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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC06 December 2007 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 (Note 1) The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being ORD USD 0.50disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 28 November 2007 AMENDMENT: Trading and Positions in BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on 28November 2007 should read as follows: 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 22,555,048* (0.9993%) 1,326,383 (0.0587%)(2) Derivatives (other than 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)options)(3) Options and agreements to 2,853,100 (0.1264%) 4,748,877 (0.2104%)purchase/sell Total 25,408,148 (1.1257%) 6,075,260 (0.2691%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short 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 securities Price per unit (Note 5)Purchase 82 14.7100 GBPPurchase 97 14.7200 GBPPurchase 8,569 14.7400 GBPPurchase 6,567 14.7500 GBPPurchase 5,830 14.7600 GBPPurchase 3,834 14.7700 GBPPurchase 2,843 14.7800 GBPPurchase 399 14.7900 GBPPurchase 155,359 14.8000 GBPPurchase 289 14.8200 GBPPurchase 394 14.8300 GBPPurchase 3,723 14.8400 GBPPurchase 5,306 14.8500 GBPPurchase 616 14.8600 GBPPurchase 3,363 14.8700 GBPPurchase 2,168 14.8800 GBPPurchase 322 14.8900 GBPPurchase 250,000 14.9040 GBPPurchase 3,086 14.9100 GBPPurchase 1,296 14.9200 GBPPurchase 2,321 14.9300 GBPPurchase 5,112 14.9500 GBPPurchase 500 14.9600 GBPPurchase 4,929 14.9700 GBPPurchase 3,990 14.9800 GBPPurchase 2,244 14.9900 GBPPurchase 2,153 15.0300 GBPPurchase 1,383 15.0400 GBPPurchase 3,922 15.0500 GBPPurchase 4,230 15.0600 GBPPurchase 385 15.0700 GBPPurchase 11,086 15.0800 GBPPurchase 289 15.0900 GBPPurchase 4,744 15.1000 GBPPurchase 3,613 15.1100 GBPPurchase 3,374 15.1200 GBPPurchase 4,939 15.1300 GBPPurchase 192 15.1400 GBPPurchase 4,608 15.1600 GBPPurchase 3,196 15.1900 GBPPurchase 3,196 15.2000 GBPPurchase 3,196 15.2100 GBPPurchase 2,602 15.2400 GBPPurchase 3,088 15.3100 GBPPurchase 3,197 15.3300 GBPPurchase 104 15.3400 GBPPurchase 4,518 15.3500 GBPPurchase 5,354 15.3600 GBPPurchase 6,294 15.3800 GBPPurchase 106 15.3900 GBPPurchase 3,289 15.4000 GBPPurchase 569 15.4100 GBPPurchase 386 15.4800 GBPPurchase 2,916 15.4900 GBPPurchase 3,117 15.5200 GBPPurchase 3,642 15.5600 GBPPurchase 3,534 15.5700 GBPPurchase 9,890 15.5800 GBPPurchase 6,671 15.6000 GBPPurchase 420 15.6100 GBPPurchase 299 15.6200 GBPPurchase 781 15.6300 GBPPurchase 3,354 15.6400 GBPPurchase 250,000 15.6412 GBPPurchase 218,000 15.6478 GBPPurchase 6,715 15.6600 GBPPurchase 269 15.6900 GBPPurchase 300,000 14.9940 GBPPurchase 25,000 14.7390 GBPPurchase 80,000 14.9180 GBPPurchase 50,000 15.0500 GBPPurchase 40,000 15.5950 GBPPurchase 5,500 15.0800 GBPPurchase 34,500 15.0350 GBPPurchase* 191,955* 15.0800 GBPTOTAL: 1,793,815 14.7500 GBPSale 314,365 14.7700 GBPSale 645 14.7800 GBPSale 61 15.0800 GBPSale 192,051 15.0900 GBPSale 97 15.1100 GBPSale 96 15.1547 GBPSale 178,379 15.2000 GBPSale 794,500 15.2800 GBPSale 119 15.4223 GBPSale 250,000 15.5170 GBPSale 218,000 15.5304 GBPSale 217,863 15.1400 GBPSale 2,000 15.6000 GBPSale 40,000 15.6340 GBPSale 80,000 14.7370 GBPSale 65,000 15.6900 GBPSale 9,700TOTAL: 2,362,876 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 5)Dec Written 3,000 25.0000 American 11 Dec 0.0850 EUR2008 GBP 2008CallWarrant (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 6 December 2007 Contact name Richard Hopkins Telephone number (020) 7714 4459 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/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 atwww.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 Written Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiryname, or which the option or price American, date purchased derivative relates (Note 2) European etc.e.g. calloptionDec 2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 American 20 DecCall GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 50,150 11.0000 American 20 DecPut GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 13,245 14.0000 American 20 DecCall GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 80,000 14.0000 American 20 DecPut GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 42,500 16.0000 American 20 DecCall GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 32,500 17.0000 American 20 DecCall GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 330 18.0000 American 20 DecCall GBP 2007WarrantMar 2008 Written 7,400 17.0000 American 13Call GBP MarchWarrant 2008Mar 2008 Written 26,000 19.0000 American 13Call GBP MarchWarrant 2008Mar 2008 Written 5,000 21.0000 American 13Call GBP MarchWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 22,000 10.