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               21 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     129,653,238     5.87%      1,263,449     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives   12,072,181     0.55%     17,545,529     0.79%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        3,750     0.00%          1,000     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            141,729,169     6.42%     18,809,978     0.85%

(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           56,634              8.0917
Purchase           3,000               8.0862
Purchase           201                 7.9160
Purchase           14,601              7.9750
Purchase           460                 7.9100
Purchase           3,497               8.0681
Purchase           4,758               8.0917
Purchase           162,177             8.0917
Purchase           42,639              8.0320
Purchase           13,051              8.0917
Purchase           482                 8.0584
Purchase           1,468               8.0584
Purchase           12,709              8.0474
Purchase           3,451               8.0917
Purchase           200                 8.0175
Purchase           1,363               8.0681
Purchase           597                 8.3297
Purchase           417,097             8.2150
Purchase           432,649             8.0129
Purchase           4,399               8.0962
Purchase           6,356               8.1561
Purchase           32,058              8.0027
Purchase           2,800               7.8164
Purchase           21,108              8.1561
Purchase           8,182               8.1561
Purchase           3,867               7.8164
Purchase           12,425              8.0027
Purchase           11,050              7.8805
Purchase           15,000              7.7878
Purchase           1,101               7.9701
Purchase           1,032               7.9663
Purchase           4,105               8.0917
Purchase           37,958              7.5250
Purchase           1,477               7.9750
Purchase           17,500              7.8943
Purchase           772                 8.0584
Purchase           1,071               8.0584
Purchase           135,524             7.9639
Purchase           3,446               8.0584
Purchase           1,237               8.0934
Purchase           9,652               8.0027
Purchase           604                 8.0584
Purchase           1,880               8.0584
Purchase           580                 8.0584
Purchase           1,668               8.0584
Purchase           3,051               7.9750
Purchase           5,894               8.0917
Purchase           9,270               7.9750
Purchase           10,135              8.0681
Purchase           5,941               8.0917
Purchase           486,411             8.0963
Purchase           11,431              8.0917
Purchase           350                 7.9097
Purchase           1,224               8.1597
Purchase           1,843               8.0934
Purchase           1,360               8.0584
Purchase           64,890              7.9750
Purchase           275                 8.0584
Purchase           10,531              8.0681
Purchase           2,347               8.0934
Purchase           17,148              8.0681
Purchase           111,240             7.9750
Sale               4,400               8.2069
Sale               64,881              8.1244
Sale               8,097               7.9058
Sale               588                 Transfer
Sale               161                 7.8653
Sale               170,960             8.2264
Sale               1,101               7.9683
Sale               1,000               7.8800
Sale               2,011               7.9130
Sale               4,427               8.0453
Sale               12,195              7.9951
Sale               1,871               7.9750
Sale               1,898               8.0857
Sale               10,608              8.0857
Sale               7,975               7.8719
Sale               400                 8.1403
Sale               600                 8.0805
Sale               19,004              8.2003
Sale               32,395              7.9750
Sale               14,601              7.9750
Sale               407,040             8.1172
Sale               300                 7.9450
Sale               200                 8.0175
Sale               325                 7.8903
Sale               41,807              8.0267
Sale               417,097             8.2149
Sale               716,321             8.0296
Sale               75,000              7.9750
Sale               433                 7.9203
Sale               10,000              8.2363
Sale               816                 8.0253
Sale               37,958              7.5250

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            8097            7.9058
CFD            Long            398793          7.9521
CFD            Long            12195           7.995
CFD            Long            200             8.0175
CFD            Long            41807           8.0266
CFD            Long            80164           8.0329
CFD            Long            4427            8.0452
CFD            Long            8069            8.0869
CFD            Long            407040          8.1171
CFD            Long            294772          8.1203
CFD            Long            64881           8.1244
CFD            Long            4400            8.2069
CFD            Long            22756           8.2089
CFD            Long            417097          8.2149
CFD            Long            170960          8.2263
CFD            Long            10000           8.2362
CFD            Short           7040            7.7553
CFD            Short           15000           7.7878
CFD            Short           11050           7.8805
CFD            Short           17500           7.8942
CFD            Short           201             7.916
CFD            Short           135524          7.9639
CFD            Short           1032            7.9662
CFD            Short           34462           7.968
CFD            Short           432649          8.0128
CFD            Short           200             8.0175
CFD            Short           225762          8.0275
CFD            Short           42639           8.032
CFD            Short           3000            8.0862
CFD            Short           4399            8.0962
CFD            Short           260649          8.1558
CFD            Short           417097          8.2149

(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                         24 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