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               13 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      108,389,509      4.91%      3,964,463    0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives     4,127,362      0.19%      4,963,568    0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,003,800      0.05%        753,275    0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             113,520,671      5.14%      9,681,306    0.44%


(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      5,181                 15.0200
Purchase      200                   15.3823
Purchase      445                   15.3200
Purchase      116,941               15.3828
Purchase      58,000                15.3546
Purchase      1,265                 15.4580
Purchase      180                   15.3388
Purchase      17,535                15.4200
Purchase      30,000                15.5500
Purchase      53,564                15.3182
Purchase      10,112                15.0200
Purchase      23,902                15.4200
Purchase      2,119                 15.3578
Purchase      69,842                15.2924
Purchase      97,546                15.4753
Purchase      15,153                15.5500
Purchase      721,449               15.4771
Purchase      89,875                15.4133
Purchase      285,000               Transfer
Purchase      174,189               15.4030
Purchase      320                   15.3590
Purchase      3,524                 15.0200
Purchase      10,000                15.3274
Purchase      61,038                15.3100
Purchase      6,000                 15.5600
Purchase      58,000                15.3517
Purchase      1                     15.5500
Purchase      489                   15.4229
Purchase      74,374                15.3858
Purchase      129,671               15.3874
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          150                   15.5800
Sale          32,022                15.4048
Sale          300                   15.5800
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          1                     15.5500
Sale          1,500                 15.5800
Sale          800                   15.5800
Sale          500                   15.5800
Sale          120                   15.5800
Sale          300                   15.5800
Sale          150                   15.5800
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          15,152                15.4200
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          250                   15.5800
Sale          212,543               15.3456
Sale          150                   15.5800
Sale          10,000                15.3274
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          55,192                15.4184
Sale          1,277                 15.5490
Sale          250                   15.5800
Sale          150                   15.5800
Sale          36,612                15.2657
Sale          350                   15.5800
Sale          6,000                 15.5570
Sale          11,739                15.4100
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          500                   15.5800
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          800                   15.5800
Sale          500                   15.5800
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          350                   15.5800
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          300                   15.5800
Sale          200                   15.4312
Sale          300                   15.5800
Sale          150                   15.5800
Sale          91,900                15.3818
Sale          21,582                15.4200
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          81,356                15.3966
Sale          300                   15.3512
Sale          600                   15.5800
Sale          88,881                15.4188
Sale          150                   15.5800
Sale          58,000                15.3517
Sale          400                   15.5800
Sale          9,359                 15.4200
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          350                   15.5912
Sale          136,377               15.3867
Sale          1,700                 15.3564
Sale          150                   15.5800
Sale          300                   15.5800
Sale          91                    15.3817
Sale          207,000               15.3377
Sale          66,855                15.2744
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          400                   15.5800
Sale          600                   15.5800
Sale          150                   15.5800
Sale          250                   15.5800
Sale          170,078               15.3505
Sale          500                   15.5800
Sale          6,000                 15.5600
Sale          200                   15.5800
Sale          101                   Transfer
Sale          15,153                15.5500

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         6357          14.8281
CFD            Short         4018          15.2819
CFD            Short         69842         15.2923
CFD            Short         5162          15.3259
CFD            Short         58000         15.3546
CFD            Short         2119          15.3578
CFD            Short         200           15.3823
CFD            Short         116941        15.3827
CFD            Short         74374         15.3858
CFD            Short         129671        15.3874
CFD            Short         165009        15.4083
CFD            Short         38676         15.41
CFD            Short         89875         15.4132
CFD            Short         489           15.4229
CFD            Short         1265          15.458
CFD            Short         97546         15.4753
CFD            Short         721449        15.4771
CFD            Long          66855         15.2743
CFD            Long          212543        15.3455
CFD            Long          170078        15.3504
CFD            Long          1700          15.3564
CFD            Long          91900         15.3818
CFD            Long          136377        15.3867
CFD            Long          81356         15.3965
CFD            Long          32022         15.4047
CFD            Long          11739         15.4099
CFD            Long          84878         15.4133
CFD            Long          55192         15.4184
CFD            Long          4003          15.533
CFD            Long          1277          15.5489
CFD            Long          6000          15.557

(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                         14 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   -500                   950.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
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   -500,000               9.5000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -1,775                 1,600.0000       EURO           20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
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   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                    1,600.0000       EURO           15/02/2008
Option            Purchased   -250,000               16.0000          AMER           19/09/2008

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