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               09 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     107,438,389       4.87%     2,757,013     0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,496,700       0.11%     8,967,571     0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     502,700        0.02%       751,000     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total           110,437,789        5.00%    12,475,584     0.57%

(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                52,800              17.0736
Purchase                105,941             17.1074
Purchase                95,535              16.9344
Purchase                994                 16.9500
Purchase                200                 17.1179
Purchase                2,702               16.8876
Purchase                3,946               17.0848
Purchase                1,099               17.0848
Purchase                3,774               16.8666
Purchase                275                 17.1179
Purchase                250                 16.7992
Purchase                59,141              16.9108
Purchase                588,784             16.9776
Purchase                7,868               17.0825
Purchase                300                 17.1679
Purchase                49,674              17.0513
Purchase                464,019             17.0500
Purchase                679,759             17.0052
Purchase                14,650              17.0025
Purchase                16,205              16.9556
Purchase                3,818               16.9500
Purchase                19,900              16.8695
Purchase                7,620               17.0026
Purchase                5,600               16.9858
Purchase                977                 17.1354
Sale                    16,000              16.9698
Sale                    13,749              17.0152
Sale                    9,325               17.1000
Sale                    8,386               17.0043
Sale                    608                 17.1283
Sale                    208,535             17.0798
Sale                    808                 17.1200
Sale                    2,509               17.0881
Sale                    17,694              17.1000
Sale                    9,567               17.0043
Sale                    154,573             16.9558
Sale                    979                 Transfer
Sale                    18,200              17.0906
Sale                    8,447               17.0213
Sale                    2,300               17.0800
Sale                    16,048              17.1000
Sale                    250                 16.9312
Sale                    1,989               17.1312
Sale                    700                 17.0525
Sale                    79                  17.0121
Sale                    340                 16.9312
Sale                    2,000               16.8475
Sale                    450                 17.1808
Sale                    19,952              16.5700

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2000          16.8475
CFD            Long          154573        16.9558
CFD            Long          16000         16.9697
CFD            Long          13749         17.0151
CFD            Long          8447          17.0213
CFD            Long          4663          17.0463
CFD            Long          208535        17.0798
CFD            Long          2509          17.0881
CFD            Long          18200         17.0906
CFD            Long          808           17.12
CFD            Long          608           17.1282
CFD            Short         3774          16.8665
CFD            Short         19900         16.8695
CFD            Short         2702          16.8876
CFD            Short         59141         16.9108
CFD            Short         95535         16.9343
CFD            Short         16205         16.9556
CFD            Short         588784        16.9775
CFD            Short         5600          16.9858
CFD            Short         6217          16.9859
CFD            Short         22270         17.0025
CFD            Short         679759        17.0051
CFD            Short         52800         17.0736
CFD            Short         7868          17.0825
CFD            Short         23480         17.0966
CFD            Short         105941        17.1073
CFD            Short         977           17.1353

(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                         10 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                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,500.0000       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                    1,700.0000       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