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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC05 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 22 November 2007 AMENDMENT: Positions and Trading in BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on 22November 2007 should read as follows: 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 21,399,670 (0.9481%) 58,689 (0.0026%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 2,778,100 (0.1230%) 4,728,377 (0.2094%) Total 24,177,770 (1.0711%) 4,787,066 (0.2120%) (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 97 14.6800 GBPPurchase 189 14.6900 GBPPurchase 5,193 14.7000 GBPPurchase 293 14.7100 GBPPurchase 674 14.7200 GBPPurchase 100,000 14.7400 GBPPurchase* 50,000 14.7500 GBPPurchase 1,264 14.7600 GBPPurchase 699 14.8000 GBPPurchase 1,224 14.8100 GBPPurchase 180 14.8200 GBPPurchase 16,430 14.8242 GBPPurchase 734 14.8400 GBPPurchase 1,059 14.8500 GBPPurchase* 40,000 14.8550 GBPPurchase 1,107 14.8600 GBPPurchase 900,000 14.8617 GBPPurchase 449 14.8700 GBPPurchase 385 14.8800 GBPPurchase 771 14.8900 GBPPurchase 700 14.8966 GBPPurchase 897 14.9000 GBPPurchase 597 14.9100 GBPPurchase 827 14.9200 GBPPurchase 232 14.9300 GBPPurchase 551 14.9400 GBPPurchase 100,318 14.9500 GBPPurchase 996 14.9600 GBPPurchase 756,000 14.9663 GBPPurchase 407 15.0100 GBPPurchase 89 15.0200 GBPTOTAL: 1,982,362 14.7000 GBPSale 989 14.7600 GBPSale* 4,000 14.7700 GBPSale 771 14.7800 GBPSale 1,230 14.7900 GBPSale 289 14.8100 GBPSale 482 14.8200 GBPSale 97 14.8300 GBPSale 1,060 14.8400 GBPSale 4,398 14.8500 GBPSale 8,658 14.8600 GBPSale 9,485 14.8700 GBPSale 1,179 14.8800 GBPSale 7,826 14.8900 GBPSale 2,667 14.9000 GBPSale 6,012 14.9100 GBPSale 1,690 14.9200 GBPSale 45 14.9400 GBPSale 97 14.9500 GBPSale 867 15.0900 GBPSale 882 15.1100 GBPSale 353TOTAL: 49,077 * Trades by RBS G Plc (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)Dec2007 Written 50,000 16.0000 American 20 Dec 0.2100 EURPut GBP 2007Warrant Dec2008 Written 50,000 19.0000 American 11 Dec 0.2000 EURCall GBP 2007Warrant Dec Purchase 1,000,000 10.0000 American 21 Dec 2.2700 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Sale 1,000,000 10.0000 American 21 Dec 5.8800 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Sale 500,000 13.0000 American 21 Dec 0.7050 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Sale 300,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 2.1100 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Sale 600,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 0.5200 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Purchase 300,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 2.1100 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Purchase 600,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 0.5200 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Sale 300,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 2.1100 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Sale 600,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 0.5200 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Purchase 300,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 2.1100 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Purchase 600,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 0.5200 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Sale 250,000 15.0000 American 21 Dec 1.5500 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Purchase 2,000,000 15.0000 American 21 Dec 1.6200 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Sale 2,000,000 15.0000 American 21 Dec 0.3200 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Purchase 1,000,000 16.0000 American 21 Dec 1.0800 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Purchase 1,000,000 20.0000 American 21 Dec 0.0600 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Dec Sale 1,000,000 20.0000 American 21 Dec 0.1100 GBP2007 GBP 2007Call Mar Purchase 500,000 15.0000 American 20 Mar 0.7400 GBP2008 GBP 2008Call Mar Sale 500,000 15.0000 American 20 Mar 0.7400 GBP2008 GBP 2008Call Mar Sale 1,000,000 25.0000 American 20 Mar 0.3200 GBP2008 GBP 2008Call (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. RBS G Plc Gross Long Position of 3,820,783 shares in BHP Billiton Plc has beenadded to ABN AMRO's Gross Long Position. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 4 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 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 Dec2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 50,150 11.0000 GBP American 20 DecPut 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 5,745 14.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 80,000 14.0000 GBP American 20 DecPut 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 42,500 16.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 32,500 17.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007Warrant Dec2007 Written 330 18.0000 GBP American 20 DecCall 2007Warrant Mar2008 Written 7,400 17.0000 GBP American 13Call MarchWarrant 2008 Mar2008 Written 16,000 19.0000 GBP American 13Call MarchWarrant 2008 Mar2008 Written 5,000 21.0000 GBP American 13Call MarchWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 22,000 10.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 10,000 12.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 68,473 14.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 3,000 15.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 20,300 16.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 43,000 18.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 32,500 20.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 5,400 22.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Jun2008 Written 115,000 24.0000 GBP American 12Call JuneWarrant 2008 Dec2008 Written 18,900 11.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 23,000 13.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 3,450 14.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 229,500 15.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 55,225 16.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 23,800 17.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 9,950 17.0000 GBP American 11 DecPut 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 277,300 19.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 8,975 21.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 6,700 23.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Dec2008 Written 450,579 25.0000 GBP American 11 DecCall 2008Warrant Jun2009 Written 2,000 18.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009 Jun2009 Written 116,800 20.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009 Jun2009 Written 13,000 24.0000 GBP American 18Call JuneWarrant 2009 Dec2007 Written 500,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007Option Mar2008 Purchase 250,000 18.0000 GBP American 20Call MarchOption 2008 Mar2008 Written 250,000 19.0000 GBP American 20Call MarchOption 2008 Dec2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007Option Dec2007 Written 30,000 10.5000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007Option Jun2008 Written 110,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 JunPut 2008Option Mar2008 Written 178,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008Option Dec2007 Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007Option* Dec2007 Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007Option* Dec2007 Purchased 1,000,000 16.00 GBP American 21 DecCall 2007Option* Mar2008 Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008Option* Mar2008 Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 MarPut 2008Option* Dec2007 Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007Option* * RBS G Plc Options 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 22 November 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 1,513,814 (0.0450%) 4,470,981 (0.1331%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Total 1,513,814 (0.0450%) 4,470,981 (0.1331%) (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 835 40.30 AUDTOTAL: 835 40.34 AUDSale 425,000 40.38 AUDSale 250,000TOTAL: 675,000 (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 4 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