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               14 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     110,561,895     4.95%     4,550,161     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,321,306     0.42%     6,603,684     0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,288,400     0.06%       756,675     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            121,171,601     5.42%    11,910,520     0.53%

(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      28,275               16.4642
Purchase      1,051                16.4237
Purchase      8,229                16.4861
Purchase      36,965               16.4336
Purchase      5,904                16.1800
Purchase      164,551              16.3393
Purchase      1,710                16.4237
Purchase      5,000                16.1400
Purchase      1,544                16.4237
Purchase      7,204                16.4300
Purchase      123,581              16.3367
Purchase      18,878               16.4350
Purchase      1,700                16.3694
Purchase      20,076               16.4350
Purchase      1,101                16.3116
Purchase      11,091               16.3708
Purchase      36,488               16.3897
Purchase      96,800               16.4093
Purchase      4,422                16.3186
Purchase      96,800               16.4124
Purchase      4,068                16.4300
Purchase      4,000                16.4700
Purchase      42,000               16.4107
Purchase      9,630                16.4300
Purchase      22,164               16.4350
Purchase      14,148               16.3897
Purchase      39                   15.7254
Purchase      8,085                16.4300
Purchase      2,968                16.4237
Purchase      53,000               16.3300
Purchase      1,454                16.4237
Purchase      8,310                16.4143
Purchase      37,519               16.4350
Purchase      2,965                16.4300
Purchase      3,536                16.4237
Purchase      33,433               16.4350
Purchase      3,827                16.1831
Purchase      13,764               16.4350
Purchase      135,991              16.4631
Purchase      5,720                16.4405
Purchase      2,606                16.4237
Purchase      4,326                16.4300
Purchase      44,683               16.4350
Purchase      4,776                16.4300
Purchase      15,412               16.1751
Purchase      700                  16.2920
Purchase      36                   15.9554
Purchase      4,000                16.4700
Sale          4,247                16.3810
Sale          350                  16.3923
Sale          5,904                16.1800
Sale          96,800               16.4093
Sale          153,120              16.3809
Sale          5,904                16.1800
Sale          40,174               16.3854
Sale          42,000               16.4076
Sale          1,250                16.3923
Sale          34                   16.3246
Sale          14,148               16.3898
Sale          36,488               16.3898
Sale          250                  16.3700
Sale          16,449               16.3747
Sale          42,000               16.4107
Sale          66,472               16.4090
Sale          157                  Transfer
Sale          78,926               16.4173
Sale          163,268              16.2918
Sale          50,636               16.3897
Sale          500                  16.3746
Sale          142,045              16.3707
Sale          36,488               16.3897
Sale          114                  16.3069
Sale          11,217               16.3751
Sale          61,792               15.9100
Sale          120                  16.4020
Sale          183                  16.4046
Sale          10,081               16.4184
Sale          28,239               16.4900
Sale          93                   16.4423
Sale          4,000                16.4700

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         15412         16.175
CFD            Short         3827          16.183
CFD            Short         700           16.292
CFD            Short         4422          16.3185
CFD            Short         123581        16.3367
CFD            Short         164551        16.3392
CFD            Short         1700          16.3694
CFD            Short         11091         16.3707
CFD            Short         96800         16.4124
CFD            Short         8310          16.4142
CFD            Short         36965         16.4335
CFD            Short         5720          16.4404
CFD            Short         135991        16.463
CFD            Short         28275         16.4641
CFD            Long          163268        16.2918
CFD            Long          142045        16.3707
CFD            Long          11217         16.375
CFD            Long          24711         16.3792
CFD            Long          157367        16.3809
CFD            Long          40174         16.3854
CFD            Long          42000         16.4075
CFD            Long          66472         16.4089
CFD            Long          78926         16.4173
CFD            Long          10081         16.4183
CFD            Long          87303         16.4984

(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                         15 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