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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 24 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 23,273,270 (1.0425%) 951,573 (0.0426%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 995 (0.0000%) 194,357 (0.0087%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 2,360,000 (0.1057%) 3,723,000 (0.1668%) Total 25,634,265 (1.1148%) 4,868,930 (0.2181%) (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 31,309 15.4000 GBPPurchase 16,124 15.6533 GBPPurchase 50,000 15.686 GBPPurchase 300,000 14.000 GBPSale 31,309 15.4000 GBPSale 2,600 15.6100 GBPSale 250,000 15.000 GBPSale 500,000 13.000 GBPSale 300,000 14.000 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of securities Price per unit name, (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 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 price American, date money purchasing, which the option European paid/ varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. receivede.g. per unitcall (Note 5)option (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit option securities (Note 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 27 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.calloption Mar2008 Purchase 250,000 18.000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008Option Mar2008 Written 250,000 19.000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008Option Jun2008 Written 25,000 12.000 GBP American 20 JunPut 2008Option Jun2008 Written 160,000 13.000 GBP American 20 JunPut 2008Option Mar2008 Written 178,000 13.000 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008Option Jan Written 500,000 16.000 GBP American 18 Jan2008 2008Call Mar Written 500,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008Put Apr Written 110,000 9.850 GBP American 11 Apr2008 2008Put Apr Purchased 110,000 9.850 GBP American 11 Apr2008 2008Put Mar Written 1,000,000 25.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008Call Mar Purchased 500,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008Call Mar Written 500,000 10.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008Put Mar Written 500,000 9.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008Put Mar Purchased 1,000,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008Put Mar 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 24 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 Number of securities Price per unit name, (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 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 price American, date money purchasing, which the option European paid/ varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. receivede.g. per unitcall (Note 5)option (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit option securities (Note 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 27 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