Rule 8.3-BHP Billiton PLC

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 14 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 13 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 19,995,418 (0.9060%) 147,722 (0.0066%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 25,700 (0.0011%) 138,941 (0.0062%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 3,813,000 (0.1727%) 6,120,000 (0.2773%) Total 23,834,118 (1.0798%) 6,406,663 (0.2901%) (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 2,000 15.2300 GBP Purchase 7,629 15.2400 GBP Purchase 170,000 15.2969 GBP Purchase 5,000 15.3000 GBP Purchase 1,000 15.3500 GBP Purchase 1,230 15.4200 GBP Purchase 10,000 15.2500 GBP Purchase 5,000 15.3400 GBP Sale 1,772 15.2400 GBP Sale 12,112 15.2500 GBP Sale 1,526 15.2600 GBP Sale 1,526 15.2700 GBP Sale 1,526 15.2800 GBP Sale 7,916 15.2900 GBP Sale 3,474 15.3000 GBP Sale 1,526 15.3100 GBP Sale 15,000 15.3600 GBP Sale 300,000 15.4000 GBP Sale 326,540 15.4089 GBP Sale 1,230 15.4200 GBP Sale 337 15.4400 GBP Sale 7,256 15.4500 GBP Sale 2,744 15.4600 GBP Sale 10,000 15.5500 GBP Sale 280 14.8392 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 (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 14 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 Purchase 250,000 15.0000 GBP American 15 Feb Put 2008 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 Mar 2008 Purchase 750,000 12.0000 GBP American 20 Mar Put 2008 Option April 2008 Purchase 30,000 14.0000 GBP American 18 Apr Put 2008 Option Feb 2008 Purchase 50,000 14.0000 GBP American 15 Feb Put 2008 Option Feb 2008 Written 30,000 16.0000 GBP American 15 Feb Call 2008 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 Purchase 5,000 11.0000 GBP American 20 Mar Put 2008 Option Mar 2008 Written 178,000 13.0000 GBP American 20 Mar Put 2008 Option Mar 2008 Written 55,000 18.0000 GBP American 20 Mar Call 2008 Option Dec 2011 Written 370,000 14.7500 GBP European 16 Dec Call 2011 Option Dec 2011 Purchased 370,000 14.7500 GBP European 16 Dec Call 2011 Option Dec 2011 Written 370,000 14.7500 GBP European 16 Dec Put 2011 Option Dec 2011 Purchased 370,000 14.7500 GBP European 16 Dec Put 2011 Option Mar Written 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Put Mar Written 500,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Call Apr Written 110,000 9.85 GBP American 11 Apr 2008 2008 Put Mar Written 350,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Call Apr Purchased 110,000 9.85 GBP American 11 Apr 2008 2008 Put Mar Written 1,000,000 25.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Call Mar Purchased 500,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Call Mar Purchased 350,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Call Mar Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Put Mar Written 500,000 9.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Put Mar Purchased 1,000,000 15.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Put Mar Purchased 500,000 9.00 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 13 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 2,809,551 (0.0836%) 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 2,809,551 (0.0836%) 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 100,000 37.43 AUD Sale 300 37.05 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 14 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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