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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC05 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 29 November 2007 AMENDMENT: Positions and Trading in BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on 29November 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 22,676,231 (1.0047%) 1,476,383 (0.0654%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 2,853,100 (0.1264%) 4,738,877 (0.2099%) Total 25,529,331 (1.1311%) 6,215,260 (0.2753%) (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 193 15.5700 GBPPurchase 192 15.5800 GBPPurchase 325 15.5900 GBPPurchase 15,008 15.6000 GBPPurchase 96 15.6300 GBPPurchase 483 15.6400 GBPPurchase 60 15.6600 GBPPurchase 482 15.6900 GBPPurchase 38 15.7200 GBPPurchase 385 15.7500 GBPPurchase 1,927 15.7700 GBPPurchase 3,565 15.7900 GBPPurchase 193 15.8000 GBPPurchase 80 15.8100 GBPPurchase 96 15.8300 GBPPurchase 96 15.8400 GBPPurchase 100,215 15.8500 GBPPurchase 16 15.8900 GBPPurchase 258 15.9000 GBPPurchase 454 15.9100 GBPPurchase 1,711 15.9400 GBPPurchase 96 15.9500 GBPPurchase 615 15.9600 GBPPurchase 290 15.9800 GBPPurchase 785 15.9900 GBPPurchase 1,278 16.0000 GBPPurchase 354 16.0100 GBPPurchase 779 16.0200 GBPPurchase 1,213 16.0300 GBPPurchase 117 16.0500 GBPPurchase 347 16.0700 GBPPurchase 24 16.2200 GBPPurchase 103 16.2300 GBPPurchase 289 16.2500 GBPPurchase 120 16.2600 GBPPurchase 673 16.2700 GBPPurchase 90 16.2800 GBPPurchase 578 16.2900 GBPPurchase 803 16.3000 GBPPurchase 270,000 15.9000 GBPPurchase 2,500 15.7300 GBPTOTAL: 406,927 15.7000 GBPSale 386 15.8200 GBPSale 96 15.8580 GBPSale 50,000 15.8900 GBPSale 1,133 15.9000 GBPSale 1,500 15.9100 GBPSale 96 15.9200 GBPSale 96 15.9400 GBPSale 96 15.9600 GBPSale 97 15.9900 GBPSale 5,000 16.0300 GBPSale 100,000 16.1600 GBPSale 400 16.1800 GBPSale 4,380 16.2400 GBPSale 5,000 16.2600 GBPSale 64 16.3070 GBPSale 4,500 16.1330 GBPSale 100,000 15.8800 GBPSale 40,000 15.7600 GBPSale 27,000 16.1000 GBPSale 150,000TOTAL: 489,844 (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)June2008 Purchase 10,000 18.0000 American 12 0.0220 EURCall GBP JuneWarrant 2008 (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 30 November 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. Expiry*name, or which the option or price (Note American, date purchased derivative relates 2) European etc.e.g.calloption Dec2007 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 7,400 17.0000 GBP American 13Call MarchWarrant 2008Mar2008 Written 26,000 19.0000 GBP American 13Call MarchWarrant 2008Mar2008 Written 5,000 21.0000 GBP American 13Call MarchWarrant 2008Jun2008 Written 22,000 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 33,000 18.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008Jun2008 Written 32,500 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 229,500 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 277,300 19.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008WarrantDec2008 Written 8,975 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 2,000 18.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009Jun2009 Written 116,800 20.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009Jun2009 Written 13,000 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 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 2008OptionDec Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallDec Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallDec Purchased 1,000,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallMar Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008CallMar Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008PutDec Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar2007 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 29 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 869,386 (0.0258%) 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 869,386 (0.0258%) 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 5,014 42.19 AUDTOTAL: 5,014 42.18 AUDSale 615,000 42.19 AUDSale 210,000 42.21 AUDSale 192,000 42.22 AUDSale 50,000 42.29 AUDSale 150,000TOTAL: 1,217,000 (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 4 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