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 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     124,367,051     5.64%        945,986     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives   11,649,258     0.53%     15,625,365     0.71%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        3,750     0.00%          1,000     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            136,020,059     6.16%     16,572,351     0.75%

(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           30,633               9.4850
Purchase           2,375                9.2650
Purchase           163,899              9.2650
Purchase           6,600                9.1879
Purchase           347,997              9.2298
Purchase           1,869                9.2150
Purchase           21,580               9.1952
Purchase           1,360                9.2447
Purchase           6,941                9.1680
Purchase           138,800              9.1602
Purchase           1,579,135            9.1900
Purchase           29,814               9.2650
Purchase           10,029               9.1914
Purchase           6,400                9.0950
Purchase           440                  9.2400
Purchase           592,286              9.2070
Purchase           150,300              9.3694
Purchase           44,791               9.1425
Purchase           1,639                9.2650
Purchase           1,014                9.2045
Purchase           1,478                9.2650
Purchase           90,700               9.2650
Purchase           47,164               9.0993
Purchase           32,852               9.2650
Purchase           1,750                9.1850
Purchase           650                  9.1400
Purchase           740                  9.1750
Purchase           350                  9.1647
Purchase           1,937                9.2650
Purchase           500                  9.1947
Purchase           9,070                9.2650
Sale               159                  Transfer
Sale               150,300              9.3694
Sale               2,028                9.2650
Sale               401,190              9.2187
Sale               1,247                Transfer
Sale               449                  10.1010
Sale               22,576               9.2650
Sale               257,341              9.2574
Sale               377,304              9.2226
Sale               332                  Transfer
Sale               1,920                9.1919
Sale               7,465                9.2466
Sale               27,615               9.1694
Sale               30,633               9.4850
Sale               4,729                9.2650
Sale               229                  Transfer
Sale               1,032                9.2650
Sale               82                   Transfer
Sale               3,865                9.1300
Sale               653                  9.2650
Sale               101,632              9.2238

Sale 458 Transfer(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3498          9.1291
CFD            Long          3865          9.13
CFD            Long          27615         9.1693
CFD            Long          61264         9.2013
CFD            Long          13300         9.2067
CFD            Long          132213        9.2185
CFD            Long          401190        9.2187
CFD            Long          101632        9.2237
CFD            Long          231791        9.2258
CFD            Long          7465          9.2466
CFD            Long          257341        9.2573
CFD            Long          150300        9.3694
CFD            Short         6400          9.095
CFD            Short         44791         9.1425
CFD            Short         6381          9.1455
CFD            Short         138800        9.1601
CFD            Short         6941          9.168
CFD            Short         6600          9.1879
CFD            Short         1579135       9.1899
CFD            Short         10029         9.1913
CFD            Short         21580         9.1951
CFD            Short         229883        9.2046
CFD            Short         592286        9.207
CFD            Short         49300         9.2581
CFD            Short         68814         9.2931
CFD            Short         150300        9.3694

(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 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