Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON PLC

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 PLC
Class of relevant security    USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               09 November 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     111,707,755     4.99%     4,906,550     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,975,785     0.31%     4,083,798     0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,003,400     0.04%       754,400     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            119,686,940     5.35%     9,744,748     0.44%

(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      85,000               16.2800
Purchase      4,222                16.9400
Purchase      5,655                17.0657
Purchase      4,773                16.3538
Purchase      265,212              16.7954
Purchase      44,400               17.0068
Purchase      30,000               16.4678
Purchase      61,900               16.8358
Purchase      40,000               16.4553
Purchase      99                   16.2600
Purchase      30,000               16.4678
Purchase      31,756               16.9658
Purchase      761                  16.5600
Purchase      50                   16.8300
Purchase      435,691              16.8375
Purchase      149,789              16.5200
Purchase      90,087               16.8213
Purchase      7,352                16.2800
Purchase      129                  16.1260
Purchase      752                  16.2500
Purchase      42,731               16.7005
Purchase      4,989                17.0200
Purchase      3,280                16.9800
Purchase      40,525               17.0081
Purchase      40,000               16.4553
Purchase      80                   17.0900
Purchase      150,000              17.1000
Purchase      300                  16.5192
Purchase      3,782                16.2831
Purchase      15,982               17.0998
Purchase      580                  17.0000
Purchase      14,882               16.8900
Purchase      769                  16.5600
Sale          850                  16.2600
Sale          205                  16.4012
Sale          1,718                17.0268
Sale          61,900               16.8326
Sale          140                  16.8204
Sale          519                  Transfer
Sale          57,000               17.4926
Sale          111                  16.7224
Sale          35,250               17.2469
Sale          40,000               16.4553
Sale          16,900               16.7479
Sale          50,504               17.1649
Sale          33,358               17.0884
Sale          64,800               16.9183
Sale          769                  16.5600
Sale          661,822              17.0703
Sale          40,946               16.2800
Sale          192                  17.1100
Sale          500                  16.2400
Sale          30,000               16.4678
Sale          15,982               17.0941
Sale          6,700                16.5000
Sale          90,087               16.8181
Sale          87,500               16.8500
Sale          1,530                16.9500
Sale          957                  17.1100
Sale          6,820                16.8656
Sale          300                  17.0600
Sale          600                  17.0600
Sale          344                  16.8420
Sale          45,925               16.9839
Sale          761                  16.5600
Sale          4,591                16.7346

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3782          16.283
CFD            Short         40000         16.4553
CFD            Short         30000         16.4678
CFD            Short         42731         16.7004
CFD            Short         265212        16.7953
CFD            Short         61900         16.8358
CFD            Short         435691        16.8375
CFD            Short         31756         16.9658
CFD            Short         44400         17.0067
CFD            Short         40525         17.0081
CFD            Short         5655          17.0656
CFD            Long          56035         16.6367
CFD            Long          16900         16.7479
CFD            Long          90087         16.818
CFD            Long          6820          16.8656
CFD            Long          64800         16.9183
CFD            Long          45925         16.9838
CFD            Long          1718          17.0267
CFD            Long          661822        17.0702
CFD            Long          32777         17.0829
CFD            Long          35250         17.2469
CFD            Long          581           17.4007


(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         12 November 2007
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   500                    1,400.0000       EURO           21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   500,000                9.5000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250,000                14.0000          AMER           20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   250,000                14.0000          AMER           20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   -250,000               16.0000          AMER           19/09/2008
Option            Purchased   500                    1,300.0000       EURO           21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500,000               9.5000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,000                 1,100.0000       EURO           21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   1,000                  2,000.0000       EURO           21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -500                   1,400.0000       EURO           21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   450                    1,400.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   700                    1,400.0000       EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,250                 1,200.0000       EURO           21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -650                   1,900.0000       EURO           21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000         EURO           19/12/2008

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk