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               03 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     119,723,967     5.42%      1,373,589     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,338,561     0.15%     13,690,585     0.62%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        2,700     0.00%          1,000     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            123,065,228     5.58%     15,065,174     0.68%

(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           556,164             10.7603
Purchase           275                 10.6097
Purchase           92,238              10.7524
Purchase           13,056              10.7668
Purchase           7,850               10.7664
Purchase           15,371              10.7038
Purchase           26,500              10.5300
Purchase           950                 10.6500
Purchase           2,775               10.8872
Purchase           120,972             10.7326
Purchase           4,237               10.8872
Purchase           35,000              10.7500
Purchase           280,429             10.7886
Purchase           111,326             10.8220
Purchase           401                 10.7016
Purchase           30,300              10.6664
Purchase           4,200               10.6849
Purchase           100                 10.8800
Purchase           5,400               10.8863
Purchase           2,011               10.9386
Purchase           3,799               10.7500
Purchase           2,028               10.7500
Purchase           1,014               10.7500
Purchase           7,122               10.7500
Purchase           7,122               10.7500
Purchase           1,814               10.5300
Purchase           360                 10.9597
Purchase           2,155               10.7500
Purchase           325                 10.8797
Purchase           2,342               9.9800
Purchase           36,574              10.7500
Purchase           370                 10.6500
Purchase           300                 10.8797
Purchase           1,250               10.8800
Purchase           344                 10.7500
Purchase           65,736              10.7500
Purchase           116,864             10.7500
Purchase           683,761             10.5300
Sale               40,000              10.9584
Sale               182,064             10.8259
Sale               6,118               10.7439
Sale               1,294               Transfer
Sale               182                 Transfer
Sale               341                 Transfer
Sale               240                 Transfer
Sale               100                 10.8800
Sale               135                 Transfer
Sale               61,200              10.7710
Sale               301                 Transfer
Sale               12,523              10.7639
Sale               317                 Transfer
Sale               335,724             10.6997
Sale               130,250             10.7530
Sale               800                 10.6482
Sale               26,500              10.5300
Sale               175                 10.4705
Sale               617                 10.7500
Sale               29,564              10.5300
Sale               1,828               10.6525

(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           10.6482
CFD            Long          335724        10.6996
CFD            Long          6118          10.7439
CFD            Long          130250        10.753
CFD            Long          12523         10.7639
CFD            Long          17173         10.7702
CFD            Long          61200         10.771
CFD            Long          17333         10.7995
CFD            Long          153906        10.825
CFD            Long          26158         10.8254
CFD            Long          100           10.88
CFD            Long          23752         10.8846
CFD            Long          2000          10.8943
CFD            Long          40000         10.9583
CFD            Short         30300         10.6663
CFD            Short         4200          10.6849
CFD            Short         401           10.7015
CFD            Short         15371         10.7037
CFD            Short         1000          10.7306
CFD            Short         120972        10.7326
CFD            Short         92238         10.7523
CFD            Short         6436          10.755
CFD            Short         121926        10.7586
CFD            Short         556164        10.7603
CFD            Short         13056         10.7668
CFD            Short         6007          10.785
CFD            Short         157503        10.8122
CFD            Short         111326        10.8219
CFD            Short         100           10.88

(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                         04 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   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