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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 \* TName of person dealing (Note 1) Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the ORD USD 0.50 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 22 November 2007---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T AMENDMENT: Positions in BHP Billiton Plc on 22 November 2007 should read asfollows: 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) \* T Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 21,399,670 (0.9481%) 58,689 (0.0026%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 2,778,100 (0.1230%) 4,728,377 (0.2094%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 24,177,770 (1.0711%) 4,787,066 (0.2120%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) \* TClass of relevant security: Long Short--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) \* TClass of relevant security: Details---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 97 14.6800 GBPPurchase 189 14.6900 GBPPurchase 5,193 14.7000 GBPPurchase 293 14.7100 GBPPurchase 674 14.7200 GBPPurchase 100,000 14.7400 GBPPurchase* 50,000 14.7500 GBPPurchase 1,264 14.7600 GBPPurchase 699 14.8000 GBPPurchase 1,224 14.8100 GBPPurchase 180 14.8200 GBPPurchase 16,430 14.8242 GBPPurchase 734 14.8400 GBPPurchase 1,059 14.8500 GBPPurchase* 40,000 14.8550 GBPPurchase 1,107 14.8600 GBPPurchase 900,000 14.8617 GBPPurchase 449 14.8700 GBPPurchase 385 14.8800 GBPPurchase 771 14.8900 GBPPurchase 700 14.8966 GBPPurchase 897 14.9000 GBPPurchase 597 14.9100 GBPPurchase 827 14.9200 GBPPurchase 232 14.9300 GBPPurchase 551 14.9400 GBPPurchase 100,318 14.9500 GBPPurchase 996 14.9600 GBPPurchase 756,000 14.9663 GBPPurchase 407 15.0100 GBPPurchase 89 15.0200 GBPTOTAL: 1,982,362 Sale 989 14.7000 GBPSale* 4,000 14.7600 GBPSale 771 14.7700 GBPSale 1,230 14.7800 GBPSale 289 14.7900 GBPSale 482 14.8100 GBPSale 97 14.8200 GBPSale 1,060 14.8300 GBPSale 4,398 14.8400 GBPSale 8,658 14.8500 GBPSale 9,485 14.8600 GBPSale 1,179 14.8700 GBPSale 7,826 14.8800 GBPSale 2,667 14.8900 GBPSale 6,012 14.9000 GBPSale 1,690 14.9100 GBPSale 45 14.9200 GBPSale 97 14.9400 GBPSale 867 14.9500 GBPSale 882 15.0900 GBPSale 353 15.1100 GBPTOTAL: 49,077---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T * Trades by RBS G Plc (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying \* TProduct name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneye.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the European per unit varying option relates etc. (Note 5) etc. (Note 7)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Put Warrant Written 50,000 16.0000 GBP American 20 Dec 2007 0.2100 EUR---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 50,000 19.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2007 0.2000 EUR---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Purchase 1,000,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 2.2700 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Sale 1,000,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 5.8800 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Sale 500,000 13.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 0.7050 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Sale 300,000 14.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 2.1100 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Sale 600,000 14.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 0.5200 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Purchase 300,000 14.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 2.1100 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Purchase 600,000 14.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 0.5200 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Sale 300,000 14.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 2.1100 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Sale 600,000 14.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 0.5200 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Purchase 300,000 14.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 2.1100 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Purchase 600,000 14.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 0.5200 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Sale 250,000 15.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 1.5500 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Purchase 2,000,000 15.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 1.6200 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Sale 2,000,000 15.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 0.3200 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Purchase 1,000,000 16.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 1.0800 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Purchase 1,000,000 20.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 0.0600 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Sale 1,000,000 20.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 0.1100 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar 2008 Call Purchase 500,000 15.0000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 0.7400 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar 2008 Call Sale 500,000 15.0000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 0.7400 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar 2008 Call Sale 1,000,000 25.0000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 0.3200 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) \* TNature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives \* TFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RBS G Plc Gross Long Position of 3,820,783 shares in BHP Billiton Plc has been added to ABN AMRO's Gross Long Position.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO \* TDate of disclosure 28 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)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 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) \* TProduct name, Written or Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry datee.g. call option purchased securities to (Note 2) American, which the option European or derivative etc. relates-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Warrant Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 20 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Put Warrant Written 50,150 11.0000 GBP American 20 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Warrant Written 5,745 14.0000 GBP American 20 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Put Warrant Written 80,000 14.0000 GBP American 20 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Warrant Written 42,500 16.0000 GBP American 20 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Warrant Written 32,500 17.0000 GBP American 20 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Warrant Written 330 18.0000 GBP American 20 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar 2008 Call Warrant Written 7,400 17.0000 GBP American 13 March 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar 2008 Call Warrant Written 16,000 19.0000 GBP American 13 March 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar 2008 Call Warrant Written 5,000 21.0000 GBP American 13 March 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2008 Call Warrant Written 22,000 10.0000 GBP American 12 June 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2008 Call Warrant Written 10,000 12.0000 GBP American 12 June 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2008 Call Warrant Written 68,473 14.0000 GBP American 12 June 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2008 Call Warrant Written 3,000 15.0000 GBP American 12 June 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2008 Call Warrant Written 20,300 16.0000 GBP American 12 June 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2008 Call Warrant Written 43,000 18.0000 GBP American 12 June 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2008 Call Warrant Written 32,500 20.0000 GBP American 12 June 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2008 Call Warrant Written 5,400 22.0000 GBP American 12 June 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2008 Call Warrant Written 115,000 24.0000 GBP American 12 June 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 18,900 11.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 23,000 13.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 3,450 14.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 229,500 15.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 55,225 16.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 23,800 17.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Warrant Written 9,950 17.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 277,300 19.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 8,975 21.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 6,700 23.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 450,579 25.0000 GBP American 11 Dec 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Written 2,000 18.0000 GBP American 18 June 2009-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Written 116,800 20.0000 GBP American 18 June 2009-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Written 13,000 24.0000 GBP American 18 June 2009-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Put Option Written 500,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar 2008 Call Option Purchase 250,000 18.0000 GBP American 20 March 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar 2008 Call Option Written 250,000 19.0000 GBP American 20 March 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Put Option Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Put Option Written 30,000 10.5000 GBP American 21 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2008 Put Option Written 110,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 Jun 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar 2008 Put Option Written 178,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Option* Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Option* Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Call Option* Purchased 1,000,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar 2008 Call Option* Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar 2008 Put Option* Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2007 Put Option* Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T * 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 Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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