Rule 8.3- (BHP Billiton)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 07 February 2008 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 6 February 2008 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 21,914,819 (0.9816%) 229,876 (0.0102%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 22,700 (0.0010%) 139,521 (0.0062%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 3,323,000 (0.1488%) 4,015,000 (0.1798%) Total 25,260,519 (1.1314%) 4,384,397 (0.1962%) (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 30,000 15.0000 GBP Purchase 3,000 15.0200 GBP Purchase 4,779 15.0400 GBP Purchase 5,221 15.0500 GBP Purchase 22,000 15.0600 GBP Purchase 16,200 15.1200 GBP Purchase 38,038 15.2000 GBP Purchase 7,216 15.2282 GBP Purchase 5,230 15.2403 GBP Purchase 594,770 15.2403 GBP Purchase 200,000 15.0220 GBP Purchase 15,000 15.0000 GBP Purchase 680,000 15.2370 GBP Sale 400,000 15.0625 GBP Sale 67,500 15.0800 GBP Sale 3,000 15.1600 GBP Sale 10,540 15.1800 GBP Sale 37,143 15.1900 GBP Sale 73,407 15.2000 GBP Sale 28,244 15.2100 GBP Sale 85,000 15.2198 GBP Sale 18,662 15.2200 GBP Sale 7,140 15.2300 GBP Sale 1,639 15.2400 GBP Sale 358,404 15.2500 GBP Sale 96,698 15.2600 GBP Sale 24,981 15.2700 GBP Sale 11,127 15.2800 GBP Sale 5,216 15.2900 GBP Sale 5,216 15.3000 GBP Sale 13,200 15.2000 GBP Sale 5,000 15.3000 GBP Sale 30,000 15.2030 GBP Sale 80,000 15.2380 GBP Sale 400 15.2720 GBP Sale 130 15.2720 GBP (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 Mar 2008 Call Short 400 0.0690 EUR Warrant Mar 2008 Call Short 600 0.0570 EUR Warrant Mar 2008 Call Short 1,000 0.0680 EUR Warrant Jun 2008 Call Long 3,000 0.3400 EUR Warrant Jun 2008 Call Long 2,000 0.3300 EUR Warrant Jun 2008 Call Short 800 0.3200 EUR Warrant Dec 2008 Call Long 125 0.4400 EUR Warrant Dec 2008 Call Long 560 0.4500 EUR Warrant Dec 2008 Call Long 10,000 0.3800 EUR Warrant Dec 2008 Call Long 400 0.1300 EUR Warrant Jun 2009 Call Short 200 0.3300 EUR Warrant (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 Selling 150,000 18.0000 GBP American 20-Mar-2008 0.5250 GBP Call 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. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 7 February 2008 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 Feb 2008 Purchased 250,000 15.000 GBP American 15 Feb Put 2008 Option Mar 2008 Purchased 250,000 18.000 GBP American 20 Mar Call 2008 Option Mar 2008 Written 250,000 19.000 GBP American 20 Mar Call 2008 Option Mar 2008 Purchase 750,000 12.000 GBP American 20 Mar Put 2008 Option Jun 2008 Written 25,000 12.000 GBP American 20 Jun Put 2008 Option Jun 2008 Written 160,000 13.000 GBP American 20 Jun Put 2008 Option Mar 2008 Written 178,000 13.000 GBP American 20 Mar Put 2008 Option Mar Written 55,000 18.000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Call Mar Written 500,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Call Apr Written 110,000 9.850 GBP American 11 Apr 2008 2008 Put Mar Written 350,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Call Apr Purchased 110,000 9.850 GBP American 11 Apr 2008 2008 Put Mar Written 1,000,000 25.000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Call Mar Purchased 500,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Call Mar Purchased 350,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Call Mar Written 500,000 10.000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Put Mar Written 500,000 9.000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Put Mar Purchased 1,000,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Put Mar Purchased 500,000 9.000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Put 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 6 February 2008 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 1,704,063 (0.0507%) 4,098,455 (0.1220%) (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 1,704,063 (0.0507%) 4,098,455 (0.1220%) (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 50,000 36.66 AUD Purchase 650,000 37.20 AUD Purchase 100,000 37.75 AUD (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 Purchase 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 7 February 2008 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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