Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton Plc

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 18 January 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 17 January 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 24,417,036 (1.0936%) 1,118,460 (0.0500%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 20,595 (0.0009%) 185,537 (0.0083%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 2,723,000 (0.1219%) 3,360,000 (0.1505%) Total 27,160,631 (1.2164%) 4,663,997 (0.2089%) (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 2,500 13.5200 GBP Purchase 2,469 13.5600 GBP Purchase 12,207 13.6323 GBP Purchase 100,000 13.6499 GBP Purchase 3,450 13.6500 GBP Purchase 4,000 13.7100 GBP Purchase 4,000 13.7500 GBP Purchase 322 13.7700 GBP Purchase 4,678 13.7900 GBP Purchase 50,000 13.8200 GBP Purchase 50,000 13.8480 GBP Purchase 10,000 14.1100 GBP Purchase 70,000 13.6170 GBP Purchase 10,000 13.5600 GBP Purchase 10,000 13.5190 GBP Purchase 34,000 14.2060 GBP Purchase 10,000 13.9100 GBP Purchase 20,000 13.7100 GBP Sale 8,796 13.5300 GBP Sale 3,411 13.5500 GBP Sale 1,100 13.5900 GBP Sale 16,270 13.6500 GBP Sale 2,830 13.6697 GBP Sale 32,540 13.6700 GBP Sale 6,200 13.6800 GBP Sale 2,000 13.6900 GBP Sale 2,000 13.7900 GBP Sale 4,000 13.9100 GBP Sale 10,000 13.7140 GBP Sale 10,000 14.3100 GBP Sale 10,000 13.9300 GBP Sale 10,000 13.8570 GBP Sale 4,800 13.4900 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of securities Price per unit name, (Note 6) (Note7) (Note 5) e.g. CFD Dec 2008 Put Warrant Long 400 0.5800 EUR Jun 2008 Put Warrant Long 20,000 0.1700 EUR Jun 2008 Call Warrant Long 150 0.0380 EUR Dec 2008 Call Warrant Long 500 0.5600 EUR Dec 2008 Call Warrant Long 300 0.1800 EUR Dec 2008 Call Warrant Short 1000 0.0890 EUR Dec 2008 Call Warrant Long 400 0.0490 EUR Jun 2009 Call Warrant Short 2000 0.2900 EUR (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 18 January 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 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 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 Jan Written 500,000 16.000 GBP American 18 Jan 2008 2008 Call Mar Written 500,000 15.000 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Put Apr Written 110,000 9.850 GBP American 11 Apr 2008 2008 Put 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 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 17 January 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 1,282,990 (0.0382%) 4,814,563 (0.1433%) (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 1,282,990 (0.0382%) 4,814,563 (0.1433%) (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 3,608 36.50 AUD Sale 3,608 36.50 AUD Sale 100,000 36.63 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 18 January 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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