Rule 8.3- (BHP Billiton)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 05 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 0.50 disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 22 November 2007 AMENDMENT: Positions and Trading in BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on 22 November 2007 should read as follows: 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 21,399,670 (0.9481%) 58,689 (0.0026%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/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, other than 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 GBP Purchase 189 14.6900 GBP Purchase 5,193 14.7000 GBP Purchase 293 14.7100 GBP Purchase 674 14.7200 GBP Purchase 100,000 14.7400 GBP Purchase* 50,000 14.7500 GBP Purchase 1,264 14.7600 GBP Purchase 699 14.8000 GBP Purchase 1,224 14.8100 GBP Purchase 180 14.8200 GBP Purchase 16,430 14.8242 GBP Purchase 734 14.8400 GBP Purchase 1,059 14.8500 GBP Purchase* 40,000 14.8550 GBP Purchase 1,107 14.8600 GBP Purchase 900,000 14.8617 GBP Purchase 449 14.8700 GBP Purchase 385 14.8800 GBP Purchase 771 14.8900 GBP Purchase 700 14.8966 GBP Purchase 897 14.9000 GBP Purchase 597 14.9100 GBP Purchase 827 14.9200 GBP Purchase 232 14.9300 GBP Purchase 551 14.9400 GBP Purchase 100,318 14.9500 GBP Purchase 996 14.9600 GBP Purchase 756,000 14.9663 GBP Purchase 407 15.0100 GBP Purchase 89 15.0200 GBP TOTAL: 1,982,362 14.7000 GBP Sale 989 14.7600 GBP Sale* 4,000 14.7700 GBP Sale 771 14.7800 GBP Sale 1,230 14.7900 GBP Sale 289 14.8100 GBP Sale 482 14.8200 GBP Sale 97 14.8300 GBP Sale 1,060 14.8400 GBP Sale 4,398 14.8500 GBP Sale 8,658 14.8600 GBP Sale 9,485 14.8700 GBP Sale 1,179 14.8800 GBP Sale 7,826 14.8900 GBP Sale 2,667 14.9000 GBP Sale 6,012 14.9100 GBP Sale 1,690 14.9200 GBP Sale 45 14.9400 GBP Sale 97 14.9500 GBP Sale 867 15.0900 GBP Sale 882 15.1100 GBP Sale 353 TOTAL: 49,077 * Trades by RBS G Plc (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note name, 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 Option name, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. e.g. price date paid/ call received option per unit (Note 5) Dec 2007 Written 50,000 16.0000 American 20 Dec 0.2100 EUR Put GBP 2007 Warrant Dec 2008 Written 50,000 19.0000 American 11 Dec 0.2000 EUR Call GBP 2007 Warrant Dec Purchase 1,000,000 10.0000 American 21 Dec 2.2700 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Sale 1,000,000 10.0000 American 21 Dec 5.8800 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Sale 500,000 13.0000 American 21 Dec 0.7050 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Sale 300,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 2.1100 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Sale 600,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 0.5200 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Purchase 300,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 2.1100 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Purchase 600,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 0.5200 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Sale 300,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 2.1100 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Sale 600,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 0.5200 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Purchase 300,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 2.1100 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Purchase 600,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 0.5200 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Sale 250,000 15.0000 American 21 Dec 1.5500 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Purchase 2,000,000 15.0000 American 21 Dec 1.6200 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Sale 2,000,000 15.0000 American 21 Dec 0.3200 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Purchase 1,000,000 16.0000 American 21 Dec 1.0800 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Purchase 1,000,000 20.0000 American 21 Dec 0.0600 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Dec Sale 1,000,000 20.0000 American 21 Dec 0.1100 GBP 2007 GBP 2007 Call Mar Purchase 500,000 15.0000 American 20 Mar 0.7400 GBP 2008 GBP 2008 Call Mar Sale 500,000 15.0000 American 20 Mar 0.7400 GBP 2008 GBP 2008 Call Mar Sale 1,000,000 25.0000 American 20 Mar 0.3200 GBP 2008 GBP 2008 Call (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Note option 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 person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. RBS G Plc Gross Long Position of 3,820,783 shares in BHP Billiton Plc has been added 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 at www.