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               12 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     110,560,565     4.94%     6,212,794     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives    7,957,619     0.36%     4,685,007     0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,288,400     0.06%       756,675     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            119,806,584     5.36%    11,654,476     0.52%

(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      3,834                16.0731
Purchase      1,200                16.3773
Purchase      2,023                16.3000
Purchase      7,002                16.4660
Purchase      5,470                16.0903
Purchase      19,735               16.0339
Purchase      430                  16.2177
Purchase      8,900                16.1234
Purchase      3,000                16.0700
Purchase      2,615                16.8606
Purchase      138,000              16.6070
Purchase      61,900               16.8326
Purchase      3,363                16.0700
Purchase      63                   16.9854
Purchase      22,398               16.2522
Purchase      2                    16.7000
Purchase      210,562              16.3965
Purchase      30                   16.5588
Purchase      172                  16.0377
Purchase      281                  16.0577
Purchase      19,800               16.7032
Purchase      24,922               16.5770
Purchase      1,487                16.9277
Purchase      24,384               16.3960
Purchase      13,300               16.4119
Purchase      54,000               16.5268
Purchase      250                  15.9788
Purchase      22,849               16.9900
Purchase      49,800               16.3166
Purchase      200,000              16.0700
Purchase      12,031               16.5723
Sale          2,615                16.8606
Sale          49,800               16.3135
Sale          1,576                16.2200
Sale          420,874              16.6404
Sale          2,615                16.8606
Sale          1,734                16.6900
Sale          120                  17.0046
Sale          187                  16.3146
Sale          19,299               16.3784
Sale          3,347                16.9866
Sale          1,200                16.3773
Sale          342                  16.1500
Sale          3,282                16.7700
Sale          1,881                16.4634
Sale          54,000               16.5236
Sale          114,000              16.6651
Sale          656,750              16.6000
Sale          1,200                16.3773
Sale          6,331                16.9866
Sale          90,087               16.8213
Sale          7,463                16.6256
Sale          17,500               16.7500
Sale          1,066                16.7183
Sale          3,900                16.1868
Sale          33,670               16.7569
Sale          6,208                16.4743
Sale          160                  17.0146
Sale          400                  16.7008
Sale          157,500              16.7500
Sale          200                  16.7769
Sale          1,200                16.9223
Sale          28,007               16.5002
Sale          6,491                16.1517
Sale          500                  7.4563
Sale          9,602                16.9866
Sale          355,886              16.6816

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         203000        16.07
CFD            Short         3834          16.073
CFD            Short         5470          16.0902
CFD            Short         8900          16.1234
CFD            Short         22398         16.2522
CFD            Short         49800         16.3166
CFD            Short         24384         16.3959
CFD            Short         21056         16.3965
CFD            Short         7002          16.4659
CFD            Short         12031         16.5722
CFD            Short         2492          16.577
CFD            Short         605           16.68
CFD            Short         19800         16.7031
CFD            Short         8501          16.7258
CFD            Long          3900          16.1868
CFD            Long          1200          16.3773
CFD            Long          19299         16.3783
CFD            Long          45765         16.3802
CFD            Long          1881          16.4633
CFD            Long          6208          16.4743
CFD            Long          28007         16.5001
CFD            Long          54000         16.5236
CFD            Long          7463          16.6255
CFD            Long          420874        16.6404
CFD            Long          355886        16.6816
CFD            Long          22370         16.6881
CFD            Long          1066          16.7183
CFD            Long          2615          16.8606
CFD            Long          11300         16.8929


(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                         13 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 Option money
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)        American,               paid/received
                              or derivative relates                  European etc.           per unit(GBP)
Put               Purchase    285000                 15.9            EURO        21/12/2007  .7086
Put               Selling     500                    16              EURO        21/12/2007  .78
Put               Selling     1775                   16              EURO        20/06/2008  1.83

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