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               04 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     104,148,785       4.72%     4,233,061     0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,899,215       0.18%     8,574,762     0.39%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     502,700        0.02%       751,000     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total           108,550,700        4.92%    13,558,823     0.61%

(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                125,195             17.1909
Purchase                1,100               16.9427
Purchase                10,367              18.4100
Purchase                1,798               17.6300
Purchase                300,000             17.0502
Purchase                4,043               17.0971
Purchase                1,716               17.6300
Purchase                36,776              17.1951
Purchase                88,812              17.2789
Purchase                153,800             17.6791
Purchase                450                 17.2116
Purchase                30,611              17.1568
Purchase                225                 17.6488
Purchase                5,000               17.1627
Purchase                16,855              17.4043
Purchase                16,397              17.4225
Sale                    151,556             17.3839
Sale                    18,041              17.4083
Sale                    153,800             17.6791
Sale                    11,500              17.2411
Sale                    203,234             17.3532
Sale                    1,400               17.1072
Sale                    250                 17.1725
Sale                    5,800               17.1408
Sale                    11,511              18.7500
Sale                    30,912              17.1739
Sale                    4,662               17.6300
Sale                    1,716               17.6300
Sale                    121,814             17.2873
Sale                    6,680               17.1473
Sale                    21,424              17.6278
Sale                    300,000             17.0502
Sale                    181,985             17.4271
Sale                    300,000             17.0502
Sale                    600                 17.2074
Sale                    4,071               17.3100

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          300000        17.0502
CFD            Long          1400          17.1072
CFD            Long          5800          17.1408
CFD            Long          6680          17.1472
CFD            Long          30912         17.1738
CFD            Long          600           17.2074
CFD            Long          11500         17.241
CFD            Long          121814        17.2873
CFD            Long          8132          17.3263
CFD            Long          203234        17.3532
CFD            Long          151556        17.3839
CFD            Long          18041         17.4082
CFD            Long          181985        17.427
CFD            Long          21424         17.6277
CFD            Long          153800        17.679
CFD            Short         1100          16.9427
CFD            Short         30611         17.1568
CFD            Short         5000          17.1627
CFD            Short         30336         17.1829
CFD            Short         5639          17.1894
CFD            Short         125195        17.1908
CFD            Short         36776         17.195
CFD            Short         450           17.2115
CFD            Short         88812         17.2788
CFD            Short         16855         17.4042
CFD            Short         16397         17.4224
CFD            Short         7523          17.6265
CFD            Short         153800        17.679

(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                         07 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