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               03/12/2007

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     144,242,043     4.30%     18,377,962     0.55%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,894,770     0.06%        973,159     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            146,136,813     4.35%      19,351,121    0.58%

(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                  43.0600 AUD
Purchase      1,900                41.4236 AUD
Purchase      261,570              43.0923 AUD
Purchase      1,579                43.2000 AUD
Purchase      800                  43.2000 AUD
Purchase      3,720                43.3500 AUD
Purchase      2,118                43.3500 AUD
Purchase      141,196              43.1957 AUD
Purchase      23,651               43.2243 AUD
Purchase      23,651               43.2243 AUD
Sale          4,669                42.9886 AUD
Sale          9,186                42.9886 AUD
Sale          1,431                43.3500 AUD
Sale          7,821                42.9886 AUD
Sale          261,770              43.0923 AUD
Sale          24,862               42.9886 AUD
Sale          250,000              43.9956 AUD
Sale          1,243                42.9886 AUD
Sale          141,196              43.1957 AUD
Sale          200,000              44.9955 AUD
Sale          141,196              43.1957 AUD
Sale          33,389               43.2000 AUD
Sale          2,593                42.9886 AUD
Sale          1,656                42.9886 AUD
Sale          13,960               42.9886 AUD
Sale          1,900                41.4236 AUD
Sale          864                  42.9886 AUD
Sale          800                  43.2000 AUD
Sale          101,400              43.1152 AUD
Sale          1,523                42.9886 AUD
Sale          23,651               43.2243 AUD
Sale          3,117                43.2189 AUD
Sale          366                  42.9886 AUD
Sale          201                  42.9886 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit
CFD            Long          101400        43.1152
CFD            Long          3117          43.2188
CFD            Long          250000        43.9956
CFD            Long          200000        44.9955

(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                         04 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