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               04/12/2007

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     143,840,397     4.29%     18,536,011     0.55%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,898,258     0.06%      1,074,375     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            145,738,655     4.34%     19,610,386     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      3,193                43.2092 AUD
Purchase      356,314              42.6715 AUD
Purchase      2,923                43.2091 AUD
Purchase      643                  43.0700 AUD
Purchase      9,295                43.0700 AUD
Purchase      114,029              42.8623 AUD
Purchase      1,965                42.8429 AUD
Purchase      7,356                43.1534 AUD
Purchase      5,816                43.1000 AUD
Purchase      39,344               43.2091 AUD
Purchase      5,000                43.0957 AUD
Purchase      90,000               43.0957 AUD
Purchase      211,344              43.0957 AUD
Purchase      68,033               42.9553 AUD
Purchase      101,216              42.7126 AUD
Purchase      29,882               43.1000 AUD
Purchase      2,724                43.2092 AUD
Purchase      690                  43.0700 AUD
Purchase      754                  43.0700 AUD
Purchase      58,680               43.1000 AUD
Purchase      10,508               43.1534 AUD
Purchase      13,086               43.1000 AUD
Sale          11,123               43.1000 AUD
Sale          491                  43.0700 AUD
Sale          967                  43.0700 AUD
Sale          2,643                43.0700 AUD
Sale          421                  43.0700 AUD
Sale          310                  43.0700 AUD
Sale          335                  42.6500 AUD
Sale          211,344              43.0957 AUD
Sale          90,000               43.0957 AUD
Sale          356,314              42.6715 AUD
Sale          3,200                42.6676 AUD
Sale          114,029              42.8623 AUD
Sale          395                  43.0700 AUD
Sale          4,304                43.1000 AUD
Sale          68,033               42.9553 AUD
Sale          384                  42.8280 AUD
Sale          2,090                43.0700 AUD
Sale          301,344              43.0957 AUD
Sale          733                  43.0700 AUD
Sale          356,314              42.6715 AUD
Sale          1,013                43.0700 AUD
Sale          288                  43.0962 AUD
Sale          800                  43.0700 AUD
Sale          5,000                43.1043 AUD
Sale          1,591                42.8828 AUD
Sale          405                  43.0700 AUD
Sale          570                  43.0700 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit
CFD            Short         101216        42.7125
CFD            Long          3200          42.6675
CFD            Long          288           43.0961

(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                         05 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