Rule 8.3- (BHP Billiton Plc)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
30 November 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)                        The 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                                        29 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          22,676,231    (1.0047%)  1,476,383    (0.0654%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)                                  0       (0.0%)          0       (0.0%)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell                     2,853,100    (0.1264%)  4,738,877    (0.2099%)
                       Total     25,529,331    (1.1311%)  6,215,260    (0.2753%)



(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                                 193   15.5700 GBP
Purchase                                 192   15.5800 GBP
Purchase                                 325   15.5900 GBP
Purchase                              15,008   15.6000 GBP
Purchase                                  96   15.6300 GBP
Purchase                                 483   15.6400 GBP
Purchase                                  60   15.6600 GBP
Purchase                                 482   15.6900 GBP
Purchase                                  38   15.7200 GBP
Purchase                                 385   15.7500 GBP
Purchase                               1,927   15.7700 GBP
Purchase                               3,565   15.7900 GBP
Purchase                                 193   15.8000 GBP
Purchase                                  80   15.8100 GBP
Purchase                                  96   15.8300 GBP
Purchase                                  96   15.8400 GBP
Purchase                             100,215   15.8500 GBP
Purchase                                  16   15.8900 GBP
Purchase                                 258   15.9000 GBP
Purchase                                 454   15.9100 GBP
Purchase                               1,711   15.9400 GBP
Purchase                                  96   15.9500 GBP
Purchase                                 615   15.9600 GBP
Purchase                                 290   15.9800 GBP
Purchase                                 785   15.9900 GBP
Purchase                               1,278   16.0000 GBP
Purchase                                 354   16.0100 GBP
Purchase                                 779   16.0200 GBP
Purchase                               1,213   16.0300 GBP
Purchase                                 117   16.0500 GBP
Purchase                                 347   16.0700 GBP
Purchase                                  24   16.2200 GBP
Purchase                                 103   16.2300 GBP
Purchase                                 289   16.2500 GBP
Purchase                                 120   16.2600 GBP
Purchase                                 673   16.2700 GBP
Purchase                                  90   16.2800 GBP
Purchase                                 578   16.2900 GBP
Purchase                                 803   16.3000 GBP
Purchase                             270,000   15.9000 GBP
Purchase                               2,500   15.7300 GBP
TOTAL:                               406,927   15.7000 GBP
Sale                                     386   15.8200 GBP
Sale                                      96   15.8580 GBP
Sale                                  50,000   15.8900 GBP
Sale                                   1,133   15.9000 GBP
Sale                                   1,500   15.9100 GBP
Sale                                      96   15.9200 GBP
Sale                                      96   15.9400 GBP
Sale                                      96   15.9600 GBP
Sale                                      97   15.9900 GBP
Sale                                   5,000   16.0300 GBP
Sale                                 100,000   16.1600 GBP
Sale                                     400   16.1800 GBP
Sale                                   4,380   16.2400 GBP
Sale                                   5,000   16.2600 GBP
Sale                                      64   16.3070 GBP
Sale                                   4,500   16.1330 GBP
Sale                                 100,000   15.8800 GBP
Sale                                  40,000   15.7600 GBP
Sale                                  27,000   16.1000 GBP
Sale                                 150,000
TOTAL:                               489,844

(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)
June
2008    Purchase                 10,000   18.0000  American    12     0.0220 EUR
Call                                      GBP                  June
Warrant                                                        2008


(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                                            30 November 2007

Contact name                                                  Richard Hopkins

Telephone number                                              [phone]

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    Exercise    Type, e.g.      Expiry
name,       or        to which the option     price (Note American,       date
            purchased or 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                      33,000   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                     453,579   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     Written                     500,000   13.00 GBP   American        21 Dec
2007                                                                      2007
Call
Dec     Written                     250,000   15.00 GBP   American        21 Dec
2007                                                                      2007
Call
Dec     Purchased                 1,000,000   16.00 GBP   American        21 Dec
2007                                                                      2007
Call
Mar     Written                   1,000,000   25.00 GBP   American        20 Mar
2008                                                                      2008
Call
Mar     Written                     500,000   10.00 GBP   American        20 Mar
2008                                                                      2008
Put
Dec     Purchased                 1,000,000   15.00 GBP   American        20 Mar
2007                                                                      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




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