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               03 December 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     104,457,633     4.63%      8,359,219    0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives   21,480,418     0.95%     15,956,807    0.71%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,289,750     0.06%      1,757,675    0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            127,227,801     5.64%      26,073,701 1.16%

(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      9,866                15.8512
Purchase      18,491               16.2701
Purchase      2,095                15.7700
Purchase      26,933               15.7697
Purchase      27,300               15.8465
Purchase      1,105                15.7700
Purchase      1,410                15.7700
Purchase      52,701               15.8839
Purchase      15,407               15.7697
Purchase      694                  15.7700
Purchase      600                  15.9574
Purchase      9,293                15.7697
Purchase      427                  15.7697
Purchase      387                  16.1600
Purchase      6,002                15.8153
Purchase      125                  15.8554
Purchase      125                  15.8554
Purchase      16,438               15.7697
Purchase      17,370               16.3407
Purchase      34,842               16.1554
Purchase      600                  15.7874
Purchase      37,000               16.2586
Purchase      27,479               15.7697
Purchase      208                  16.2131
Purchase      5,878                15.8630
Purchase      52,291               15.8780
Purchase      239,656              16.1328
Purchase      1,244                15.7700
Purchase      75,871               15.8756
Purchase      505                  16.0700
Purchase      19,593               15.8580
Purchase      25,115               15.7700
Purchase      600                  15.8188
Purchase      24,000               15.7592
Purchase      6,872                16.0731
Purchase      1,053                15.7700
Purchase      5,280                15.8666
Purchase      119,816              15.8127
Purchase      15,028               15.7697
Purchase      300                  15.8775
Purchase      1,896                15.8500
Purchase      45,149               16.0700
Purchase      83                   16.2777
Purchase      1,816                15.7700
Purchase      25,801               15.7697
Purchase      5,878                15.8600
Purchase      1,120                15.8102
Purchase      67,783               16.2120
Purchase      220                  15.8775
Purchase      1,628                16.0700
Purchase      31                   16.2077
Sale          600                  15.7874
Sale          45                   15.8246
Sale          505                  16.0700
Sale          1,258                16.0732
Sale          1,628                16.1000
Sale          6,002                15.8153
Sale          15,851               16.2651
Sale          24,000               15.7562
Sale          7,432                15.8710
Sale          21,265               16.0732
Sale          187,524              15.9862
Sale          5,276                16.0732
Sale          6,002                15.8153
Sale          600                  15.9574
Sale          22,923               15.7700
Sale          888                  16.0732
Sale          7,492                16.0901
Sale          98                   16.4123
Sale          17,508               15.8092
Sale          37,000               16.2556
Sale          1,733                15.7700
Sale          600                  15.7874
Sale          112,219              16.0700
Sale          318,884              15.8884
Sale          400                  15.8246
Sale          51,899               15.8945
Sale          600                  15.8623
Sale          300                  15.8500
Sale          103,264              15.8603
Sale          64                   15.8123
Sale          17,112               15.8857
Sale          1,628                16.0700
Sale          2,021                16.0732
Sale          10,000               16.2369
Sale          15,507               15.8889
Sale          34,842               16.1523
Sale          657                  16.0732
Sale          16,883               16.2491
Sale          5,878                15.8600
Sale          328                  16.0732
Sale          130                  15.8225
Sale          200                  15.8325
Sale          3,659                16.0732
Sale          45                   15.8446
Sale          1,000                15.8223
Sale          600                  15.9574
Sale          45,149               16.0700
Sale          24,000               15.7592

Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1120          15.8102
CFD            Short         119816        15.8126
CFD            Short         6002          15.8153
CFD            Short         27300         15.8465
CFD            Short         9866          15.8511
CFD            Short         19593         15.8579
CFD            Short         5878          15.863
CFD            Short         5280          15.8665
CFD            Short         75871         15.8756
CFD            Short         52291         15.878
CFD            Short         52701         15.8839
CFD            Long          24000         15.7561
CFD            Long          600           15.7874
CFD            Long          2100          15.7985
CFD            Long          13986         15.8061
CFD            Long          6002          15.8152
CFD            Long          23015         15.8289
CFD            Long          1422          15.8546
CFD            Long          103264        15.8603
CFD            Long          7432          15.8709
CFD            Long          17112         15.8856
CFD            Long          318884        15.8884
CFD            Long          15507         15.8889
CFD            Long          51899         15.8945
CFD            Long          600           15.9574
CFD            Long          187524        15.9861

(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                         04 December 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   250                    1,700.0000      EURO        19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500,000               9.5000          EURO        19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -250,000               16.0000         AMER        19/09/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,775                 1,600.0000      EURO        20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,250                 1,200.0000      EURO        21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -1,000                 1,100.0000      EURO        21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -1,000                 1,500.0000      EURO        19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -650                   1,900.0000      EURO        21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000        EURO        19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000        EURO        19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,000,000             15.0000         AMER        21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -500                   1,600.0000      EURO        21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   500,000                9.5000          EURO        19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   350                    1,550.0000      EURO        21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   450                    1,400.0000      EURO        20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   500                    1,300.0000      EURO        21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   500                    1,400.0000      EURO        21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   700                    1,400.0000      EURO        20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   1,000                  2,000.0000      EURO        21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   1,000                  1,600.0000      EURO        21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   250,000                14.0000         AMER        20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   250,000                14.0000         AMER        20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   285,000                15.9000         AMER        21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -500                   1,400.0000      EURO        21/12/2007

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