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               11 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      105,936,429      4.80%      5,833,286    0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives     5,931,842      0.27%      4,628,297    0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,003,800      0.05%        753,275    0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             112,872,071      5.11%      11,214,858   0.51%


(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      120,000               14.7681
Purchase      51,448                14.7595
Purchase      4,312                 14.8300
Purchase      5,000                 14.7900
Purchase      1,278                 14.7100
Purchase      7,548                 14.7892
Purchase      482                   14.8115
Purchase      57,000                14.7300
Purchase      3,000                 14.7800
Purchase      160                   Transfer
Purchase      711                   14.8200
Purchase      10,600                15.0100
Purchase      80                    Transfer
Purchase      333,560               14.7731
Purchase      94,970                14.7798
Purchase      156                   14.6583
Purchase      900                   14.7675
Purchase      166                   Transfer
Purchase      1,183                 14.9310
Purchase      167                   Transfer
Purchase      24,498                14.7370
Purchase      167                   Transfer
Purchase      11,100                14.8112
Purchase      96,545                14.7712
Purchase      4,427                 14.9310
Sale          23,895                14.8300
Sale          190                   14.8112
Sale          303                   14.7217
Sale          80                    Transfer
Sale          218,741               14.7357
Sale          11,104                14.7358
Sale          29,000                14.8300
Sale          450                   14.8112
Sale          1,203                 Transfer
Sale          750                   14.7212
Sale          167                   Transfer
Sale          30,835                14.7381
Sale          3,000                 14.7800
Sale          117                   14.7717
Sale          200                   14.8112
Sale          235                   14.8112
Sale          6,162                 14.7811
Sale          29,200                14.7643
Sale          4,009                 14.8146
Sale          109,776               14.7851
Sale          508                   14.8272
Sale          166                   Transfer
Sale          120,300               14.7553
Sale          12,657                14.7542
Sale          4,664                 14.8300
Sale          3,000                 14.7800
Sale          160                   Transfer
Sale          700                   14.7912
Sale          167                   Transfer
Sale          500                   14.7912
Sale          5,000                 14.7900
Sale          198,396               14.7628
Sale          5,000                 14.7872
Sale          2,183                 14.7258

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         24498         14.737
CFD            Short         16441         14.753
CFD            Short         30207         14.7541
CFD            Short         120000        14.7681
CFD            Short         96545         14.7712
CFD            Short         333560        14.773
CFD            Short         94970         14.7797
CFD            Short         7548          14.7892
CFD            Short         11100         14.8111
CFD            Short         482           14.8114
CFD            Short         4800          14.815
CFD            Long          2183          14.7257
CFD            Long          218741        14.7356
CFD            Long          29051         14.7361
CFD            Long          12657         14.7542
CFD            Long          120300        14.7553
CFD            Long          198396        14.7628
CFD            Long          29200         14.7643
CFD            Long          1784          14.7697
CFD            Long          6162          14.781
CFD            Long          5000          14.7871
CFD            Long          508           14.8271

(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                         12 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                    1,600.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
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   -500                   1,450.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   150                    1,500.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   200                    1,500.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   -500,000               9.5000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   500,000                9.5000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000       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   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