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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) Royal Bank of Scotland Group PlcCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings being ORD USD 0.50disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 26 November 2007 AMENDMENT: Positions and Trading in BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on 26November 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 21,530,819 (0.9539%) 98,409 (0.0044%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 2,853,100 (0.1264%) 4,745,877 (0.2102%) Total 24,383,919 (1.0803%) 4,844,286 (0.2146%) (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 2,000 15.3800 GBPPurchase 156 15.4000 GBPPurchase 3,036 15.4100 GBPPurchase 144 15.4200 GBPPurchase 290 15.4400 GBPPurchase 336 15.4500 GBPPurchase 700 15.4600 GBPPurchase 579 15.4700 GBPPurchase 304 15.4800 GBPPurchase 96 15.4900 GBPPurchase* 30,000 15.4970 GBPPurchase 763 15.5000 GBPPurchase 360 15.5100 GBPPurchase 983 15.5200 GBPPurchase 620 15.5300 GBPPurchase 193 15.5700 GBPPurchase 344 15.5800 GBPPurchase 71 15.5900 GBPPurchase 164 15.6200 GBPPurchase 289 15.6500 GBPPurchase 96 15.6600 GBPPurchase 1,062 15.6800 GBPPurchase 460 15.7000 GBPPurchase 129 15.7500 GBPPurchase 58 15.8000 GBPPurchase* 2,000 15.9400 GBPPurchase 112 15.9700 GBPPurchase 1,228 15.9900 GBPPurchase 614 16.0000 GBPPurchase 781 16.0200 GBPPurchase 1,000 16.0800 GBPPurchase 7,907 16.1500 GBPTOTAL: 56,875 15.4100 GBPSale 3,036 15.4400 GBPSale 4,463 15.4500 GBPSale 2,002 15.4600 GBPSale 12,971 15.5300 GBPSale 2,070 15.5500 GBPSale 193 15.5700 GBPSale 18,163 15.5800 GBPSale* 150,000 15.6200 GBPSale 364 15.9300 GBPSale 242 15.9500 GBPSale 1,590 16.0000 GBPSale 193 16.1500 GBPSale 386 16.1800 GBPSale 269 16.2100 GBPSale 96 16.2210 GBPSale* 32,462TOTAL: 228,500 * Trades by RBS G Plc (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)Dec2007 Written 7,500 14.0000 American 20 Dec 0.3200 EURCall GBP 2007Warrant (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.RBS G Plc Gross Long Position of 3,662,612 shares in BHP Billiton Plc has beenadded to ABN AMRO's Gross Long Position. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 28 November 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 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 43,000 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 450,579 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 2008OptionDec2007 Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007Option*Dec2007 Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007Option*Dec2007 Purchased 1,000,000 16.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007Option*Mar2008 Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008Option*Mar2008 Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008Option*Dec2007 Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007Option* * RBS G Plc Options 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 26 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 1,264,072 (0.0376%) 5,520,981 (0.1644%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Total 1,264,072 (0.0376%) 5,520,981 (0.1644%) (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)Sale 98,322 42.35 AUD (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 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