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               20 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     129,468,481     5.87%        961,089     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives   11,721,557     0.53%     17,532,359     0.79%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        3,750     0.00%          1,000     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            141,193,788     6.40%     18,494,448     0.84%

(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           142,078             7.8043
Purchase           700                 7.3547
Purchase           380                 7.8550
Purchase           160                 7.4297
Purchase           370                 7.8897
Purchase           14,278              7.8243
Purchase           45,853              7.7678
Purchase           22,799              7.5250
Purchase           149,366             7.7095
Purchase           5,512               7.8670
Purchase           270                 7.6950
Purchase           40                  Transfer
Purchase           2,402               7.7617
Purchase           505,617             7.7457
Purchase           1,997,172           7.7838
Purchase           3,365               7.7617
Purchase           84                  7.7900
Purchase           400                 7.7900
Purchase           12,804              7.8186
Purchase           1,990               7.6500
Purchase           9,276               7.8186
Purchase           10,708              7.5261
Purchase           200                 7.6875
Purchase           22,759              7.7288
Purchase           400                 7.4197
Purchase           400                 7.7297
Purchase           250                 7.3447
Purchase           344                 7.5250
Purchase           200                 7.6950
Purchase           250                 7.6900
Purchase           500                 7.8897
Purchase           106,384             7.5250
Purchase           1,400               7.8600
Purchase           34,537              7.7259
Purchase           7,844               7.8000
Purchase           300                 7.6900
Purchase           650                 7.7497
Purchase           5,196               7.8000
Purchase           550                 7.6950
Purchase           19,206              7.5250
Purchase           650                 7.5197
Purchase           850                 7.5197
Sale               20,273              7.8866
Sale               14,753              7.8336
Sale               1,371               7.4383
Sale               118                 8.4958
Sale               5,000               7.8888
Sale               304                 7.8103
Sale               55,251              7.7849
Sale               208                 Transfer
Sale               400                 7.7850
Sale               71,351              8.2400
Sale               56,909              7.7515
Sale               18,904              7.8418
Sale               200                 7.7103
Sale               3,709               7.6707
Sale               413,980             7.7301
Sale               1,630               7.8200
Sale               500                 7.9405
Sale               4,399               7.5939
Sale               400                 7.5438
Sale               94,573              7.8751
Sale               51                  7.4855
Sale               40                  Transfer
Sale               19,745              7.5809
Sale               231,252             7.6838
Sale               8,626               7.5490
Sale               200                 7.6875
Sale               106,384             7.5250
Sale               44,719              7.8826

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            400             7.5438
CFD            Long            8626            7.5489
CFD            Long            4399            7.5938
CFD            Long            180123          7.605
CFD            Long            3709            7.6706
CFD            Long            231252          7.6837
CFD            Long            14176           7.6868
CFD            Long            29349           7.6871
CFD            Long            200             7.6875
CFD            Long            56909           7.7514
CFD            Long            8276            7.781
CFD            Long            55251           7.7848
CFD            Long            17764           7.7969
CFD            Long            216093          7.8288
CFD            Long            14753           7.8336
CFD            Long            18904           7.8418
CFD            Long            94573           7.875
CFD            Long            44719           7.8825
CFD            Long            20273           7.8865
CFD            Long            5000            7.8888
CFD            Short           10708           7.5261
CFD            Short           6000            7.5454
CFD            Short           227034          7.6719
CFD            Short           200             7.6875
CFD            Short           149366          7.7094
CFD            Short           22759           7.7287
CFD            Short           45853           7.7678
CFD            Short           1997172         7.7837
CFD            Short           142078          7.8042
CFD            Short           272583          7.8115
CFD            Short           14278           7.8243
CFD            Short           5512            7.8669

(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                         21 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