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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC04 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 30 November 2007 AMENDMENT: Trading and Positions in BHP Billiton Plc on 30 November 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 22,874,291 (1.0134%) 955,540 (0.0423%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 2,853,100 (0.1264%) 4,797,149 (0.2125%) Total 25,727,391 (1.1398%) 5,752,689 (0.2548%) (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 137 16.0200 GBPPurchase 298,307 16.0700 GBPPurchase 629 16.1500 GBPPurchase 655 16.1600 GBPPurchase 619 16.1800 GBPPurchase 1,607 16.2000 GBPPurchase 60 16.2100 GBPPurchase 681 16.2400 GBPPurchase 37 16.2600 GBPPurchase 1,135 16.2700 GBPPurchase 97 16.2800 GBPPurchase 849 16.2900 GBPPurchase 159 16.3000 GBPPurchase 543 16.3100 GBPPurchase 289 16.3200 GBPPurchase 104 16.3300 GBPPurchase 2,241 16.3400 GBPPurchase 266 16.3500 GBPPurchase 368,554 16.3800 GBPPurchase 133 16.3900 GBPPurchase 56 16.4000 GBPPurchase* 77 16.0500 GBPPurchase* 385 16.2000 GBPPurchase* 404 16.0600 GBPPurchase* 203 16.0400 GBPPurchase* 298 16.0200 GBPPurchase* 121 16.0100 GBPPurchase* 53 16.0100 GBPPurchase* 387 16.1300 GBPPurchase* 98 16.1400 GBPPurchase* 93 16.1800 GBPPurchase* 22 16.1600 GBPPurchase* 72 16.1600 GBPPurchase* 280 16.1400 GBPPurchase* 300 16.1200 GBPPurchase* 322 16.2100 GBPPurchase 51,189 16.0140 GBPPurchase 50,000 16.0580 GBPPurchase 3,000 16.1800 GBPTOTAL: 784,462 16.0700 GBPSale 249,336 16.1910 GBPSale 3,975 16.2000 GBPSale 1,600 16.2100 GBPSale 479 16.2200 GBPSale 78 16.2400 GBPSale 329 16.3900 GBPSale 289 16.1419 GBPSale* 1,253 16.1800 GBPSale 75TOTAL: 257,414 *Amended due to late booking (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, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Optionselling, selling, securities to price e.g. date moneypurchasing or purchasing, which the American, paid/varyingProduct varying etc. option relates European receivedname, (Note 7) etc. per unite.g. call (Note 5) option Mar 2008 CallWarrant Written 27,272 21.0000 American 13March 0.0550 GBP 2008 EURJun 2008 CallWarrant Purchase 3,000 18.0000 American 12 June 0.2200 GBP 2008 EURJun 2009 CallWarrant Written 9,000 16.0000 American 18 June 0.5500 GBP 2009 EURJun 2009 CallWarrant Written 2,000 20.0000 American 18 June 0.3500 GBP 2009 EURJun 2009 CallWarrant Written 10,000 24.0000 American 18 June 0.2200 GBP 2009 EUR (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 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, datee.g. purchased derivative relates 2) European etc.calloption Dec2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 50,150 11.0000 GBP American 20 DecPut 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 13,245 14.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 80,000 14.0000 GBP American 20 DecPut 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 42,500 16.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 32,500 17.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 330 18.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007Warrant Mar2008 Written 7,400 17.0000 GBP American 13Call MarchWarrant 2008 Mar2008 Written 26,000 19.0000 GBP American 13Call MarchWarrant 2008 Mar2008 Written 32,727 21.0000 GBP American 13Call MarchWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 22,000 10.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 10,000 12.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 68,473 14.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 3,000 15.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 20,300 16.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 30,000 18.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 32,500 20.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 5,400 22.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 115,000 24.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Dec2008 Written 18,900 11.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 23,000 13.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 3,450 14.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 229,500 15.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 55,225 16.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 23,800 17.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 9,950 17.0000 GBP American 11 DecPut 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 277,300 19.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 8,975 21.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 6,700 23.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 453,579 25.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Jun2009 Written 9,000 16.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009 Jun2009 Written 2,000 18.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009 Jun2009 Written 118,800 20.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009 Jun2009 Written 23,000 24.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009 Dec2007 Written 500,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007Option Mar2008 Purchase 250,000 18.0000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008Option Mar2008 Written 250,000 19.0000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008Option Dec2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007Option Dec2007 Written 30,000 10.5000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007Option Jun2008 Written 25,000 12.0000 GBP American 20 JunPut 2008Option Jun2008 Written 160,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 JunPut 2008Option Mar2008 Written 178,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008Option Dec2007 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 20 MarPut 2008Option 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 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 30 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) (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