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               11 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    105,809,213        4.79%     4,223,501     0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives   3,955,027        0.18%     9,000,083     0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     502,700        0.02%       751,000     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total           110,266,940        5.00%    13,974,584     0.63%

(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                75,000              17.2302
Purchase                27,497              17.1819
Purchase                213                 16.9527
Purchase                15,402              17.2499
Purchase                20,455              17.2911
Purchase                14,650              17.3222
Purchase                76,885              17.2955
Purchase                71,027              17.2146
Purchase                311                 17.4758
Purchase                23,695              16.9500
Purchase                3,683               16.9500
Purchase                140,256             16.9500
Purchase                200                 17.1300
Purchase                4,986               16.9500
Purchase                2,083               16.9097
Purchase                15,798              17.1000
Purchase                21,443              17.5388
Purchase                66,284              17.3151
Purchase                180                 16.9975
Purchase                1,200               17.1200
Purchase                400                 17.3779
Purchase                287                 17.2779
Purchase                600                 17.2679
Purchase                303,020             17.3063
Sale                    29,872              17.1967
Sale                    448                 17.4000
Sale                    209                 17.2100
Sale                    118                 17.4000
Sale                    1,343               17.1600
Sale                    1,567               17.1800
Sale                    447                 17.2100
Sale                    671                 17.2000
Sale                    673                 17.1500
Sale                    1,161               17.3600
Sale                    447                 17.2100
Sale                    896                 17.2800
Sale                    657                 17.1700
Sale                    447                 17.1800
Sale                    673                 17.3600
Sale                    600                 17.4000
Sale                    262                 17.4000
Sale                    700                 17.1600
Sale                    75,986              17.3374
Sale                    447                 17.2400
Sale                    77,261              17.3031
Sale                    448                 17.2800
Sale                    1,120               17.1700
Sale                    756                 17.4000
Sale                    613,848             17.2020
Sale                    3,541               17.4050
Sale                    167                 17.1600
Sale                    1,343               17.4000
Sale                    672                 17.3600
Sale                    447                 17.1800
Sale                    625                 17.2900
Sale                    895                 17.1600
Sale                    449                 17.1700
Sale                    717                 17.3900
Sale                    1,343               17.1600
Sale                    449                 17.1900
Sale                    686                 17.2200
Sale                    448                 17.1700
Sale                    100                 17.1800
Sale                    174                 17.4621
Sale                    447                 17.2100
Sale                    101                 17.0342
Sale                    700                 17.1900
Sale                    668                 17.1500
Sale                    945                 17.4000
Sale                    67                  17.1700
Sale                    643                 17.1600
Sale                    447                 17.1700
Sale                    448                 17.1600
Sale                    500                 17.4000
Sale                    672                 17.1800
Sale                    171                 17.4100
Sale                    447                 17.1600
Sale                    1,120               17.1600
Sale                    841                 17.1700
Sale                    948                 17.4100
Sale                    671                 17.2000
Sale                    19,777              17.2567
Sale                    658                 17.1800
Sale                    625                 17.3900
Sale                    900                 17.1600
Sale                    437                 17.2400
Sale                    671                 17.3600
Sale                    1,299               17.1900
Sale                    447                 17.1800
Sale                    21,443              17.5388
Sale                    75                  17.3021
Sale                    1,250               17.1800
Sale                    448                 17.1600
Sale                    447                 17.3600
Sale                    660                 17.5121
Sale                    4                   17.1600
Sale                    192                 17.1800
Sale                    160                 17.2621
Sale                    671                 17.2000
Sale                    447                 17.1700
Sale                    39                  17.1800
Sale                    449                 17.2000
Sale                    895                 17.2100
Sale                    329                 17.4000
Sale                    253                 17.4000
Sale                    136                 17.1800
Sale                    644                 17.1800
Sale                    448                 17.4000
Sale                    448                 17.1600
Sale                    800                 17.4000
Sale                    8,161               17.0579
Sale                    47                  17.4542
Sale                    448                 17.1800
Sale                    682                 17.4000
Sale                    3,375               17.1267
Sale                    4,142               17.2558
Sale                    15,798              17.1000
Sale                    600                 17.2842
Sale                    800                 17.1612
Sale                    140,619             16.9500
Sale                    365                 17.2100
Sale                    447                 17.3000
Sale                    447                 17.3800
Sale                    447                 17.3100
Sale                    10                  17.2400
Sale                    492                 17.2000
Sale                    300                 17.1600
Sale                    1,000               17.2771
Sale                    1,119               17.1800
Sale                    447                 17.2100
Sale                    622                 17.4000
Sale                    447                 17.1600
Sale                    978                 17.2100
Sale                    447                 17.1900
Sale                    447                 17.1700
Sale                    380                 17.1700
Sale                    671                 17.1800
Sale                    462                 17.2000
Sale                    281,456             17.3037
Sale                    448                 17.4000
Sale                    1,559               17.1600
Sale                    438                 17.4000
Sale                    1,390               17.2900
Sale                    500                 17.3900
Sale                    12,479              16.9500
Sale                    1,791               17.1800
Sale                    703                 17.6000
Sale                    406                 17.3600
Sale                    1,791               17.4000
Sale                    1,343               17.1700
Sale                    1,120               17.1800
Sale                    671                 17.2000
Sale                    556                 17.1800
Sale                    5,600               17.2366
Sale                    672                 17.1700
Sale                    224                 17.1800
Sale                    504                 17.1500
Sale                    1,119               17.1600
Sale                    447                 17.1800
Sale                    186                 17.4000
Sale                    27,870              17.1902
Sale                    480                 17.1800
Sale                    147                 17.1600
Sale                    447                 17.1800
Sale                    77                  17.0742
Sale                    447                 17.1700
Sale                    400                 17.3900
Sale                    6,000               17.2500
Sale                    671                 17.2800
Sale                    311                 17.1800
Sale                    756                 17.1800
Sale                    1,400               17.1700
Sale                    15                  17.1700


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date      Purchase/Sale        Number of Securities      Price per unit (GBP)
13/06/2008     Sale                 1,388                     18.2225

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          27870         17.1901
CFD            Long          29872         17.1967
CFD            Long          613848        17.202
CFD            Long          5600          17.2366
CFD            Long          19777         17.2567
CFD            Long          1000          17.2771
CFD            Long          77261         17.3031
CFD            Long          281456        17.3036
CFD            Long          75986         17.3373
CFD            Long          21443         17.5387
CFD            Short         213           16.9527
CFD            Short         1200          17.12
CFD            Short         200           17.13
CFD            Short         27497         17.1819
CFD            Short         71027         17.2145
CFD            Short         15402         17.2499
CFD            Short         20455         17.291
CFD            Short         76885         17.2954
CFD            Short         303020        17.3063
CFD            Short         66284         17.315
CFD            Short         14650         17.3222
CFD            Short         21443         17.5387

(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                         14 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                    1,700.0000       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                    1,900.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,900.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
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