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               01 July 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     104,340,341       4.73%     4,373,046     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,994,911       0.18%     9,515,012     0.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     502,700        0.02%       751,000     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total           108,837,952        4.93%    14,639,058     0.66%

(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                350                 18.6700
Purchase                166,201             18.5820
Purchase                350                 18.6800
Purchase                124,940             18.5573
Purchase                37,247              18.9836
Purchase                60,000              18.4100
Purchase                53,600              18.6044
Purchase                11,811              18.4123
Purchase                800                 18.5431
Purchase                73,600              18.4894
Purchase                775,000             18.7104
Purchase                14,073              18.4100
Purchase                478                 Transfer
Purchase                2,383               18.6564
Purchase                11,241              18.6406
Purchase                308                 18.9700
Purchase                10,470              18.8836
Purchase                15,253              18.7549
Purchase                2,763               18.4135
Purchase                250                 18.5588
Purchase                239,466             18.5413
Sale                    9,233               18.7379
Sale                    500                 18.7569
Sale                    166,655             18.7321
Sale                    815                 18.5712
Sale                    200                 18.4812
Sale                    300                 18.6315
Sale                    126,385             18.7094
Sale                    775,000             18.7104
Sale                    478,301             18.5878
Sale                    106,824             18.8637
Sale                    2,300               18.6162
Sale                    74,899              18.8671
Sale                    2,153               18.6754
Sale                    426                 19.1735
Sale                    164,055             18.8005
Sale                    8,338               18.6437
Sale                    350                 18.6800

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          43048         18.4137
CFD            Long          478301        18.5877
CFD            Long          5733          18.6124
CFD            Long          2300          18.6162
CFD            Long          21632         18.6407
CFD            Long          2153          18.6754
CFD            Long          126385        18.7094
CFD            Long          775000        18.7104
CFD            Long          166655        18.7321
CFD            Long          9233          18.7378
CFD            Long          500           18.7569
CFD            Long          164055        18.8005
CFD            Long          106824        18.8636
CFD            Long          74899         18.867
CFD            Short         11811         18.4123
CFD            Short         2763          18.4134
CFD            Short         73600         18.4894
CFD            Short         239466        18.5413
CFD            Short         800           18.5431
CFD            Short         124940        18.5572
CFD            Short         166201        18.582
CFD            Short         53600         18.6043
CFD            Short         13159         18.6363
CFD            Short         11241         18.6405
CFD            Short         775000        18.7104
CFD            Short         15253         18.7549
CFD            Short         10470         18.8835
CFD            Short         37247         18.9835

(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                         02 July 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   750                    2,200.0000       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   250                    1,900.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,900.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
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