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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC30 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 29 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 25,728,837 (1.1524%) 1,306,327 (0.0585%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 22,880 (0.0010%) 185,065 (0.0082%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 3,073,000 (0.1376%) 3,210,000 (0.1438%) Total 28,824,717 (1.2910%) 4,701,392 (0.2105%) (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 11,340 13.9900 GBPPurchase 5,670 14.0200 GBPPurchase 5,669 14.0300 GBPPurchase 5,669 14.0400 GBPPurchase 3,562 14.0600 GBPPurchase 4,000 14.0700 GBPPurchase 9,105 14.0900 GBPPurchase 4,000 14.1000 GBPPurchase 3,562 14.1500 GBPPurchase 3,562 14.1600 GBPPurchase 3,562 14.1900 GBPPurchase 193,281 14.2100 GBPPurchase 2,396 14.2200 GBPPurchase 2,395 14.2300 GBPPurchase 4,832 14.2400 GBPPurchase 2,768 14.2500 GBPPurchase 5,536 14.2700 GBPPurchase 2,395 14.2800 GBPPurchase 12,177 14.2900 GBPPurchase 2,539 14.3000 GBPPurchase 4,315 14.3100 GBPPurchase 1,985 14.3200 GBPPurchase 6,043 14.3300 GBPPurchase 8,389 14.3400 GBPPurchase 7,053 14.3500 GBPPurchase 7,315 14.3600 GBPPurchase 9,149 14.3700 GBPPurchase 5,000 14.3900 GBPPurchase 3,867 14.4000 GBPPurchase 6,644 14.4100 GBPPurchase 859 14.4900 GBPPurchase 600 14.2300 GBPPurchase 3,000 14.3460 GBPPurchase 4,000 14.3880 GBPSale 144,507 14.2352 GBPSale 2,260 14.2352 GBPSale 95 14.2400 GBPSale 100,000 14.2600 GBPSale 317 14.3100 GBPSale 5,000 14.3600 GBPSale 859 14.4900 GBPSale 4,000 14.4540 GBPSale 2,261 14.1510 GBPSale 32,400 14.1620 GBPSale 60,000 14.3180 GBPSale 5,000 14.0220 GBPSale 235 14.3610 GBP (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 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 30 January 2008 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, 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 Plc Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinarydisclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 29 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%) 4,942,470 (0.1471%)(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%) 4,942,470 (0.1471%) (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 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 30 January 2008 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