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               12 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      107,624,185      4.88%      4,668,735    0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives     4,749,378      0.22%      4,966,868    0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,003,800      0.05%        753,275    0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             113,377,363      5.14%     10,388,878    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      240                   15.3988
Purchase      42,998                15.0661
Purchase      1,007                 15.0661
Purchase      1,258                 15.1801
Purchase      33,900                15.0600
Purchase      49,887                15.0154
Purchase      162,824               15.3522
Purchase      1,258                 14.8300
Purchase      2,739                 15.0779
Purchase      117,273               15.2389
Purchase      275,630               15.3342
Purchase      83,304                15.3538
Purchase      300                   15.5088
Purchase      868                   15.0661
Purchase      33                    15.0083
Purchase      48,768                15.5500
Purchase      74,376                15.3806
Purchase      1,057,358             15.2012
Purchase      10,587                15.5500
Purchase      140,000               14.8370
Purchase      6,059                 15.0779
Purchase      31,781                15.3345
Purchase      255                   15.1780
Purchase      98                    Transfer
Sale          60                    Transfer
Sale          153                   15.2720
Sale          135                   Transfer
Sale          23,895                15.5500
Sale          487                   15.5470
Sale          16,846                15.2500
Sale          98                    Transfer
Sale          21,730                15.3163
Sale          200                   15.4012
Sale          422                   15.1035
Sale          36,556                15.2298
Sale          240,746               15.1972
Sale          1,258                 14.8300
Sale          1,300                 15.0587
Sale          793                   15.0467
Sale          6,731                 15.2728
Sale          114,235               15.2435

(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        14.837
CFD            Short         1057358       15.2011
CFD            Short         117273        15.2388
CFD            Short         1067          15.3221
CFD            Short         275630        15.3342
CFD            Short         31781         15.3345
CFD            Short         162824        15.3522
CFD            Short         83304         15.3538
CFD            Short         74376         15.3806
CFD            Long          793           15.0466
CFD            Long          1300          15.0586
CFD            Long          240746        15.1971
CFD            Long          27485         15.2261
CFD            Long          9071          15.241
CFD            Long          114235        15.2434
CFD            Long          6731          15.2728
CFD            Long          21730         15.3162
CFD            Long          487           15.547

(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                         13 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   -1,775                 1,600.0000       EURO           20/06/2008
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   500,000                9.5000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -250,000               16.0000          AMER           19/09/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,600.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000v        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   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   -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