Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON LTD

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              PIPEX COMMUNICATIONS PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               12/11/2007

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    148,590,761       4.42%      18,494,653    0.55%
securities
(2) Derivatives     186,974       0.01%          57,527    0.00%

3) Options and            0       0.00%               0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total           148,777,735       4.43%      18,552,180.00 0.55%

(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 Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      545                  42.0000 AUD
Purchase      1,308.00             41.8724 AUD
Purchase      608,026.00           41.9790 AUD
Purchase      15,586.00            41.9056 AUD
Purchase      2,490.00             41.7000 AUD
Purchase      606                  41.8724 AUD
Purchase      315                  41.8724 AUD
Purchase      85,652.00            42.4702 AUD
Purchase      359                  41.8724 AUD
Purchase      328,244.00           41.7546 AUD
Purchase      300                  41.7700 AUD
Sale          8,394.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          223                  41.9900 AUD
Sale          79,606.00            41.8447 AUD
Sale          37,861.00            41.8447 AUD
Sale          3,452.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          312                  41.8448 AUD
Sale          40,267.00            41.8447 AUD
Sale          328,244.00           41.7546 AUD
Sale          1,488.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          1,059.00             41.8448 AUD
Sale          490                  41.8447 AUD
Sale          8,830.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          8,264.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          40,364.00            41.8447 AUD
Sale          2,562.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          2,310.00             41.8448 AUD
Sale          57,200.00            41.7878 AUD
Sale          2,203.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          9,246.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          8,087.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          2,994.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          22,259.00            41.8447 AUD
Sale          8,742.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          7,615.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          18,853.00            41.8290 AUD
Sale          1,114.00             41.8448 AUD
Sale          328,244.00           41.7546 AUD
Sale          3,315.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          608,026.00           41.9790 AUD
Sale          504                  41.8448 AUD
Sale          8,137.00             41.8447 AUD
Sale          11,675.00            41.8447 AUD
Sale          27,472.00            41.6912 AUD
Sale          51,147.00            41.8290 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit
CFD            Short         300           41.77
CFD            Long          57,200.00     41.79

(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)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         13/11/07
Contact name                               Barclays Compliance
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