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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC09 January 2008 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 08 January 2008 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 23,426,461 (1.0493%) 1,028,057 (0.0460%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 995 (0.0000%) 192,934 (0.0086%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 2,723,000 (0.1220%) 3,360,000 (0.1505%) Total 26,150,456 (1.1713%) 4,580,991 (0.2051%) (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 3 15.0900 GBPPurchase 592 15.1000 GBPPurchase 598 15.1100 GBPPurchase 499 15.1300 GBPPurchase 203 15.1400 GBPPurchase 570 15.1500 GBPPurchase 170,000 15.3180 GBPPurchase 17,453 15.3400 GBPPurchase 2,547 15.3800 GBPPurchase 2,718 15.2453 GBPTOTAL: 195,183 Sale 2,000 15.2200 GBPSale 16,000 15.2900 GBPSale 3,000 15.3000 GBPSale 10,000 15.4500 GBPSale 4,000 15.4400 GBPSale 8,000 15.4000 GBPSale 10,000 15.2900 GBPSale 5,000 15.0900 GBPSale 7,000 15.0900 GBP TOTAL: 65,000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)e.g. CFDJun 2008Call Short 5,000 0.3300 EURWarrantJun 2008Call Long 5,000 0.3600 EURWarrant (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) (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 09 January 2008 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.calloptionMar2008 Purchased 250,000 18.000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008OptionMar2008 Written 250,000 19.000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008OptionJun2008 Written 25,000 12.000 GBP American 20 JunPut 2008OptionJun2008 Written 160,000 13.000 GBP American 20 JunPut 2008OptionMar2008 Written 178,000 13.000 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008OptionJan Written 500,000 16.000 GBP American 18 Jan2008 2008CallMar Written 500,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008PutApr Written 110,000 9.850 GBP American 11 Apr2008 2008PutApr Purchased 110,000 9.850 GBP American 11 Apr2008 2008PutMar Written 1,000,000 25.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008CallMar Purchased 500,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008CallMar Written 500,000 10.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008PutMar Written 500,000 9.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008PutMar Purchased 1,000,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008PutMar Purchased 500,000 9.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 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 08 January 2008 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 1,073,481 (0.0320%) 4,927,803 (0.1467%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Total 1,073,481 (0.0320%) 4,927,803 (0.1467%) (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 150,000 39.06 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 09 January 2008 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