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               12 November 2008

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     122,435,197     5.55%        971,677     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives   11,647,201     0.53%     14,103,542     0.64%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        3,750     0.00%          1,000     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            134,086,148     6.08%     15,076,219     0.68%

(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           Price per unit
                   Securities          (GBP)
Purchase           211                 10.6497
Purchase           8,828               9.7078
Purchase           84,274              9.7883
Purchase           15,294              9.8063
Purchase           83,145              9.7947
Purchase           5,119               9.8142
Purchase           300                 9.3662
Purchase           22,000              10.2938
Purchase           376,729             9.7704
Purchase           14,897              9.7947
Purchase           61                  10.8297
Purchase           54                  10.8697
Purchase           44,510              9.9494
Purchase           262                 11.3697
Purchase           335,566             9.8669
Purchase           709,467             9.9033
Purchase           645                 10.4000
Purchase           1,014               9.4850
Purchase           2,962               9.6615
Purchase           1,481               9.4850
Purchase           88,000              9.8762
Purchase           226,750             9.4850
Purchase           9,070               9.4850
Purchase           68,619              9.7947
Purchase           67,203              9.7947
Purchase           6,709               9.8918
Purchase           275                 9.9597
Purchase           4,068               9.4850
Purchase           28,763              9.7947
Sale               279                 10.8003
Sale               107                 10.9103
Sale               125                 10.7903
Sale               349,295             9.7741
Sale               321                 10.1510
Sale               8,963               9.4112
Sale               400                 9.6305
Sale               300                 9.3662
Sale               127                 10.8003
Sale               42,800              9.9203
Sale               799                 9.4850
Sale               880                 9.9253
Sale               2,948               9.7878
Sale               2,071               9.7878
Sale               1,959               9.7878
Sale               3,352               9.7878
Sale               209                 10.9103
Sale               22,252              9.7889
Sale               2,775               10.2500
Sale               2,800               9.3899
Sale               15,244              9.7988
Sale               58,600              9.8968
Sale               277,442             9.8400
Sale               150                 10.0105
Sale               14,000              9.9835
Sale               676                 10.3505
Sale               3,569               9.7878

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          11965         10.0064
CFD            Long          4539          9.345
CFD            Long          300           9.3661
CFD            Long          2800          9.3898
CFD            Long          79214         9.5089
CFD            Long          67312         9.7653
CFD            Long          349295        9.774
CFD            Long          15244         9.7987
CFD            Long          8403          9.8947
CFD            Long          58600         9.8968
CFD            Long          42800         9.9202
CFD            Long          186263        9.97
CFD            Long          14000         9.9835
CFD            Short         2399          10.0464
CFD            Short         22000         10.2938
CFD            Short         300           9.3661
CFD            Short         177947        9.6389
CFD            Short         8500          9.6486
CFD            Short         8828          9.7078
CFD            Short         84274         9.7883
CFD            Short         15294         9.8063
CFD            Short         5119          9.8142
CFD            Short         335566        9.8668
CFD            Short         190282        9.8987
CFD            Short         709467        9.9033
CFD            Short         44510         9.9494

(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                         13 November 2008
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   750                    2,200.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   600                    1,200.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   450                    1,400.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   350                    1,450.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,900.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,900.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,700.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   250                    1,500.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   950.0000         EURO           19/12/2008

Notes

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