Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton PLC

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 06 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 5 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 22,236,772 (0.9960%) 803,913 (0.0360%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 22,700 (0.0010%) 152,606 (0.0068%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 3,473,000 (0.1555%) 3,960,000 (0.1773%) Total 25,732,472 (1.1525%) 4,916,519 (0.2201%) (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 1,000 15.8200 GBP Purchase 558 15.8300 GBP Purchase 586 15.8400 GBP Purchase 571 15.8500 GBP Purchase 1,239 15.8800 GBP Purchase 1,581 15.8900 GBP Purchase 681 15.9000 GBP Purchase 3,492 15.9100 GBP Purchase 11,684 15.9200 GBP Purchase 1,937 15.9300 GBP Purchase 1,946 15.9400 GBP Purchase 2,000 15.9500 GBP Purchase 8,685 15.9600 GBP Purchase 9,273 15.9700 GBP Purchase 1,342 15.9900 GBP Purchase 6,095 16.0000 GBP Purchase 5,000 16.0100 GBP Purchase 1,941 16.0200 GBP Purchase 1,132 16.0300 GBP Purchase 566 16.0400 GBP Purchase 549 16.0500 GBP Purchase 1,739 16.0600 GBP Purchase 1,692 16.0700 GBP Purchase 1,674 16.0800 GBP Purchase 2,315 16.0900 GBP Purchase 5,534 16.1000 GBP Purchase 3,786 16.1100 GBP Purchase 24,986 16.1200 GBP Purchase 1,125 16.1300 GBP Purchase 5,857 16.1400 GBP Purchase 102,115 16.1500 GBP Purchase 732 16.1600 GBP Purchase 545 16.1700 GBP Purchase 571 16.1800 GBP Purchase 2,598 16.1900 GBP Purchase 5,000 16.2000 GBP Purchase 732 16.2200 GBP Purchase 352,316 16.1070 GBP Purchase 2,600 15.9700 GBP Purchase 5,000 15.8920 GBP Purchase 5,000 16.0500 GBP Sale 200,000 15.9385 GBP Sale 83,620 15.9442 GBP Sale 1,000 16.0200 GBP Sale 48,459 16.0360 GBP Sale 3,000 16.0800 GBP Sale 40,000 16.1000 GBP Sale 1,500 16.1200 GBP Sale 15,000 16.0840 GBP Sale 316 15.9200 GBP Sale 440 15.9200 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 Jun 2008 Put Warrant Long 5230 0.0900 EUR Dec 2008 Call Short 180 0.5600 EUR Warrant Dec 2008 Call Short 5000 0.4000 EUR Warrant Jun 2009 Call Long 450 0.2080 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) Feb 2008 Purchasing 400,000 15.0000 American 15/02/ 0.2350 GBP Put GBP 2008 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 6 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 400,000 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 500,000 15.000 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 5 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 904,063 (0.0269%) 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 904,063 (0.0269%) 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 355,000 39.88 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 6 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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