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               19 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     127,515,237     5.78%      1,176,071     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives   11,889,767     0.54%     15,831,775     0.72%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        3,750     0.00%          1,000     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            139,408,754     6.32%     17,008,846     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           1,600               8.4963
Purchase           400                 8.5514
Purchase           1,177               8.4938
Purchase           102,908             8.6066
Purchase           3,886               8.3980
Purchase           10,982              8.4535
Purchase           14,585              8.5196
Purchase           20,942              8.5251
Purchase           1,624               8.4938
Purchase           13,000              8.2400
Purchase           1,120               8.5547
Purchase           446,550             8.5853
Purchase           30,959              8.4366
Purchase           330,095             8.5446
Purchase           24,000              8.5071
Purchase           1,256               8.8000
Purchase           16,036              8.4844
Purchase           38,240              8.4789
Purchase           4,206               8.5441
Purchase           1,300               8.5127
Purchase           1,287               8.2750
Purchase           42,738              8.4366
Purchase           1,023               8.2400
Purchase           341                 8.2400
Purchase           953,694             8.8000
Purchase           20,289              8.5569
Purchase           33,740              8.5200
Purchase           281                 8.4447
Purchase           26,030              8.5251
Purchase           13,850              8.5251
Purchase           7,568               8.2400
Purchase           1,032               8.2400
Purchase           6,285               8.5251
Purchase           11,121              8.5251
Purchase           9,487               8.5251
Purchase           41,423              8.5251
Purchase           11,722              8.5251
Purchase           80,344              8.2400
Purchase           2,534               8.5251
Sale               1,600               8.4938
Sale               537,681             8.4211
Sale               313,212             8.4785
Sale               24,961              8.5451
Sale               1,256               8.8000
Sale               364,945             8.5026
Sale               8,112               8.5371
Sale               1,300               8.5127
Sale               10,000              8.5006
Sale               350                 8.5753
Sale               57,260              8.5676
Sale               12,437              8.5869
Sale               216,434             8.6545
Sale               11,664              8.5218
Sale               200                 8.5853
Sale               24,150              8.2400
Sale               200                 8.5553
Sale               55,646              8.2400
Sale               1,014               8.2400
Sale               135,997             8.4463

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            224937           8.2872
CFD            Long            135997           8.4462
CFD            Long            313212           8.4785
CFD            Long            10764            8.5021
CFD            Long            364945           8.5025
CFD            Long            1300             8.5126
CFD            Long            264104           8.5161
CFD            Long            11664            8.5217
CFD            Long            48640            8.5239
CFD            Long            8112             8.5371
CFD            Long            24961            8.5451
CFD            Long            9050             8.5573
CFD            Long            57260            8.5675
CFD            Long            12437            8.5869
CFD            Long            216434           8.6545
CFD            Short           6273             8.24
CFD            Short           3886             8.398
CFD            Short           10982            8.4534
CFD            Short           3000             8.4621
CFD            Short           38240            8.4789
CFD            Short           16036            8.4843
CFD            Short           39450            8.4871
CFD            Short           47017            8.4996
CFD            Short           24000            8.5071
CFD            Short           1300             8.5126
CFD            Short           14585            8.5195
CFD            Short           400              8.5514
CFD            Short           280078           8.5529
CFD            Short           15304            8.555
CFD            Short           446550           8.5853
CFD            Short           102908           8.6065

(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                         20 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