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               15 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     109,492,738     4.90%     4,133,798     0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives   10,150,918     0.45%     7,561,202     0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,288,750     0.06%       756,675     0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            120,932,406     5.42%    12,451,675     0.56%

(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      11,629               15.9150
Purchase      300                  16.0854
Purchase      620                  16.0508
Purchase      237,264              16.0267
Purchase      153,700              16.0718
Purchase      153,700              16.0687
Purchase      142,163              16.0379
Purchase      100                  15.8620
Purchase      1,800                16.1100
Purchase      605                  15.9875
Purchase      57,497               16.1092
Purchase      1,190                15.9924
Purchase      3,420                15.9753
Purchase      2,576                16.1800
Purchase      135,596              16.0373
Purchase      147,726              16.0923
Purchase      83                   16.4077
Purchase      7,236                16.0030
Purchase      11,629               15.9187
Purchase      7,900                16.0282
Purchase      21,022               16.0633
Purchase      129,500              16.0200
Purchase      98,401               15.9837
Purchase      69,208               16.0282
Sale          24,115               16.0697
Sale          1,898                15.9800
Sale          158,094              15.9728
Sale          270                  16.0612
Sale          585                  16.0412
Sale          625                  16.0812
Sale          951                  15.9435
Sale          203                  16.0023
Sale          115,412              16.0123
Sale          2,214                15.9433
Sale          57,497               16.1062
Sale          291                  Transfer
Sale          739                  16.2700
Sale          48,357               16.0846
Sale          5,000                15.9623
Sale          400                  16.2800
Sale          8,975                16.1800
Sale          103                  15.8835
Sale          115,247              16.0418
Sale          153,700              16.0687
Sale          3,791                15.9800
Sale          300                  15.9425
Sale          52                   Transfer
Sale          57,497               16.1092
Sale          11,629               15.9150
Sale          79                   Transfer
Sale          200                  15.9946
Sale          1,331,150            16.1800
Sale          8,000                15.9300
Sale          67                   15.9646
Sale          224,098              16.0294
Sale          115,474              15.9800
Sale          17,009               16.0239

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         100           15.862
CFD            Short         3420          15.9752
CFD            Short         98401         15.9837
CFD            Short         1190          15.9923
CFD            Short         7236          16.0029
CFD            Short         237264        16.0267
CFD            Short         7900          16.0282
CFD            Short         135596        16.0372
CFD            Short         142163        16.0378
CFD            Short         21022         16.0632
CFD            Short         153700        16.0718
CFD            Short         147726        16.0922
CFD            Short         1800          16.11
CFD            Long          2214          15.9432
CFD            Long          158094        15.9728
CFD            Long          6471          16.0017
CFD            Long          60698         16.0088
CFD            Long          115412        16.0122
CFD            Long          8342          16.0127
CFD            Long          224098        16.0294
CFD            Long          8667          16.0346
CFD            Long          115247        16.0417
CFD            Long          24115         16.0696
CFD            Long          48357         16.0846
CFD            Long          57497         16.1061
CFD            Long          400           16.28

(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                         16 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   -500                   950.0000        EURO                    19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250,000                14.0000         AMER                    20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   285,000                15.9000         AMER                    21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   500,000                9.5000          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   250,000                14.0000         AMER                    20/06/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000        EURO                    19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   1,000                  2,000.0000      EURO                    21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -500                   1,400.0000      EURO                    21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -500                   1,600.0000      EURO                    21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000      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   -650                   1,900.0000      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