
Sale               80                  18.7313
Sale               300                 18.7725
Sale               52,950              18.6174
Sale               385                 18.5216
Sale               249                 Transfer
Sale               100                 18.5212
Sale               600                 18.5672
Sale               10,000              18.4391
Sale               32,703              18.5937
Sale               341,037             18.5458
Sale               126                 Transfer
Sale               27                  Transfer
Sale               87,788              19.3100
Sale               7,000               18.6565
Sale               300,000             18.6089
Sale               400                 18.7612
Sale               119,918             18.5470
Sale               280                 18.5230
Sale               268                 Transfer
Sale               175                 18.5616
Sale               42                  19.1552
Sale               300,000             18.6089
Sale               10,507              18.5000
Sale               400                 18.5625
Sale               2,659               18.5000
Sale               100,553             18.5324
Sale               2,900               18.7225
Sale               442                 18.5265
Sale               4,716               18.6426
Sale               700                 18.5269
Sale               68,765              18.5869
Sale               180                 18.5312

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          442           18.5264
CFD            Long          700           18.5269
CFD            Long          100553        18.5323
CFD            Long          341037        18.5458
CFD            Long          119918        18.5469
CFD            Long          600           18.5672
CFD            Long          68765         18.5868
CFD            Long          32703         18.5937
CFD            Long          300000        18.6088
CFD            Long          52950         18.6173
CFD            Long          4716          18.6425
CFD            Long          7000          18.6564
CFD            Long          86388         18.6658
CFD            Long          2900          18.7225
CFD            Short         1721          18.4904
CFD            Short         1271          18.5035
CFD            Short         56302         18.528
CFD            Short         11924         18.5696
CFD            Short         286461        18.5808
CFD            Short         761131        18.6002
CFD            Short         40120         18.6011
CFD            Short         300000        18.6088
CFD            Short         17820         18.6442
CFD            Short         80843         18.6576
CFD            Short         23324         18.6657
CFD            Short         44000         18.7169
CFD            Short         442           18.8535

(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                         26 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   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   -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