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. Expiry name, or which the option or price (Note American, date purchased derivative relates 2) European etc. e.g. call option Dec 2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 20 Dec Call 2007 Warrant Dec 2007 Written 50,150 11.0000 GBP American 20 Dec Put 2007 Warrant Dec 2007 Written 5,745 14.0000 GBP American 20 Dec Call 2007 Warrant Dec 2007 Written 80,000 14.0000 GBP American 20 Dec Put 2007 Warrant Dec 2007 Written 42,500 16.0000 GBP American 20 Dec Call 2007 Warrant Dec 2007 Written 32,500 17.0000 GBP American 20 Dec Call 2007 Warrant Dec 2007 Written 330 18.0000 GBP American 20 Dec Call 2007 Warrant Mar 2008 Written 7,400 17.0000 GBP American 13 Call March Warrant 2008 Mar 2008 Written 16,000 19.0000 GBP American 13 Call March Warrant 2008 Mar 2008 Written 5,000 21.0000 GBP American 13 Call March Warrant 2008 Jun 2008 Written 22,000 10.0000 GBP American 12 Call June Warrant 2008 Jun 2008 Written 10,000 12.0000 GBP American 12 Call June Warrant 2008 Jun 2008 Written 68,473 14.0000 GBP American 12 Call June Warrant 2008 Jun 2008 Written 3,000 15.0000 GBP American 12 Call June Warrant 2008 Jun 2008 Written 20,300 16.0000 GBP American 12 Call June Warrant 2008 Jun 2008 Written 43,000 18.0000 GBP American 12 Call June Warrant 2008 Jun 2008 Written 32,500 20.0000 GBP American 12 Call June Warrant 2008 Jun 2008 Written 5,400 22.0000 GBP American 12 Call June Warrant 2008 Jun 2008 Written 115,000 24.0000 GBP American 12 Call June Warrant 2008 Dec 2008 Written 18,900 11.0000 GBP American 11 Dec Call 2008 Warrant Dec 2008 Written 23,000 13.0000 GBP American 11 Dec Call 2008 Warrant Dec 2008 Written 3,450 14.0000 GBP American 11 Dec Call 2008 Warrant Dec 2008 Written 229,500 15.0000 GBP American 11 Dec Call 2008 Warrant Dec 2008 Written 55,225 16.0000 GBP American 11 Dec Call 2008 Warrant Dec 2008 Written 23,800 17.0000 GBP American 11 Dec Call 2008 Warrant Dec 2008 Written 9,950 17.0000 GBP American 11 Dec Put 2008 Warrant Dec 2008 Written 277,300 19.0000 GBP American 11 Dec Call 2008 Warrant Dec 2008 Written 8,975 21.0000 GBP American 11 Dec Call 2008 Warrant Dec 2008 Written 6,700 23.0000 GBP American 11 Dec Call 2008 Warrant Dec 2008 Written 450,579 25.0000 GBP American 11 Dec Call 2008 Warrant Jun 2009 Written 2,000 18.0000 GBP American 18 Call June Warrant 2009 Jun 2009 Written 116,800 20.0000 GBP American 18 Call June Warrant 2009 Jun 2009 Written 13,000 24.0000 GBP American 18 Call June Warrant 2009 Dec 2007 Written 500,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 Dec Put 2007 Option Mar 2008 Purchase 250,000 18.0000 GBP American 20 Call March Option 2008 Mar 2008 Written 250,000 19.0000 GBP American 20 Call March Option 2008 Dec 2007 Written 70,000 10.0000 GBP American 21 Dec Put 2007 Option Dec 2007 Written 30,000 10.5000 GBP American 21 Dec Put 2007 Option Jun 2008 Written 110,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 Jun Put 2008 Option Mar 2008 Written 178,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 Mar Put 2008 Option Dec 2007 Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 Dec Call 2007 Option* Dec 2007 Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec Call 2007 Option* Dec 2007 Purchased 1,000,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec Call 2007 Option* Mar 2008 Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 Mar Call 2008 Option* Mar 2008 Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar Put 2008 Option* Dec 2007 Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec Put 2007 Option* * RBS G Plc Options Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to 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 its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.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 Ordinary disclosed 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 relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 1,513,814 (0.0450%) 4,470,981 (0.1331%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/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, other than 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 AUD TOTAL: 835 40.34 AUD Sale 425,000 40.38 AUD Sale 250,000 TOTAL: 675,000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note name, 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 Option name, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. e.g. price date paid/ call received option per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Note option 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 person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. 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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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