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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC07 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 6 December 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 23,157,265 (1.0372%) 531,696 (0.0238%)(2) Derivatives (other than 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)options)(3) Options and agreements to 2,853,100 (0.1278%) 4,783,877 (0.2142%)purchase/sell Total 26,010,365 (1.1650%) 5,315,573 (0.2380%) (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 193 16.0200 GBPPurchase 867 16.0300 GBPPurchase 1,541 16.0800 GBPPurchase 192 16.1000 GBPPurchase 193 16.1100 GBPPurchase 289 16.1200 GBPPurchase 24 16.1600 GBPPurchase 578 16.1700 GBPPurchase 96 16.1800 GBPPurchase 1,059 16.1900 GBPPurchase 97 16.2000 GBPPurchase 1,325 16.2100 GBPPurchase 193 16.2500 GBPPurchase 449 16.2600 GBPPurchase 96 16.2700 GBPPurchase 510 16.2800 GBPPurchase 867 16.2900 GBPPurchase 531 16.3200 GBPPurchase 771 16.3300 GBPPurchase 61 16.3400 GBPPurchase 1,446 16.3500 GBPPurchase 300 16.3600 GBPPurchase 2,096 16.3700 GBPPurchase 760 16.3800 GBPPurchase 1,701 16.3900 GBPPurchase 96 16.4200 GBPPurchase 6,156 16.4300 GBPPurchase 1,251 16.4400 GBPPurchase 100 16.4500 GBPPurchase 96 16.4800 GBPPurchase 84,000 16.3030 GBPPurchase 3,000 16.0000 GBPTOTAL: 110,934 16.0600 GBPSale 482 16.0700 GBPSale 96 16.1000 GBPSale 4,000 16.1100 GBPSale 1,060 16.1200 GBPSale 289 16.1300 GBPSale 385 16.1400 GBPSale 289 16.1600 GBPSale 1,650 16.1700 GBPSale 180 16.1900 GBPSale 385 16.2100 GBPSale 1,800 16.3900 GBPSale 949 16.4000 GBPSale 1,315 16.4300 GBPSale 6,100 16.4500 GBPSale 5,684TOTAL: 24,664 (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 e.g. moneypurchasing or purchasing, which the American,varyingProduct varying etc. option relates Europeanname, (Note 7) etc.e.g. call price date paid/option received per unit (Note 5)Mar 2008 Call Purchased 60,000 19.0000 American 13March 0.0930Warrant GBP 2008 EURJun 2008 Call Written 5,000 14.0000 American 12 June 0.5000Warrant GBP 2008 EURJun 2008 Call Purchased 5,000 14.0000 American 12 June 0.5200Warrant GBP 2008 EURJun 2008 Call Written 4,000 20.0000 American 12 June 0.1400Warrant GBP 2008 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 7 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 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 American, date purchased derivative relates (Note 2) European etc.e.g. calloptionDec 2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 American 20 DecCall GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 50,150 11.0000 American 20 DecPut GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 13,245 14.0000 American 20 DecCall GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 80,000 14.0000 American 20 DecPut GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 42,500 16.0000 American 20 DecCall GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 32,500 17.0000 American 20 DecCall GBP 2007WarrantDec 2007 Written 330 18.0000 American 20 DecCall GBP 2007WarrantMar 2008 Written 7,400 17.0000 American 13Call GBP MarchWarrant 2008Mar 2008 Written 16,000 19.0000 American 13Call GBP MarchWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 23,000 10.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 10,000 12.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 78,473 14.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 3,000 15.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 20,300 16.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 30,000 18.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 36,500 20.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 5,400 22.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Jun 2008 Written 115,000 24.0000 American 12Call GBP JuneWarrant 2008Dec 2008 Written 18,900 11.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 23,000 13.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 3,450 14.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 231,500 15.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 55,225 16.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 23,800 17.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 9,950 17.0000 American 11 DecPut GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 300,300 19.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 8,975 21.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 6,700 23.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantDec 2008 Written 453,579 25.0000 American 11 DecCall GBP 2008WarrantJun 2009 Written 9,000 16.0000 American 18Call GBP JuneWarrant 2009Jun 2009 Written 2,000 18.0000 American 18Call GBP JuneWarrant 2009Jun 2009 Written 118,800 20.0000 American 18Call GBP JuneWarrant 2009Jun 2009 Written 25,000 24.0000 American 18Call GBP JuneWarrant 2009Dec 2007 Written 500,000 10.0000 American 21 DecPut GBP 2007OptionMar 2008 Purchase 250,000 18.0000 American 20 MarCall GBP 2008OptionMar 2008 Written 250,000 19.0000 American 20 MarCall GBP 2008OptionDec 2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 American 21 DecPut GBP 2007OptionDec 2007 Written 30,000 10.5000 American 21 DecPut GBP 2007OptionJun 2008 Written 25,000 12.0000 American 20 JunPut GBP 2008OptionJun 2008 Written 160,000 13.0000 American 20 JunPut GBP 2008OptionMar 2008 Written 178,000 13.0000 American 20 MarPut GBP 2008OptionDec 2007 Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007OptionDec 2007 Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007OptionDec 2007 Purchased 1,000,000 16.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007OptionMar 2008 Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008OptionMar 2008 Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008OptionDec 2007 Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008Option 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 6 December 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 1,573,537 (0.0468%) 4,767,056 (0.1419%)(2) Derivatives (other than 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)options)(3) Options and agreements to 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)purchase/sell Total 1,573,537 (0.0468%) 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)Purchase 420,121 43.57 AUDPurchase 280,000 43.60 AUDPurchase 534 43.66 AUDTOTAL: 700,655 43.56 AUDSale 131,203 (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 7 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