Rule 8.3-(BHP Billiton)-Amend

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 27 November 2007 AMENDMENT: Positions and Trading in BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on 27 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 23,251,492 (1.0301%) 290,364 (0.0129%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 2,853,100 (0.1264%) 4,745,877 (0.2102%) Total 26,104,592 (1.1565%) 5,036,241 (0.2231%) (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 197 14.9000 GBP Purchase 92 14.9100 GBP Purchase 199 14.9300 GBP Purchase 1,102 14.9600 GBP Purchase 1,079 14.9700 GBP Purchase 609 14.9800 GBP Purchase 289 14.9900 GBP Purchase 578 15.0000 GBP Purchase 96 15.0300 GBP Purchase 97 15.0400 GBP Purchase 1,027 15.0500 GBP Purchase 1,000 15.0600 GBP Purchase 386 15.0700 GBP Purchase 244 15.0800 GBP Purchase 1,173 15.0900 GBP Purchase 892 15.1000 GBP Purchase 521 15.1100 GBP Purchase 261 15.1200 GBP Purchase 498 15.1300 GBP Purchase 511 15.1400 GBP Purchase 294 15.1500 GBP Purchase 648 15.1600 GBP Purchase 35 15.1700 GBP Purchase 200,000 15.1830 GBP Purchase 642 15.1900 GBP Purchase 303 15.2000 GBP Purchase 147 15.2100 GBP Purchase 193 15.2200 GBP Purchase 193 15.2500 GBP Purchase 1,138 15.2700 GBP Purchase 312 15.2800 GBP Purchase 310 15.3100 GBP Purchase 193 15.3400 GBP Purchase 193 15.3500 GBP Purchase 192 15.3600 GBP Purchase 76 15.3700 GBP Purchase 100,000 15.3753 GBP Purchase 200,000 15.3968 GBP Purchase# 100,096 15.4000 GBP Purchase 66 15.4100 GBP Purchase 193 15.4200 GBP Purchase 223 15.4300 GBP Purchase 27 15.4900 GBP Purchase 27 15.5100 GBP TOTAL: 616,352 14.9500 GBP Sale 64 14.9900 GBP Sale 900 15.0100 GBP Sale 192 15.0300 GBP Sale 289 15.0500 GBP Sale 477 15.0600 GBP Sale 300 15.0800 GBP Sale 675 15.0900 GBP Sale 1,021 15.1500 GBP Sale 193 15.1700 GBP Sale 96 15.1800 GBP Sale 193 15.1900 GBP Sale 192 15.2300 GBP Sale 96 15.2900 GBP Sale 996 15.3100 GBP Sale 192 15.3500 GBP Sale 191,955 15.3770 GBP Sale* 50,000 15.4200 GBP Sale 193 15.4300 GBP Sale 96 15.4500 GBP Sale 97 15.4700 GBP Sale 1,500 15.5300 GBP Sale 193 TOTAL: 249,910 * Trades by RBS G Plc # Late booking of 100,000 on 28.11.2007 (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. RBS Gross Long Position of 4,774,888 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 29 November 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 13,245 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 Mar Call 2008 Option Mar 2008 Written 250,000 19.0000 GBP American 20 Mar Call 2008 Option 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 27 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 1,164,072 (0.0346%) 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 1,164,072 (0.0346%) 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 100,000 41.69 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 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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