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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC27 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 21 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 23,737,543 (1.0634%) 729,370 (0.0327%) (2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 995 (0.0000%) 194,357 (0.0087%) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 3,523,000 (0.1578%) 4,110,000 (0.1841%) Total 27,261,538 (1.2212%) 5,033,727 (0.2255%) (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 168 15.0500 GBPPurchase 469 15.0600 GBPPurchase 769 15.0700 GBPPurchase 206 15.0800 GBPPurchase 276 15.1300 GBPPurchase 193 15.1500 GBPPurchase 1,928 15.1600 GBPPurchase 40 15.2800 GBPPurchase 21,308 15.4000 GBPPurchase 4,500 15.4000 GBPPurchase 10,000 15.1000 GBPPurchase 77,138 15.4000 GBPSale 3,000 15.0700 GBPSale 2,105 15.1424 GBPSale 6,748 15.2500 GBPSale 1,000 15.2600 GBPSale 281,000 15.2799 GBPSale 1,659 15.3923 GBPSale 61,417 15.4000 GBPSale 2,000 15.4200 GBPSale 150, 000 15.4000 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 Dec 2008 Call Short 1,079.50 0.0870 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) Dec2007 Written 500,000 16.000 American 21 Dec 0.9600 GBPCall GBP 2007OptionDec2007 Written 500,000 13.000 American 21 Dec 0.7050 GBPCall GBP 2007OptionDec2007 Written 300,000 14.000 American 21 Dec 2.1100 GBPCall GBP 2007OptionDec2007 Written 250,000 15.000 American 21 Dec 1.5500 GBPCall GBP 2007OptionDec2007 Purchased 600,000 14.000 American 21 Dec 0.5200 GBPCall GBP 2007OptionDec2007 Purchased 1,000,000 20.000 American 21 Dec 0.0600 GBPCall GBP 2007Option (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 24 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 (Note American, date purchased derivative relates 2) European etc.e.g.calloption Mar2008 Purchase 250,000 18.0000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008OptionMar2008 Written 250,000 19.0000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008OptionJun2008 Written 25,000 12.0000 GBP American 20 JunPut 2008OptionJun2008 Written 160,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 JunPut 2008OptionMar2008 Written 178,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008OptionJan Written 500,000 16.00 GBP American 18 Jan2008 2008CallDec Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallDec Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallDec Purchased 300,000 14.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallDec Purchased 500,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallMar Written 500,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008PutApr Written 110,000 9.85 GBP American 11 Apr2008 2008PutApr Purchased 110,000 9.85 GBP American 11 Apr2008 2008PutMar Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008CallMar Purchased 500,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008CallMar Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008PutMar Written 500,000 9.00 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008PutMar Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008PutMar Purchased 500,000 9.00 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 21 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 730,619 (0.0217%) 4,827,803 (0.1437%) (2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Total 730,619 (0.0217%) 4,827,803 (0.1437%) (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 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 24 December 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) 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