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               05 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     119,879,564     5.43%      1,224,677     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,256,041     0.15%     13,284,148     0.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        2,700     0.00%          1,000     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            123,138,305     5.58%     14,509,825     0.66%

(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           5,817               11.4561
Purchase           47,014              11.4191
Purchase           1,324               11.4000
Purchase           1,774               11.4561
Purchase           2,103               11.6900
Purchase           17,864              11.4191
Purchase           7,636               11.4561
Purchase           9,961               11.4561
Purchase           3,816               11.3587
Purchase           69,730              11.4191
Purchase           8,837               11.4561
Purchase           12,448              11.4191
Purchase           21,771              11.4191
Purchase           23,595              11.4000
Purchase           4,748               11.4000
Purchase           25,018              11.4191
Purchase           1,785               11.4000
Purchase           7,222               11.3128
Purchase           764,076             11.4357
Purchase           245,385             11.3926
Purchase           45,378              11.6634
Purchase           2,396               11.5800
Purchase           8,664               11.4191
Purchase           5,990               10.7500
Purchase           188                 11.4561
Purchase           600                 11.1197
Purchase           1,424               11.5200
Purchase           2,780               11.5200
Purchase           1,502               11.4561
Purchase           9,936               11.4000
Purchase           29,217              11.4561
Purchase           2,396               11.4000
Purchase           55,000              11.5789
Purchase           200                 11.1700
Purchase           200,200             11.3411
Purchase           5,644               11.2914
Purchase           14,839              11.4486
Purchase           5,783               11.5578
Purchase           10,667              11.4561
Purchase           4,437               11.4561
Purchase           28,859              11.4191
Purchase           12,082              11.4191
Purchase           26,246              11.4191
Purchase           29,068              11.4191
Purchase           3,306               11.4561
Purchase           11,012              11.4561
Purchase           13,863              11.4191
Purchase           16,650              11.4561
Purchase           751                 11.2671
Purchase           300                 11.2671
Purchase           46,661              11.5085
Sale               113                 10.8205
Sale               10,293              11.5361
Sale               1,100               11.1918
Sale               635,416             11.3647
Sale               14,560              11.4610
Sale               2,000               11.1985
Sale               21,000              11.4000
Sale               59,111              11.3192
Sale               223                 Transfer
Sale               644                 11.2205
Sale               200,200             11.3411
Sale               18,287              11.4000
Sale               188                 Transfer
Sale               1,295               11.1414
Sale               200                 11.1700
Sale               9,589               11.1414
Sale               204,141             11.4092
Sale               12,173              11.1414
Sale               145,615             11.2142
Sale               1,359               11.4487
Sale               2,728               11.1414
Sale               6,672               11.1414
Sale               741                 11.4487
Sale               2,901               11.4000
Sale               369,637             11.3830

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          200           11.17
CFD            Long          1100          11.1918
CFD            Long          2000          11.1985
CFD            Long          145615        11.2141
CFD            Long          5876          11.2788
CFD            Long          59111         11.3192
CFD            Long          200200        11.341
CFD            Long          41855         11.3621
CFD            Long          635416        11.3646
CFD            Long          186697        11.3731
CFD            Long          177064        11.3968
CFD            Long          204141        11.4092
CFD            Long          14560         11.461
CFD            Long          10293         11.5361
CFD            Short         200           11.17
CFD            Short         5644          11.2913
CFD            Short         200200        11.341
CFD            Short         163731        11.3756
CFD            Short         5623          11.4
CFD            Short         10942         11.4246
CFD            Short         70712         11.4267
CFD            Short         2763          11.4351
CFD            Short         764076        11.4356
CFD            Short         14839         11.4485
CFD            Short         46661         11.5084
CFD            Short         5783          11.5577
CFD            Short         55000         11.5788
CFD            Short         45378         11.6633

(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                         06 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