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               17 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     125,601,418     5.69%      1,223,184     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives   11,884,834     0.54%     15,737,145     0.71%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        3,750     0.00%          1,000     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            137,490,002     6.23%     16,961,329     0.77%

(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           378                 9.5897
Purchase           6,173               8.7126
Purchase           262,388             8.8955
Purchase           5,267               8.8593
Purchase           336,217             8.9692
Purchase           10,350              8.7200
Purchase           800                 8.7000
Purchase           1,783               8.7200
Purchase           773,872             9.0034
Purchase           1,105               8.9000
Purchase           2,500               9.0167
Purchase           9,936               8.7200
Purchase           62,500              9.0263
Purchase           64,056              8.6847
Purchase           33,400              9.0008
Purchase           4,600               8.8748
Purchase           6,783               8.7106
Purchase           1,299               8.9427
Purchase           162,320             8.9783
Purchase           58,896              8.7200
Purchase           23,607              8.8688
Purchase           7,945               8.7126
Purchase           22,599              8.8879
Purchase           229,090             8.9136
Purchase           20,500              8.7126
Purchase           26,063              8.8593
Purchase           25,675              8.6847
Purchase           1,478               8.7200
Purchase           9,070               8.7200
Purchase           1,479               8.8593
Purchase           34,258              8.8593
Purchase           3,331               8.8593
Purchase           734                 8.8750
Purchase           563                 8.9436
Purchase           5,393               8.8593
Purchase           16,116              8.8593
Purchase           43,877              8.7200
Purchase           35,000              8.6847
Purchase           3,990               8.8593
Purchase           30,000              9.5583
Purchase           22,722              8.6847
Purchase           6,823               8.8593
Purchase           746                 9.1200
Purchase           43,862              8.6847
Purchase           41,247              8.6847
Purchase           32,451              8.8593
Purchase           9,189               8.8593
Purchase           3,135               9.9400
Sale               1,299               8.9427
Sale               4,600               8.8763
Sale               686                 Transfer
Sale               18,020              8.8473
Sale               24,851              8.8899
Sale               39,774              8.6989
Sale               800                 8.6599
Sale               601                 Transfer
Sale               445                 Transfer
Sale               7,221               8.7655
Sale               1,637               8.7200
Sale               300                 9.1603
Sale               24,200              8.9019
Sale               384,582             8.9125
Sale               31,612              8.7115
Sale               83                  9.6603
Sale               244                 9.6655
Sale               280                 Transfer
Sale               168,923             8.7684
Sale               361                 Transfer
Sale               68,996              8.8988
Sale               265                 Transfer
Sale               58,896              8.7200
Sale               200                 Transfer
Sale               232                 Transfer
Sale               522,881             8.8257
Sale               335                 9.7155

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          800           8.6599
CFD            Long          39774         8.6988
CFD            Long          31612         8.7114
CFD            Long          324617        8.7514
CFD            Long          168923        8.7684
CFD            Long          6615          8.8191
CFD            Long          18020         8.8472
CFD            Long          24851         8.8898
CFD            Long          68996         8.8987
CFD            Long          384582        8.9125
CFD            Long          1299          8.9426
CFD            Long          198264        8.9471
CFD            Short         6783          8.7106
CFD            Short         6068          8.72
CFD            Short         23607         8.8688
CFD            Short         22599         8.8879
CFD            Short         262388        8.8954
CFD            Short         10133         8.9025
CFD            Short         229090        8.9136
CFD            Short         1299          8.9426
CFD            Short         183075        8.968
CFD            Short         93472         8.9692
CFD            Short         59670         8.9725
CFD            Short         162320        8.9782
CFD            Short         33400         9.0008
CFD            Short         773872        9.0033
CFD            Short         2500          9.0167
CFD            Short         62500         9.0262

(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                         18 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