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 23 November 2007 AMENDMENT: Positions and Trading in BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on 23 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 21,663,460 (0.9598%) 60,851 (0.0027%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 2,853,100 (0.1264%) 4,738,377 (0.1877%) Total 24,516,560 (1.0862%) 4,799,228 (0.1904%) (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 280,000 14.9685 GBP Purchase 829 15.0900 GBP Purchase 250,000 15.1900 GBP Purchase 96 15.2100 GBP Purchase 800 15.3000 GBP Purchase 1,814 15.4600 GBP Purchase 11 15.4900 GBP Purchase 578 15.5100 GBP Purchase 994 15.5700 GBP Purchase* 59,000 15.6090 GBP Purchase 262 15.6700 GBP Purchase 322 15.6800 GBP Purchase 1,008 15.6900 GBP Purchase* 3,000 15.7300 GBP Purchase 1,000 15.7000 GBP TOTAL: 599,714 14.8600 GBP Sale 509 14.9000 GBP Sale 385 14.9100 GBP Sale 1,000 14.9200 GBP Sale 193 15.0900 GBP Sale 385 15.1000 GBP Sale 889 15.1300 GBP Sale 97 15.1600 GBP Sale 96 15.1700 GBP Sale 96 15.1800 GBP Sale 482 15.1900 GBP Sale 518 15.2000 GBP Sale 612 15.2100 GBP Sale 1,086 15.2200 GBP Sale 577 15.2300 GBP Sale 1,096 15.2375 GBP Sale 200,000 15.2400 GBP Sale 2,337 15.2500 GBP Sale 264 15.2500 GBP Sale* 2,500 15.2600 GBP Sale 1,068 15.2700 GBP Sale 613 15.2800 GBP Sale 674 15.2900 GBP Sale 4,097 15.3000 GBP Sale 482 15.3300 GBP Sale 114 15.3400 GBP Sale 97 15.3800 GBP Sale 438 15.3900 GBP Sale 44 15.4000 GBP Sale 704 15.4200 GBP Sale 10,000 15.4300 GBP Sale 289 15.4400 GBP Sale 1,252 15.4500 GBP Sale 771 15.5000 GBP Sale 135 15.5100 GBP Sale 2,038 15.5200 GBP Sale 887 15.5300 GBP Sale 300 15.5500 GBP Sale 60 15.5600 GBP Sale 293 15.5700 GBP Sale 13,385 15.5800 GBP Sale 5,192 15.5900 GBP Sale 629 15.6000 GBP Sale 530 15.6100 GBP Sale 675 15.6200 GBP Sale 97 15.6300 GBP Sale 1,771 15.6400 GBP Sale 104 15.6600 GBP Sale 867 15.6700 GBP Sale 193 15.6800 GBP Sale* 70,835 15.6900 GBP Sale 192 15.7000 GBP Sale 1,000 15.7100 GBP Sale 123 15.7200 GBP Sale 543 15.7300 GBP Sale 1,000 15.7400 GBP Sale 282 15.7500 GBP Sale 654 15.7600 GBP Sale 254 15.7800 GBP Sale 192 15.8000 GBP Sale 915 15.8100 GBP Sale 1,192 15.8400 GBP Sale 145 TOTAL: 338,248 * 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) Mar 2008 Written 10,000 19.0000 American 13 Mar 0.0970 EUR Call GBP 2008 Warrant Jun 2008 Purchased 16,000 12.0000 American 20 Jun 0.6150 GBP Put GBP 2008 Option Jun 2008 Purchased 9,000 12.0000 American 20 Jun 0.6100 GBP Put GBP 2008 Option Jun 2008 Purchased 15,000 13.0000 American 20 Jun 0.8850 GBP Put GBP 2008 Option Jun 2008 Purchased 8,000 13.0000 American 20 Jun 0.8700 GBP Put GBP 2008 Option Jun 2008 Purchased 25,000 13.0000 American 20 Jun 0.8600 GBP Put GBP 2008 Option Jun 2008 Purchased 2,000 13.0000 American 20 Jun 0.8550 GBP Put GBP 2008 Option (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 3,812,448 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 26,000 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 25,000 12.0000 GBP American 20 Jun Put 2008 Option Jun 2008 Written 160,000 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 23 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 1,362,394 (0.0405%) 5,520,981 (0.1644%) (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 1,362,394 (0.0405%) 5,520,981 (0.1644%) (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) Sale 250,000 40.21 AUD Sale 800,000 40.23 AUD Sale 150,000 40.27 AUD TOTAL: 1,200,000 (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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