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               07 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     120,794,058     5.47%      1,017,830     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives   11,331,955     0.51%     13,987,344     0.63%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        2,700     0.00%          1,000     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            132,128,713     5.99%     15,006,174     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           1,785               10.1500
Purchase           1,948               10.0234
Purchase           500                 9.9647
Purchase           1,762               10.0234
Purchase           500                 9.9897
Purchase           1,343               10.0234
Purchase           1,319               10.0234
Purchase           3,400               9.9527
Purchase           19,495              10.0234
Purchase           64,080              10.0234
Purchase           695                 10.0234
Purchase           3,469               10.0234
Purchase           3,800               10.3600
Purchase           943                 10.0234
Purchase           37,000              9.9421
Purchase           11,800              10.1326
Purchase           293,799             10.0451
Purchase           19,390              10.1287
Purchase           5,488               10.2522
Purchase           102                 10.0785
Purchase           25,000              10.1333
Purchase           29,000              10.1333
Purchase           24,516              10.2321
Purchase           4,114               10.1738
Purchase           11,577              10.0435
Purchase           22,521              10.1500
Purchase           3,938               10.0234
Purchase           495                 10.0297
Purchase           510                 10.1500
Purchase           2,404               10.1500
Purchase           19,000              10.0265
Purchase           20,088              10.1500
Purchase           387,117             10.0252
Purchase           428                 10.0234
Purchase           382                 10.0234
Purchase           2,712               10.1500
Purchase           1,500               10.0234
Purchase           759,179             10.0137
Purchase           1,185               10.0234
Purchase           68,740              10.1500
Sale               292                 9.9184
Sale               106                 9.9857
Sale               285                 10.1500
Sale               484,473             9.9446
Sale               17,582              10.1511
Sale               176                 Transfer
Sale               9,559               10.1652
Sale               130                 9.9753
Sale               102                 Transfer
Sale               13,200              10.0943
Sale               296                 10.3103
Sale               12,185              10.0922
Sale               42,300              10.0777
Sale               42,609              10.1500
Sale               500                 9.9508
Sale               250                 9.9305
Sale               92                  Transfer
Sale               290                 10.2103
Sale               255                 10.2103
Sale               50,669              10.1500
Sale               14,000              10.0014
Sale               550                 10.1000
Sale               102                 10.0785
Sale               9,645               10.1500
Sale               68,740              10.1500
Sale               91                  10.1210
Sale               187                 10.0405
Sale               251,826             9.9634
Sale               4,700               10.0900
Sale               15,260              10.1500

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          14000         10.0013
CFD            Long          8642          10.0704
CFD            Long          45273         10.0739
CFD            Long          3611          10.074
CFD            Long          2990          10.0753
CFD            Long          42300         10.0776
CFD            Long          102           10.0785
CFD            Long          4700          10.09
CFD            Long          12185         10.0922
CFD            Long          13200         10.0943
CFD            Long          17582         10.151
CFD            Long          9559          10.1652
CFD            Long          32368         10.1763
CFD            Long          39561         10.1871
CFD            Long          292           9.9183
CFD            Long          210816        9.9262
CFD            Long          484473        9.9446
CFD            Long          70771         9.9889
CFD            Short         759179        10.0137
CFD            Short         19000         10.0265
CFD            Short         11577         10.0435
CFD            Short         293799        10.045
CFD            Short         102           10.0785
CFD            Short         160519        10.1212
CFD            Short         19390         10.1286
CFD            Short         11800         10.1325
CFD            Short         24516         10.232
CFD            Short         37000         9.9421
CFD            Short         7501          9.9509
CFD            Short         3400          9.9527
CFD            Short         219097        9.9573
CFD            Short         6098          9.9985

(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                         10 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