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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC31 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 PlcCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings being ORD USD 0.50disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 30 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 23,847,597 (1.0681%) 1,304,601 (0.0584%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 22,880 (0.0010%) 184,865 (0.0082%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 3,073,000 (0.1376%) 3,210,000 (0.1438%) Total 26,943,477 (1.2067%) 4,699,466 (0.2104%) (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 1,002 14.0400 GBPPurchase 1,002 14.1300 GBPPurchase 1,002 14.1500 GBPPurchase 1,002 14.1600 GBPPurchase 1,002 14.1700 GBPPurchase 234,923 14.3565 GBPPurchase 2,368 14.3600 GBPPurchase 1,128 14.3700 GBPPurchase 1,987 14.3800 GBPPurchase 1,324 14.3900 GBPPurchase 3,099 14.4000 GBPPurchase 1,142 14.4100 GBPPurchase 1,765 14.4300 GBPPurchase 2,785 14.4400 GBPPurchase 3,654 14.4500 GBPPurchase 7,366 14.4600 GBPPurchase 1,585 14.4700 GBPPurchase 587 14.4800 GBPPurchase 1,508 14.4900 GBPPurchase 887 14.5200 GBPPurchase 397 14.5300 GBPPurchase 1,811 14.5400 GBPPurchase 2,338 14.5500 GBPPurchase 1,434 14.5600 GBPPurchase 1,424 14.5700 GBPPurchase 933 14.5800 GBPPurchase 938 14.5900 GBPPurchase 933 14.6100 GBPPurchase 2,506 14.6200 GBPPurchase 2,806 14.6300 GBPPurchase 2,084 14.6400 GBPPurchase 549 14.6600 GBPPurchase 1,157 14.6700 GBPPurchase 1,650 14.6900 GBPPurchase 2,602 14.7000 GBPPurchase 551 14.7100 GBPPurchase 2,234 14.7200 GBPPurchase 558 14.7300 GBPPurchase 1,102 14.7500 GBPPurchase 1,119 14.7600 GBPPurchase 557 14.7700 GBPPurchase 587 14.7800 GBPPurchase 500 14.8000 GBPPurchase 730 14.8100 GBPPurchase 5,000 14.7820 GBPPurchase 5,000 14.4700 GBPPurchase 5,000 14.1500 GBPPurchase 4,200 14.4600 GBPPurchase 5,000 14.4350 GBPPurchase 1,726 14.3600 GBPPurchase 5,000 14.5680 GBPPurchase 5,000 14.5200 GBPPurchase 5,000 14.6680 GBPSale 5,795 14.0300 GBPSale 5,006 14.1200 GBPSale 4,525 14.1300 GBPSale 8,777 14.1400 GBPSale 12,304 14.1500 GBPSale 14,610 14.1600 GBPSale 7,088 14.1700 GBPSale 9,994 14.1800 GBPSale 12,079 14.1900 GBPSale 1,512 14.2000 GBPSale 2,114 14.2100 GBPSale 2,070 14.2200 GBPSale 4,032 14.2400 GBPSale 5,666 14.2500 GBPSale 2,796 14.2700 GBPSale 2,087 14.3100 GBPSale 2,270 14.3200 GBPSale 6,973 14.3300 GBPSale 1,764 14.3400 GBPSale 7,591 14.3500 GBPSale 10,275 14.3600 GBPSale 1,672 14.3700 GBPSale 5,229 14.3800 GBPSale 6,241 14.4000 GBPSale 1,343 14.4100 GBPSale 2,080 14.4300 GBPSale 2,075 14.4400 GBPSale 7,623 14.4600 GBPSale 200,000 14.4693 GBPSale 1,751 14.4700 GBPSale 80,000 14.4800 GBPSale 3,361 14.5000 GBPSale 8,066 14.5200 GBPSale 59,710 14.5202 GBPSale 4,253 14.5300 GBPSale 5,778 14.5400 GBPSale 3,915 14.5500 GBPSale 7,031 14.5600 GBPSale 8,678 14.5700 GBPSale 7,318 14.5800 GBPSale 517,200 14.5837 GBPSale 2,172 14.5900 GBPSale 24,664 14.6000 GBPSale 345 14.6100 GBPSale 6,485 14.6300 GBPSale 50,000 14.7000 GBPSale 1,500 14.7100 GBPSale 5,000 14.7100 GBPSale 5,000 14.6000 GBPSale 5,000 14.6000 GBPSale 5,000 14.4600 GBPSale 10,000 14.1600 GBPSale 5,000 14.6680 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)e.g. CFDDec 2008Call Long 200 0.1500 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 31 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 2008OptionMar Written 500,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008CallApr Written 110,000 9.850 GBP American 11 Apr2008 2008PutMar Written 350,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008CallApr 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 Purchased 350,000 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 30 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 715,950 (0.0213%) 4,852,470 (0.1444%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Total 715,950 (0.0213%) 4,852,470 (0.1444%) (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 50,000 36.52 AUDPurchase 40,000 36.60 AUDPurchase 64,273 36.70 AUDSale 64,273 36.70 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 Purchase 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 31 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