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              BHP BILLITON LTD
Class of relevant security    NVP
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               30/11/2007

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     145,010,452     4.32%     17,846,310     0.53%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,340,253     0.04%        973,159     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,350,705     4.36%     18,819,469     0.56%


(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      200,000              44.9955 AUD
Purchase      250                  42.7343 AUD
Purchase      2,828                43.0078 AUD
Purchase      11,511               42.9800 AUD
Purchase      6,400                42.6277 AUD
Purchase      250,000              43.9956 AUD
Purchase      100,000              42.0000 AUD
Purchase      161                  42.9800 AUD
Purchase      213                  42.9800 AUD
Purchase      85,261               43.4239 AUD
Purchase      1,437                42.9800 AUD
Purchase      360                  42.9800 AUD
Purchase      199                  43.0786 AUD
Purchase      250                  42.7343 AUD
Purchase      85,261               43.4239 AUD
Purchase      15,186               43.0077 AUD
Purchase      57                   42.9800 AUD
Purchase      755                  42.9800 AUD
Purchase      1,807                43.0004 AUD
Purchase      250,229              43.2454 AUD
Purchase      21                   42.9800 AUD
Purchase      286,318              43.1679 AUD
Purchase      202                  42.9800 AUD
Purchase      10,783               42.9800 AUD
Purchase      19                   42.9800 AUD
Purchase      12,992               42.9800 AUD
Purchase      100,000              42.0000 AUD
Purchase      3,926                42.9989 AUD
Purchase      136                  42.9800 AUD
Purchase      69                   42.9800 AUD
Purchase      41                   42.9800 AUD
Purchase      3,906                42.9800 AUD
Purchase      49                   42.9800 AUD
Sale          19                   42.9800 AUD
Sale          1,230                43.0101 AUD
Sale          2,489                43.1646 AUD
Sale          653                  43.0101 AUD
Sale          85,261               43.4239 AUD
Sale          11,511               42.9800 AUD
Sale          41                   42.9800 AUD
Sale          12,874               43.1646 AUD
Sale          4,786                43.0101 AUD
Sale          136                  43.1646 AUD
Sale          6,000                43.0101 AUD
Sale          225                  43.1646 AUD
Sale          57                   42.9800 AUD
Sale          94,479               42.0000 AUD
Sale          1,460                42.9800 AUD
Sale          136                  42.9800 AUD
Sale          68                   43.1646 AUD
Sale          30,924               43.3498 AUD
Sale          250                  42.7599 AUD
Sale          319,878              43.0101 AUD
Sale          617                  43.0101 AUD
Sale          213                  42.9800 AUD
Sale          557                  43.0101 AUD
Sale          42,629               43.0101 AUD
Sale          446                  43.1646 AUD
Sale          12,411               42.9800 AUD
Sale          108                  43.3498 AUD
Sale          2,588                43.0101 AUD
Sale          666                  43.1646 AUD
Sale          976                  43.0101 AUD
Sale          172,665              42.9800 AUD
Sale          72                   43.3498 AUD
Sale          22,409               43.0101 AUD
Sale          154                  43.3498 AUD
Sale          250,000              43.9956 AUD
Sale          809                  42.7215 AUD
Sale          278,324              43.0101 AUD
Sale          4,020                43.0101 AUD
Sale          200,000              44.9955 AUD
Sale          7,997                42.9800 AUD
Sale          360                  42.9800 AUD
Sale          188                  43.1646 AUD
Sale          11,855               42.9800 AUD
Sale          3,906                42.9800 AUD
Sale          286,318              43.1679 AUD
Sale          891                  42.9800 AUD
Sale          353                  43.3498 AUD
Sale          1,437                42.9800 AUD
Sale          61                   43.1646 AUD
Sale          115,874              43.0101 AUD
Sale          704                  43.1646 AUD
Sale          161                  42.9800 AUD
Sale          69                   42.9800 AUD
Sale          755                  42.9800 AUD
Sale          531                  43.1646 AUD
Sale          3,182                43.0101 AUD
Sale          4,736                43.1646 AUD
Sale          160                  43.3498 AUD
Sale          10,783               42.9800 AUD
Sale          88,868               42.0000 AUD
Sale          17,600               43.3498 AUD
Sale          250                  42.7343 AUD
Sale          100,000              42.0000 AUD
Sale          6,344                43.0101 AUD
Sale          35,541               43.1646 AUD
Sale          21                   42.9800 AUD
Sale          287                  43.3498 AUD
Sale          1,389                43.0101 AUD
Sale          2,034                43.0101 AUD
Sale          202                  42.9800 AUD
Sale          1,693                43.0101 AUD
Sale          158,400              43.0101 AUD
Sale          49                   42.9800 AUD
Sale          1,447                43.0101 AUD


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit
CFD            Short         100000        42
CFD            Short         6400          42.6276
CFD            Short         3926          42.9989
CFD            Short         199           43.0785
CFD            Long          809           42.7214


(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                         03 December 2007
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