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 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     124,459,051     5.64%      1,014,646     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives   11,744,778     0.53%     14,932,666     0.68%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        3,750     0.00%          1,000     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            136,207,579     6.17%     15,948,312     0.72%

(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           500                 9.5697
Purchase           12,072              9.0500
Purchase           116,864             9.0500
Purchase           442                 9.6096
Purchase           29,632              9.0500
Purchase           64,805              9.0500
Purchase           28,750              9.0500
Purchase           23,113              9.0500
Purchase           46,828              9.0500
Purchase           37,644              9.5210
Purchase           17,400              9.2668
Purchase           23,298              9.2668
Purchase           6,415               9.2668
Purchase           10,023              9.5452
Purchase           1,161               9.5171
Purchase           320                 9.5697
Purchase           10,000              9.4397
Purchase           57,408              9.5547
Purchase           374                 Transfer
Purchase           1,001               9.6225
Purchase           85                  Transfer
Purchase           35,000              9.7100
Purchase           550                 9.6947
Purchase           60,100              9.5432
Purchase           29,632              9.9400
Purchase           37,228              9.4918
Purchase           1,218               9.2650
Purchase           362,392             9.6664
Purchase           178,485             9.6150
Purchase           377,880             9.5197
Purchase           2,388               9.0500
Purchase           3,000               9.6109
Purchase           4,516               9.5171
Purchase           88,537              9.2650
Purchase           4,746               9.9400
Purchase           208,870             9.2650
Purchase           402                 9.6096
Purchase           1,014               9.0500
Purchase           15,268              9.5171
Purchase           2,338               9.0500
Purchase           10,678              9.5171
Purchase           235,820             9.0500
Purchase           3,931               9.5171
Purchase           8,172               9.5171
Purchase           51,148              9.5171
Purchase           9,334               9.5171
Purchase           1,713               9.5800
Purchase           30,057              9.2081
Purchase           4,827               9.5171
Purchase           5,908               9.5171
Purchase           5,780               9.5171
Purchase           17,813              9.5171
Sale               1,001               9.6225
Sale               36,048              9.5014
Sale               59,444              9.5247
Sale               70                  9.4605
Sale               15,443              9.5787
Sale               1,218               9.2650
Sale               700                 8.9899
Sale               12,575              9.5787
Sale               36,463              9.6485
Sale               95,163              9.2979
Sale               316                 Transfer
Sale               37,476              9.5787
Sale               181                 9.6505
Sale               36,886              9.5787
Sale               1,552               9.5787
Sale               6,246               9.5787
Sale               1,700               9.5900
Sale               12,526              9.5787
Sale               7,622               9.5787
Sale               11,755              9.5787
Sale               4,144               9.5787
Sale               85,154              9.7580
Sale               457                 9.1050
Sale               3,388               9.6418
Sale               70,000              9.0500
Sale               3,583               9.5787
Sale               14,073              9.5787
Sale               2,862               9.5787
Sale               29,632              9.0500
Sale               1,140,713           9.5976
Sale               72,888              9.0500
Sale               382,949             9.5413
Sale               8,991               9.5787
Sale               1,661               9.5787
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          700           8.9899
CFD            Long          95163         9.2978
CFD            Long          117415        9.4301
CFD            Long          24270         9.4564
CFD            Long          36048         9.5014
CFD            Long          59444         9.5246
CFD            Long          1140713       9.5975
CFD            Long          241264        9.6039
CFD            Long          1001          9.6225
CFD            Long          36463         9.6485
CFD            Long          43890         9.7046
CFD            Long          85154         9.758
CFD            Short         126956        9.3482
CFD            Short         37228         9.4917
CFD            Short         60100         9.5431
CFD            Short         57408         9.5547
CFD            Short         230688        9.6029
CFD            Short         3000          9.6109
CFD            Short         178485        9.6149
CFD            Short         1001          9.6225
CFD            Short         20236         9.6465
CFD            Short         362392        9.6664
CFD            Short         15812         9.6715


(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                         17 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