4th Feb 2008 12:00
Credit Suisse Sydney Branch04 February 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 1-Feb-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 1,322,951 0.039 10,973,767 0.327(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,070,000 0.151 3,949,000 0.118Total 6,392,951 0.190 14,922,767 0.444 (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 5,654 38.55Purchase 5,654 38.55Purchase 15,000 38.55Purchase 15,401 38.94Purchase 5,397 38.94Purchase 5,000 38.94Purchase 18 38.94Purchase 80 38.94Purchase 1,906 38.94Purchase 276 38.77Purchase 969 38.77Purchase 66 38.77Purchase 230 38.77Purchase 1,421 38.77Purchase 1,050 38.77Purchase 783 38.75Purchase 14,217 38.75Purchase 2,578 38.80Purchase 13,324 38.80Purchase 3,597 38.80Purchase 500 38.80Purchase 1 38.79Purchase 5,781 38.92Purchase 500 38.92Purchase 500 38.92Purchase 100 38.92Purchase 150 38.92Purchase 230 38.92Purchase 48 38.92Purchase 110 38.92Purchase 19 38.92Purchase 864 38.92Purchase 920 38.92Purchase 5,000 38.92Purchase 971 38.92Purchase -208 38.92Purchase 208 38.92Purchase 8,618 38.95Purchase 241 38.95Purchase 100 38.95Purchase 19 38.95Purchase 10,000 38.95Purchase 1,000 38.95Purchase 281 38.95Purchase 103 38.95Purchase 50 38.95Purchase 3,885 38.93Purchase 500 38.93Purchase 1,000 38.93Purchase 715 38.93Purchase 50 38.93Purchase 17 38.93Purchase 295 38.93Purchase 3,779 38.93Purchase 1,708 38.91Purchase 2,304 38.91Purchase 3,102 38.92Purchase 43 38.92Purchase 50 38.92Purchase 65 38.92Purchase 227 38.92Purchase 2,710 38.92Purchase 6 38.92Purchase 43 38.92Purchase 1 38.92Purchase 9,154 38.92Purchase 1,000 38.90Purchase 25 38.90Purchase 1,000 38.90Purchase 1,000 38.90Purchase 50 38.90Purchase 6,174 38.90Purchase 1,500 38.85Purchase 220 38.85Purchase 970 38.85Purchase 50 38.85Purchase 10,000 38.85Purchase 1,000 38.85Purchase 1,000 38.85Purchase 133 38.85Purchase 104 38.85Purchase 1,000 38.85Purchase 200 38.85Purchase 50 38.85Purchase 780 38.85Purchase 208 38.92Purchase 10,000 38.92Sale -1,133 38.92Sale -773 38.77Sale -1,987 38.77Sale -3,267 38.18Sale -13,511 38.55Sale -100 38.55Sale -4,424 38.55Sale -5,552 38.55Sale -891 38.55Sale -3,184 38.55Sale -22,936 38.55Sale -3,163 38.55Sale -950 38.92Sale -75 38.92Sale -74 38.92Sale -7,560 38.92Sale -924 38.92Sale -10 38.92Sale -2,000 38.92Sale -75 38.93Sale -1,541 38.93Sale -5,856 38.92Sale -874 38.92Sale -3,270 38.92Sale -2,569 38.85Sale -2,250 38.85Sale -5,138 38.85Sale -956 38.75Sale -3,418 38.75Sale -626 38.75Sale -580 38.71Sale -1,553 38.71Sale -800 38.71Sale -2,067 38.71Sale -1,178 38.75Sale -3,473 38.75Sale -760 38.77Sale -1,829 38.77Sale -249 38.18Sale -210 38.18Sale -1,680 38.18Sale -2,873 38.18Sale -1,721 38.18Sale -10,000 38.00Sale -357 37.94Sale -438 37.94Sale -4,052 37.94Sale -153 37.94Sale -43 38.85Sale -5,450 38.92Sale -208 38.92Sale -10,000 38.92Sale -7,113 38.55Total Buys:194845 Total Sells:155874(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. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption 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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YESProduct Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DateCall Option SOLD 1,284,000 0.01 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 2,000 34 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 25,000 35 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 25,000 37 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 1,000 37 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 200,000 37 American Sep 25 2008Call Option SOLD 200,000 38 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 150,000 39 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 300,000 40 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 50,000 44 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 98,000 47 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 100,000 50 American Dec 18 2008Call Option SOLD 300,000 50 American Jun 25 2009Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 18 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 550,000 31 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 32 American Jan 29 2009Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 32 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 18,000 36 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 8,000 37 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 30,000 37 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 214,000 38 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 92,000 38 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 7,000 39 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 33,000 40 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 55,000 40 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 41,000 41 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 60,000 41 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 41 American Sep 25 2008Call Option PURCHASED 45,000 42 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 10,000 42 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 19,000 42 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 1,000 43 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 60,000 43 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 205,000 44 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 44 American Mar 25 2010Call Option PURCHASED 58,000 44 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 90,000 45 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 46 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 12,000 47 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 47 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 88,000 48 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 20,000 55 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 56 American Sep 25 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 60 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 4,000 39.5 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 40.5 American Feb 28 2008Put Option SOLD 200,000 24 American Jul 24 2008Put Option SOLD 150,000 28 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 250,000 30 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 31 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 25,000 33 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 25,000 34 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 34.5 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 15,000 35 American Feb 28 2008Put Option SOLD 303,000 35 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 180,000 35 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 27,000 36 American Feb 28 2008Put Option SOLD 250,000 36 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 450,000 36 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 50,000 37 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 200,000 37 American Sep 25 2008Put Option SOLD 150,000 38 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 44,000 40 American Feb 28 2008Put Option SOLD 1,000 41 American Feb 28 2008Put Option SOLD 60,000 42 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 225,000 45 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 100,000 47 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 10,000 33.5 American Feb 28 2008Put Option PURCHASED 75,000 18 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 250,000 19.5 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 150,000 22 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 200,000 27.5 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 20,000 28 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 100,000 29 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 29.5 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 30 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 30 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 33 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 19,000 34 American Feb 28 2008Put Option PURCHASED 20,000 35 American Apr 23 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 36 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 6,000 37 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 7,000 38 American Apr 23 2008Put Option PURCHASED 14,000 38 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 39 American Feb 28 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 39 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 300,000 40 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 3,000 41 American Feb 28 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 41 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 42 American Feb 28 2008Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 42 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 43 American Mar 27 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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