Rule 8.3

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 (Note 1) Newton Investment Management Limited & its subsidiaries Company dealt in BHP Billiton PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary GBP0.10 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 01/10/08 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) BHP Billiton PLC Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 31,026,526 1.41 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 31,026,526 1.41 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short 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 (Note 5) Purchase of 54,200 £13.255 Purchase of 4,850 £12.7 Sale of 54,200 £13.255 Sale of 500 £13.2 Sale of 1,120 £13 Sale of 400 £13.003575 Sale of 100 £12.965 Sale of 589 £13.29 Sale of 40,000 £12.37878225 Sale of 9,810 £13.29 Sale of 7,941 £12.314705 Sale of 1,050 £12.33 Sale of 330 £12.1 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per e.g. CFD 6) (Note 7) unit (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option name,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date moneypaid/received call purchasing, to which American, per unit (Note 5) option varying the option European etc. relates etc. (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit option (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note Details Price per unit (if applicable) 8) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION 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. None .......................... .......................... Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 1ST October 2008 Contact name Matt Beattie Telephone number 020 7163 3285 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 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 (Note 1) Newton Investment Management Limited & its subsidiaries Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary GBP0.10 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing No dealing 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) BHP Billiton Ltd Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 540,206 0.02 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 540,206 0.02 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short 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 (Note 5) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per e.g. CFD 6) (Note 7) unit (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option name,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date moneypaid/received call purchasing, to which American, per unit (Note 5) option varying the option European etc. relates etc. (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit option (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note Details Price per unit (if applicable) 8) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION 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. None .......................... .......................... Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 2nd October 2008 Contact name Matt Beattie Telephone number 020 7163 3285 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 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 (Note 1) Newton Investment Management Limited & its subsidiaries Company dealt in BHP Billiton PLC ADR Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary GBP0.10 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing No dealing 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) BHP Billiton PLC ADR Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 80,192 0.01 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 80,192 0.01 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short 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 (Note 5) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per e.g. CFD 6) (Note 7) unit (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option name,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date moneypaid/received call purchasing, to which American, per unit (Note 5) option varying the option European etc. relates etc. (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit option (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note Details Price per unit (if applicable) 8) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION 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. None .......................... .......................... Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 2nd October 2008 Contact name Matt Beattie Telephone number 020 7163 3285 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 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 (Note 1) Newton Investment Management Limited & its subsidiaries Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd ADR Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary GBP0.10 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing No Dealing 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) BHP Billiton Ltd ADR Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 245 0.00 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 245 0.00 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short 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 (Note 5) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per e.g. CFD 6) (Note 7) unit (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option name,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date moneypaid/received call purchasing, to which American, per unit (Note 5) option varying the option European etc. relates etc. (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit option (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note Details Price per unit (if applicable) 8) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION 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. None .......................... ......................... Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 2nd October 2008 Contact name Matt Beattie Telephone number 020 7163 3285 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 ---END OF MESSAGE---