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 10,000 12.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 68,473 14.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 3,000 15.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 20,300 16.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 43,000 18.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 32,500 20.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 5,400 22.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 115,000 24.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Dec 2008 Written 18,900 11.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 23,000 13.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 3,450 14.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 229,500 15.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 55,225 16.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 23,800 17.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 9,950 17.0000 American 11 DecPut GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 277,300 19.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 8,975 21.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 6,700 23.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 453,579 25.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantJun 2009 Written 2,000 18.0000 American 18Call GBP JuneWarrant 2009Jun 2009 Written 116,800 20.0000 American 18Call GBP JuneWarrant 2009Jun 2009 Written 13,000 24.0000 American 18Call GBP JuneWarrant 2009Dec 2007 Written 500,000 10.0000 American 21 DecPut GBP 2007OptionMar 2008 Purchase 250,000 18.0000 American 20 MarCall GBP 2008OptionMar 2008 Written 250,000 19.0000 American 20 MarCall GBP 2008OptionDec 2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 American 21 DecPut GBP 2007OptionDec 2007 Written 30,000 10.5000 American 21 DecPut GBP 2007OptionJun 2008 Written 25,000 12.0000 American 20 JunPut GBP 2008OptionJun 2008 Written 160,000 13.0000 American 20 JunPut GBP 2008OptionMar 2008 Written 178,000 13.0000 American 20 MarPut GBP 2008OptionDec 2007 Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007Dec 2007 Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007Dec 2007 Purchased 1,000,000 16.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007Mar 2008 Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008Mar 2008 Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008Dec 2007 Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreementsto 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 itsNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 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 (Note 1) Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinarydisclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 28 November 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 1,064,372 (0.0316%) 3,960,056 (0.1179%)(2) Derivatives (other than 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)options)(3) Options and agreements to 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)purchase/sell Total 1,064,372 (0.0316%) 3,960,056 (0.1179%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short 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 securities Price per unit (Note 5)Purchase 276,975 39.48 AUDPurchase 700,000 40.56 AUDPurchase 192,000 41.36 AUDPurchase 236,000 41.37 AUDPurchase 191,950 41.38 AUDPurchase 8,431 41.50 AUDPurchase 400,000 41.83 AUDPurchase 250,000 42.05 AUDTOTAL: 2,255,356 41.31 AUDSale 200,000 41.40 AUDSale 100,000 41.43 AUDSale 8,431 41.51 AUDSale 236,000 42.11 AUDSale 40,000TOTAL: 584,431 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 6 December 2007 Contact name Richard Hopkins Telephone number (020) 7714 4459 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
RBS.LBHP Group