Rule 8.3- BHP Billiton

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 20 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) 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 18 December 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 23,235,344 (1.0407%) 1,051,278 (0.0470%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 14,000 (0.0006%) 182,635 (0.0081%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 2,523,000 (0.1130%) 2,410,000 (0.1079%) Total 25,772,344 (1.1543%) 3,643,913 (0.1632%) (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 192 14.7000 GBP Purchase 96 14.7100 GBP Purchase 385 14.7300 GBP Purchase 288,213 14.7800 GBP Purchase 115,000 14.7823 GBP Purchase 96 14.8600 GBP Purchase 1,288 14.8800 GBP Purchase 5,193 14.8900 GBP Purchase 30,000 14.9500 GBP Purchase 1,000 14.9700 GBP Purchase 481 15.0200 GBP Purchase 136,000 15.1150 GBP Purchase 1,171 15.1500 GBP Purchase 1,267 15.1600 GBP Purchase 40,000 15.0530 GBP Purchase 20,000 15.1530 GBP Sale 384 14.6300 GBP Sale 184 14.6500 GBP Sale 735 14.7200 GBP Sale 192 14.7300 GBP Sale 288,213 14.7800 GBP Sale 192 14.8600 GBP Sale 192 14.8700 GBP Sale 897 14.8900 GBP Sale 481 14.9300 GBP Sale 774 14.9400 GBP Sale 289 14.9500 GBP Sale 10,000 14.9850 GBP Sale 673 15.0300 GBP Sale 288 15.1000 GBP Sale 26,780 15.1100 GBP Sale 15,172 15.1200 GBP Sale 4,749 15.1300 GBP Sale 9,332 15.1400 GBP Sale 6,231 15.1700 GBP Sale 15,172 15.1800 GBP Sale 166 15.1600 GBP Sale 267,000 15.0000 GBP Sale 5,000 14.9800 GBP Sale 10,000 14.9500 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 Dec 2007 Call 0 7,000 0.6600 EUR Warrant Dec2007 Call Warrant 0 250 0.0010 EUR Dec2007 Call Warrant 1,250 2,000 0.0010 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) Dec 2007 Written 300,000 14.0000 American 21 Dec 1.06 GBP Call GBP 2007 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 20 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 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 Dec 2007 Written 50,000 11.0000 GBP American 21 Dec Put 2007 Option Dec 2007 Written 50,000 12.0000 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 300,000 14.00 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 2007 Call Jan Written 500,000 16.00 GBP American 18 Jan 2008 2008 Call Dec Written 250,000 15.00 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 2007 Call Dec Written 500,000 13.00 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 2007 Call Dec Purchased 300,000 14.00 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 2007 Call Dec Purchased 300,000 14.00 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 2007 Call Dec Purchased 500,000 16.00 GBP American 21 Dec 2007 2007 Call Mar Written 500,000 10.00 GBP American 20 Mar 2008 2008 Put Apr Written 110,000 10.00 GBP American 11 Apr 2008 2008 Put Apr Purchased 110,000 10.00 GBP American 11 Apr 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 18 December 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 2,355,619 (0.0701%) 4,675,956 (0.1392%) (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 2,355,619 (0.0701%) 4,675,956 (0.1392%) (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 400,000 40.23 AUD Sale 100,000 40.09 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 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 20 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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