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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC05 February 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 1 February 2008 Amendment: Late booking of sale of 125,000 @ 16.5712 GBP on 04/02/2008 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 23,442,787 (1.0500%) 1,167,303 (0.0522%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 29,350 (0.0013%) 165,619 (0.0074%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 3,073,000 (0.1376%) 3,960,000 (0.1773%) Total 26,545,137 (1.1889%) 5,292,922 (0.2369%) (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 1,001 15.7600 GBPPurchase 1,333 15.7700 GBPPurchase 1,326 15.8000 GBPPurchase 5,000 15.8500 GBPPurchase 5,000 16.1200 GBPPurchase 11,318 16.2200 GBPPurchase 4,000 16.2800 GBPPurchase 50,000 16.2900 GBPPurchase 15,603 16.3084 GBPPurchase 50,000 16.3300 GBPPurchase 100,000 16.4100 GBPPurchase 100,000 16.4799 GBPPurchase 4,682 16.4831 GBPPurchase 451,318 16.4831 GBPPurchase 5,000 15.8400 GBPPurchase 5,000 16.1200 GBPPurchase 59,003 16.2200 GBPPurchase 3,000 16.4090 GBPPurchase 13,000 16.0600 GBPPurchase 300,000 16.5380 GBPPurchase 200,000 16.4980 GBPPurchase 10,000 16.3200 GBPSale 3,660 15.7781 GBPSale 283 15.8000 GBPSale 290 15.8900 GBPSale 5,000 15.9000 GBPSale 281 15.9100 GBPSale 15,563 15.9200 GBPSale 12,000 15.9300 GBPSale 10,470 15.9400 GBPSale 5,564 15.9500 GBPSale 288 15.9700 GBPSale 274 15.9800 GBPSale 9,000 15.9900 GBPSale 2,800 16.0100 GBPSale 3,878 16.0200 GBPSale 4,458 16.0400 GBPSale 270 16.0600 GBPSale 218 16.0800 GBPSale 274 16.0900 GBPSale 1,000 16.1300 GBPSale 288 16.1400 GBPSale 5,826 16.1500 GBPSale 11,186 16.1600 GBPSale 3,970 16.1700 GBPSale 768 16.1800 GBPSale 563 16.1900 GBPSale 4,500 16.2000 GBPSale 3,970 16.2100 GBPSale 1,735 16.2119 GBPSale 51,462 16.2200 GBPSale 4,644 16.2400 GBPSale 3,284 16.2500 GBPSale 276 16.2600 GBPSale 3,687 16.2700 GBPSale 4,586 16.2800 GBPSale 878 16.2900 GBPSale 4,281 16.3000 GBPSale 5,990 16.3200 GBPSale 2,000 16.3500 GBPSale 287 16.3700 GBPSale 291 16.3800 GBPSale 291 16.3900 GBPSale 3,807 16.4100 GBPSale 3,901 16.4200 GBPSale 286 16.4300 GBPSale 273 16.4400 GBPSale 4,161 16.4500 GBPSale 65,292 16.4600 GBPSale 11,372 16.4700 GBPSale 74,390 16.4800 GBPSale 16,599 16.4900 GBPSale 15,405 16.5000 GBPSale 52,836 16.5100 GBPSale 9,582 16.5200 GBPSale 281 16.5300 GBPSale 1,082 16.5400 GBPSale 6,616 16.5500 GBPSale 280 16.5600 GBPSale 4,156 16.5700 GBPSale* 125,000 16.5712 GBPSale 4,964 16.5800 GBPSale 20,753 16.5900 GBPSale 94,142 16.6000 GBPSale 37,788 16.6100 GBPSale 107,056 16.6200 GBPSale 289 16.6300 GBPSale 281 16.6500 GBPSale 2,000 16.7500 GBPSale 7,000 16.4800 GBPSale 5,000 16.5640 GBPSale 5,000 16.2070 GBPSale 5,000 16.2700 GBPSale 7,000 16.3900 GBPSale 5,000 16.6200 GBPSale 5,000 16.2430 GBPSale 10,000 16.3000 GBPSale 25,000 16.1510 GBPSale 50,000 16.0000 GBPSale 22,000 15.9740 GBPSale 100,000 15.9100 GBPSale 600,000 16.0000 GBP *late booking (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)e.g. CFDMar 2008Call Short 200 0.1380 EURWarrantMar 2008Call Short 1400 0.1370 EURWarrantMar 2008Call Long 300 0.1330 EURWarrantJun 2008 PutWarrant Short 3570 0.0700 EURJun 2008Call Long 2000 0.1810 EURWarrantJun 2008Call Long 1000 0.1820 EURWarrantJun 2008Call Long 1000 0.1830 EURWarrantDec 2008 PutWarrant Short 800 0.1120 EURDec 2008Call Long 100 0.8500 EURWarrantDec 2008Call Short 125 0.3800 EURWarrantDec 2008Call Long 1000 0.2500 EURWarrantDec 2008Call Long 10120.8 0.1200 EURWarrantDec 2008Call Long 5000 0.1300 EURWarrantDec 2008Call Long 10000 0.1200 EURWarrantDec 2008Call Long 450.4 0.1110 EURWarrantJun 2009 PutWarrant Short 500 0.2600 EURJun 2009Call Long 200 0.4600 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 5 February 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 2008OptionMar2008 Purchase 750,000 12.0000 GBP American 20 MarPut 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 1 February 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 836,843 (0.0249%) 4,814,563 (0.1433%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Total 836,843 (0.0249%) 4,814,563 (0.1433%) (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 37.74 AUDPurchase 50,000 38.28 AUDSale 80,000 38.21 AUDSale 61,200 38.55 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 4 February 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