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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC17 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) 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 10 December 2007 AMENDMENT: Trading and Positions in BHP Billiton Plc on 10 December 2007 shouldread 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 23,203,081 (1.0393%) 766,815 (0.0343%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 2,363,100 (0.1058%) 4,432,577 (0.1985%) Total 25,566,181 (1.1451%) 5,199,392 (0.2328%) (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 338 16.6700 GBPPurchase 963 16.6800 GBPPurchase 2,449 16.7300 GBPPurchase 16 16.7400 GBPPurchase 97 16.7500 GBPPurchase 355 16.7600 GBPPurchase 35,853 16.7700 GBPPurchase 956 16.7900 GBPPurchase 1,056 16.8100 GBPPurchase 2,028 16.8300 GBPPurchase 2,014 16.8400 GBPPurchase 3,285 16.8500 GBPPurchase 24,019 16.8600 GBPPurchase 14,372 16.8700 GBPPurchase 14,591 16.8800 GBPPurchase 32,096 16.8900 GBPPurchase 33,369 16.9000 GBPPurchase 14,226 16.9100 GBPPurchase 96 16.9200 GBPPurchase 1,059 16.9300 GBPPurchase 578 16.9800 GBPPurchase 5,000 16.8500 GBPPurchase 4,000 16.7700 GBPPurchase 30,000 16.8480 GBPTOTAL: 222,816 16.6606 GBPSale 250,000 16.7200 GBPSale 97 16.7300 GBPSale 1,514 16.7500 GBPSale 1,059 16.7700 GBPSale 35,155 16.7900 GBPSale 520 16.8300 GBPSale 345 16.8500 GBPSale 578 16.8836 GBPSale 140,000 16.8900 GBPSale 672 17.0000 GBPSale 27,649 16.8960 GBPSale 75,000 16.6900 GBPSale 7,430 16.7810 GBPSale 24,300TOTAL: 564,319 (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 varying Product 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)Mar2008 Written 1,600 17.0000 American 13 0.2300 EURCall GBP MarchWarrant 2008*Jun2008 Purchased 5,000 14.0000 American 12 0.5600 EURCall GBP JuneWarrant 2008Dec2008 Purchased 5,000 19.0000 American 11 Dec 0.3400 EURCall GBP 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 9,100 21.0000 American 11 Dec 0.2400 EURCall GBP 2008WarrantDec2007 Written 50,000** 11.0000 American 21 Dec 1.0000 GBPPut GBP 2007OptionDec2007 Written 50,000** 12.0000 American 21 Dec 1.0000 GBPPut GBP 2007Option * Amendment of product type name ** Amendment: previously undisclosed (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 17 December 2007 Contact name Richard Hopkins Telephone number (020) 7714 4459 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/with which connectedIf 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 (Note American, date purchased derivative relates 2) European etc.e.g.calloptionDec2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007WarrantDec2007 Written 50,150 11.0000 GBP American 20 DecPut 2007WarrantDec2007 Written 13,245 14.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007WarrantDec2007 Written 80,000 14.0000 GBP American 20 DecPut 2007WarrantDec2007 Written 42,500 16.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007WarrantDec2007 Written 32,500* 17.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007WarrantDec2007 Written 330 18.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007WarrantMar2008 Written 9,000** 17.0000 GBP American 13Call MarchWarrant 2008Mar2008 Written 16,000 19.0000 GBP American 13Call MarchWarrant 2008Jun2008 Written 23,000 10.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008Jun2008 Written 10,000 12.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008Jun2008 Written 68,473 14.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008Jun2008 Written 3,000 15.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008Jun2008 Written 20,300 16.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008Jun2008 Written 30,000 18.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008Jun2008 Written 36,500 20.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008Jun2008 Written 5,400 22.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008Jun2008 Written 115,000 24.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008Dec2008 Written 18,900 11.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 23,000 13.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 3,450 14.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 231,500 15.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 55,225 16.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 23,800 17.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 9,950 17.0000 GBP American 11 DecPut 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 290,300 19.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 18,075 21.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 6,700 23.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 453,579 25.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008WarrantJun2009 Written 9,000 16.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009Jun2009 Written 2,000 18.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009Jun2009 Written 116,800 20.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009Jun2009 Written 25,000 24.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009Dec2007 Written 500,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007OptionMar2008 Purchase 250,000 18.0000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008OptionMar2008 Written 250,000 19.0000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008OptionDec2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007OptionDec2007 Written 30,000 10.5000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007OptionDec2007 Written 50,000*** 11.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007OptionDec2007 Written 50,000*** 12.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007OptionJun2008 Written 25,000 12.0000 GBP American 20 JunPut 2008OptionJun2008 Written 160,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 JunPut 2008OptionMar2008 Written 178,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008OptionJan Written 500,000 16.00 GBP American 18 Jan2008 2008CallDec Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallDec Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallDec Written 300,000 14.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallDec Purchased 300,000 14.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallDec Purchased 500,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallMar Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008PutDec Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007PutApr Written 110,000 10.00 GBP American 11 Apr2008 2008PutApr Purchased 110,000 10.00 GBP American 11 Apr2008 2008Put 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 PlcCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LtdClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinarydisclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 10 December 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 1,948,537 (0.0580%) 4,767,056 (0.1419%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Total 1,948,537 (0.0580%) 4,767,056 (0.1419%) (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 200,000 43.6200 AUDPurchase 175,000 43.6700 AUDTOTAL: 375,000 (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 17 December 2007 Contact name Richard Hopkins Telephone number (020) 7714 4459 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/with which connectedIf 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