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               13 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     110,520,814     4.95%     4,678,755     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    8,497,742     0.38%     5,966,339     0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,288,400     0.06%       756,675     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            120,306,956     5.38%    11,401,769     0.51%

(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      372                  16.0200
Purchase      55,416               16.0079
Purchase      1,887                16.0241
Purchase      49,800               16.3135
Purchase      850                  16.2441
Purchase      3,839                15.9130
Purchase      1,064,075            15.8473
Purchase      19,505               15.9347
Purchase      124,639              16.0079
Purchase      53,813               16.0122
Purchase      21,161               15.7125
Purchase      307                  15.8977
Purchase      34,597               15.8777
Purchase      2,040                15.7224
Purchase      4,600                16.1400
Purchase      41,100               15.9687
Purchase      26,500               15.9928
Purchase      41,100               15.9657
Purchase      6,574                15.7320
Purchase      19,630               15.7873
Purchase      36                   15.9477
Purchase      200                  15.9377
Purchase      71                   15.9754
Purchase      9,109                15.8394
Purchase      16,942               15.8360
Purchase      1,718                15.7723
Purchase      19,630               15.7827
Purchase      22,049               15.7062
Purchase      21,161               15.7125
Sale          744                  15.7523
Sale          1,374                15.7523
Sale          500                  15.9246
Sale          180,055              16.0079
Sale          265                  Transfer
Sale          1,270                15.8376
Sale          855                  15.7523
Sale          325,561              15.8067
Sale          908                  15.7523
Sale          124,639              16.0080
Sale          7,994                15.7523
Sale          161,224              15.9100
Sale          124,017              15.9100
Sale          800                  15.7523
Sale          2,100                15.7084
Sale          19,630               15.7873
Sale          500                  15.9246
Sale          1,841                15.8000
Sale          26,500               15.9898
Sale          21,493               15.9100
Sale          425                  16.2600
Sale          1,898                Transfer
Sale          124,639              16.0079
Sale          108,073              15.9401
Sale          41,100               15.9657
Sale          2,010                15.9421
Sale          614                  15.7523
Sale          315                  15.8946
Sale          21,161               15.7125
Sale          110,913              16.1384
Sale          55,416               16.0080
Sale          26,500               15.9928
Sale          17,399               15.7523
Sale          300                  15.8212
Sale          1,519                15.7800
Sale          80,761               15.8965
Sale          614                  15.7523
Sale          855                  16.1100
Sale          903                  15.7523
Sale          9,615                15.9100
Sale          18,673               15.9534
Sale          55,416               16.0079
Sale          15,683               15.8919
Sale          400                  15.9646
Sale          5,000                15.9470

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         21161         15.7125
CFD            Short         2040          15.7223
CFD            Short         6574          15.7319
CFD            Short         1718          15.7722
CFD            Short         16942         15.8359
CFD            Short         9109          15.8394
CFD            Short         1064075       15.8473
CFD            Short         34597         15.8776
CFD            Short         3839          15.913
CFD            Short         19505         15.9346
CFD            Short         41100         15.9687
CFD            Short         53813         16.0122
CFD            Short         372           16.02
CFD            Short         1887          16.0241
CFD            Short         4600          16.14
CFD            Long          2100          15.7084
CFD            Long          37125         15.7126
CFD            Long          325561        15.8066
CFD            Long          1270          15.8376
CFD            Long          10583         15.8693
CFD            Long          25440         15.8933
CFD            Long          80761         15.8964
CFD            Long          5100          15.9387
CFD            Long          2010          15.942
CFD            Long          5000          15.9469
CFD            Long          18673         15.9533
CFD            Long          26500         15.9897


(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                         14 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)
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000      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   -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   -500,000               9.5000          EURO                    19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   1,600.0000      EURO                    21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   500,000                9.5000          EURO                    19/12/2008
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   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

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