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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch28 March 2008 FORM 38.5 (b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branch Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 27-03-2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 1,309,637 0.038 9,506,824 0.283(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 3,263,000 0.097 3,285,000 0.097Total 4,572,637 0.136 12,791,824 0.380 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)Class Of Relevant Security Long Short(1) Relevant Securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3)(a) Purchases and salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 267 35.51Purchase 65 35.51Purchase 614 35.51Purchase 1,000 35.51Purchase 83 35.51Purchase 84 35.51Purchase 538 35.51Purchase 15 35.51Purchase 375 35.51Purchase 545 35.47Purchase 5,455 35.47Purchase 1 35.47Purchase 9,999 35.47Purchase 5,908 35.47Purchase 800 35.47Purchase 500 35.47Purchase 1,500 35.47Purchase 300 35.47Purchase 300 35.47Purchase 692 35.47Purchase 7,874 35.69Purchase 499 35.69Purchase 610 35.67Purchase 235 35.67Purchase 442 35.67Purchase 340 35.66Purchase 43,000 42.00Purchase 205,000 45.00Purchase 10,000 37.50Purchase 10,000 35.00Purchase 3,000 36.00Purchase 10,000 37.00Purchase 10,000 37.00Purchase 50,000 37.00Purchase 20,000 37.00Purchase 3,000 37.00Purchase 2,000 35.50Purchase 126,000 41.00Sale -127 35.76Sale -13 35.76Sale -98 35.76Sale -1 35.76Sale -888 35.76Sale -2,000 35.76Sale -65,000 35.00Sale -5,000 42.00Sale -2,000 43.00Sale -7,000 36.50Sale -2,000 34.00Sale -10,000 36.00Sale -2,000 36.00Sale -20,000 36.00Sale -40,000 37.00Sale -6,000 37.00Sale -60,000 37.00Sale -405,000 38.00Sale -6,000 38.00Sale -8,000 38.00Sale -1,000 39.00Sale -15,000 41.00Sale -200,000 41.00Sale -15,000 41.00Sale -100,000 40.00Sale -200,000 40.00Total Buys:531041 Total Sells:1172127(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitcall option etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DateCall Option SOLD 1,284,000 0.010000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 25,000 35.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 23,000 40.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 150,000 40.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 200,000 38.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 15,000 37.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 80,000 37.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 50,000 44.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 100,000 50.000000 American Dec 18 2008Call Option SOLD 300,000 50.000000 American Jun 25 2009Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 35.000000 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 40.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 18,000 36.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 38.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 5,000 38.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 15,000 39.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 60,000 39.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 27,000 42.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 160,000 42.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 20,000 42.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 7,000 41.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 91,000 41.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 41.000000 American Sep 25 2008Call Option PURCHASED 46,000 41.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 4,000 43.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 5,000 44.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 44.000000 American Mar 25 2010Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 32.000000 American Jan 29 2009Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 32.000000 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 18.000000 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 550,000 31.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 60.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 4,000 46.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 56.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option SOLD 20,000 35.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 278,000 35.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 120,000 36.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 100,000 36.000000 American May 29 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 38.000000 American Dec 18 2008Put Option SOLD 150,000 38.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 22,000 39.000000 American Dec 18 2008Put Option SOLD 75,000 37.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 50,000 37.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 25,000 33.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 175,000 34.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 200,000 24.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option SOLD 20,000 30.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 250,000 30.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 31.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 250,000 19.500000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 100,000 35.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 100,000 35.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 75,000 35.000000 American Aug 28 2008Put Option PURCHASED 7,000 38.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 34.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 250,000 34.000000 American May 29 2008Put Option PURCHASED 75,000 18.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 150,000 22.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 30.000000 American Sep 25 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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