Rule 8.3- (BHP Billiton Plc)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 03 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) 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 30 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 22,872,429 (1.0134%) 955,540 (0.0423%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 2,853,100 (0.1264%) 4,797,149 (0.2125%) Total 25,725,529 (1.1398%) 5,752,689 (0.2548%) (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 137 16.0200 GBP Purchase 298,307 16.0700 GBP Purchase 629 16.1500 GBP Purchase 655 16.1600 GBP Purchase 619 16.1800 GBP Purchase 1,607 16.2000 GBP Purchase 60 16.2100 GBP Purchase 681 16.2400 GBP Purchase 37 16.2600 GBP Purchase 1,135 16.2700 GBP Purchase 97 16.2800 GBP Purchase 849 16.2900 GBP Purchase 159 16.3000 GBP Purchase 543 16.3100 GBP Purchase 289 16.3200 GBP Purchase 104 16.3300 GBP Purchase 2,241 16.3400 GBP Purchase 266 16.3500 GBP Purchase 368,554 16.3800 GBP Purchase 133 16.3900 GBP Purchase 56 16.4000 GBP Purchase 51,189 16.0140 GBP Purchase 50,000 16.0580 GBP Purchase 3,000 16.1800 GBP TOTAL: 781,347 16.0700 GBP Sale 249,336 16.1910 GBP Sale 3,975 16.2000 GBP Sale 1600 16.2100 GBP Sale 479 16.2200 GBP Sale 78 16.2400 GBP Sale 329 16.3900 GBP Sale 289 16.1800 GBP Sale 75 TOTAL: 256,161 (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 27,272 21.0000 American 13 0.0550 EUR Call GBP March Warrant 2008 Jun 2008 Purchase 3,000 18.0000 American 12 0.2200 EUR Call GBP June Warrant 2008 Jun 2009 Written 9,000 16.0000 American 18 0.5500 EUR Call GBP June Warrant 2009 Jun 2009 Written 2,000 20.0000 American 18 0.3500 EUR Call GBP June Warrant 2009 Jun 2009 Written 10,000 24.0000 American 18 0.2200 EUR Call GBP June Warrant 2009 (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 3 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 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 32,727 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 30,000 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 9,000 16.0000 GBP American 18 Call June Warrant 2009 Jun 2009 Written 2,000 18.0000 GBP American 18 Call June Warrant 2009 Jun 2009 Written 118,800 20.0000 GBP American 18 Call June Warrant 2009 Jun 2009 Written 23,000 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 20 Mar Put 2008 Option 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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