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               22 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     107,110,993     4.81%      5,289,249    0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives   14,513,697     0.65%     11,705,029    0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,288,750     0.06%      1,757,675    0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            122,913,440     5.52%     18,751,953    0.84%

(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      1,000                14.7722
Purchase      6,102                14.7052
Purchase      47,669               14.8900
Purchase      56,196               14.7582
Purchase      6,600                14.8812
Purchase      1,200                14.8615
Purchase      40,000               14.9055
Purchase      10,966               14.8356
Purchase      467,462              14.8179
Purchase      87                   Transfer
Purchase      1,100                14.7995
Purchase      700                  14.7524
Purchase      5,341                14.9504
Purchase      197                  Transfer
Purchase      3,86                 14.8064
Purchase      1,134                14.7276
Purchase      300                  14.8777
Purchase      700                  14.7524
Purchase      175                  14.7775
Purchase      8,000                14.9763
Purchase      40,000               14.9083
Purchase      10,638               14.8164
Sale          8,609                14.8974
Sale          123                  14.8723
Sale          1,134                14.7276
Sale          281,275              14.8311
Sale          600                  14.8985
Sale          1,000                14.7469
Sale          310                  15.0323
Sale          1,219                15.1223
Sale          197                  Transfer
Sale          11,116               14.8028
Sale          1,134                14.7276
Sale          8,000                14.9763
Sale          40,000               14.9055
Sale          78,879               14.9276
Sale          500                  14.7923
Sale          87                   Transfer
Sale          128,000              14.8277
Sale          500                  14.7923
Sale          318,697              14.8157
Sale          123                  14.8923
Sale          28,227               14.9910
Sale          46,439               15.5600
Sale          8,000                14.9734
Sale          99                   Transfer
Sale          700                  14.7524
Sale          5,500                14.8949

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         700           14.7524
CFD            Short         56196         14.7581
CFD            Short         1000          14.7722
CFD            Short         5000          14.7802
CFD            Short         467462        14.8179
CFD            Short         10966         14.8355
CFD            Short         5638          14.8485
CFD            Short         1200          14.8614
CFD            Short         6600          14.8812
CFD            Short         40000         14.9083
CFD            Shor          5341          14.9504
CFD            Long          1134          14.7276
CFD            Long          8928          14.8013
CFD            Long          2188          14.8086
CFD            Long          318697        14.8156
CFD            Long          281275        14.831
CFD            Long          5500          14.8948
CFD            Long          8609          14.8973
CFD            Long          600           14.8985
CFD            Long          78879         14.9276
CFD            Long          8000          14.9734
CFD            Long          28227         14.9909


(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                         23 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
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   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