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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC21 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 PlcCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings being ORD USD 0.50disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 20 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 25,010,352 (1.1202%) 1,071,381 (0.0479%)(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 995 (0.0000%) 193,278 (0.0087%)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell 2,523,000 (0.1130%) 2,410,000 (0.1079%) Total 27,534,347 (1.2332%) 3,674,659 (0.1645%) (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 250,651 14.8100 GBPPurchase 1,300 14.8300 GBPPurchase 91,662 14.8799 GBPPurchase 241,010 14.9000 GBPPurchase 79 14.9100 GBPPurchase 17,950 14.9200 GBPPurchase 12,132 14.9300 GBPPurchase 6,481 14.9400 GBPPurchase 8,581 14.9500 GBPPurchase 36 14.9700 GBPPurchase 813 14.9800 GBPPurchase 1,131 14.9900 GBPPurchase 1,820 15.0000 GBPPurchase 193 15.0800 GBPPurchase 289 15.0900 GBPPurchase 456,000 15.1066 GBPPurchase 10,000 14.9200 GBPPurchase 10,000 14.9100 GBPPurchase 5,000 14.9300 GBPPurchase 5,000 14.9300 GBPPurchase 10,000 14.9100 GBPPurchase 40,000 14.9300 GBPPurchase 432,408 14.8566 GBPSale 526 14.8100 GBPSale 4,756 14.8400 GBPSale 6,094 14.8500 GBPSale 15,758 14.8600 GBPSale 10,065 14.8700 GBPSale 21,135 14.8800 GBPSale 13,467 14.8900 GBPSale 10,162 14.9000 GBPSale 2,536 14.9100 GBPSale 7,588 14.9200 GBPSale 25,160 14.9249 GBPSale 11,146 14.9300 GBPSale 8,678 14.9500 GBPSale 229 15.0600 GBPSale 5,000 14.8300 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)e.g. CFDDec 2007 PutWarrant Short 5,015 0.000001 EURDec2007 CallWarrant Long 1,324.50 0.128600 EURDec 2007 PutWarrant Short 8,000 0.000001 EURDec2007 CallWarrant Long 1,250 0.000001 EURDec2007 CallWarrant Long 33 0.000001 EUR (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 21 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.calloptionDec2007 Written 500,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007OptionMar2008 Purchase 250,000 18.0000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008OptionMar2008 Written 250,000 19.0000 GBP American 20 MarCall 2008OptionDec2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007OptionDec2007 Written 30,000 10.5000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007OptionDec2007 Written 50,000 11.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007OptionDec2007 Written 50,000 12.0000 GBP American 21 DecPut 2007OptionJun2008 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 2008OptionDec Written 300,000 14.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallJan 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 300,000 14.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallDec Purchased 500,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec2007 2007CallMar Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar2008 2008PutApr Written 110,000 10.00 GBP American 11 Apr2008 2008PutApr Purchased 110,000 10.00 GBP American 11 Apr2008 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 20 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)Sale 500,000 35.00 AUDSale 50,000 37.00 AUDSale 400,000 40.01 AUDSale 565,000 44.00 AUDSale 750,000 46.00 AUDTOTAL: 2,265,000 (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 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 21 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