20th Mar 2008 12:00
Credit Suisse Sydney Branch20 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 Shares disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19-03-2007 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 1,392,624 0.041 9,388,233 0.279 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,670,000 0.168 4,558,000 0.136 Total 7,062,624 0.210 13,946,233 0.415 (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/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchase 1,285 36.95 Purchase 2,936 36.95 Purchase 1,274 36.81 Purchase 830 36.81 Purchase 1,815 36.81 Purchase 5,000 36.81 Purchase 81 36.81 Purchase 1,000 36.81 Purchase 419 36.65 Purchase 353 36.65 Purchase 95 36.65 Purchase 3,598 36.65 Purchase 1,295 36.65 Purchase 9,818 36.60 Purchase 182 36.60 Purchase 4,000 36.65 Purchase 1,000 36.65 Purchase 5,000 36.65 Purchase 5,000 42.00 Sale -3,715 36.95 Sale -19,937 36.95 Total Buys:44981 Total Sells:23652 (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 varying Product 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 unit call option etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product 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 INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Exercise Type Expiry Date Securities Price Call 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 156,000 38.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 150,000 39.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 15,000 37.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 80,000 37.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 2,000 34.000000 American Mar 27 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 SOLD 98,000 47.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 201,000 40.000000 American Mar 27 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 48,000 38.000000 American Mar 27 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 Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 60,000 39.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 39.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 27,000 42.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 160,000 42.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 861,000 42.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 20,000 42.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 37,000 37.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 7,000 41.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 91,000 41.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 136,000 41.000000 American Mar 27 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 10,000 43.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 5,000 44.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 44.000000 American Mar 25 2010Call Option PURCHASED 81,000 44.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call 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 40,000 37.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 12,000 40.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 41.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 42.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 90,000 45.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 46.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 4,000 46.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 47.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 20,000 55.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 56.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option SOLD 20,000 35.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 303,000 35.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 153,000 35.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 150,000 28.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 120,000 36.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 251,000 36.000000 American Mar 27 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 44,000 42.000000 American Mar 27 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 3,000 33.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 175,000 34.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 3,000 34.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 200,000 24.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option SOLD 250,000 30.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 31.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 95,000 33.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 10,000 37.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 220,000 45.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 34.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 250,000 19.500000 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 300,000 40.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 20,000 28.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 36.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 7,000 38.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option PURCHASED 419,000 38.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 39.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 42.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 13,000 37.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 34.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 250,000 34.000000 American May 29 2008Put Option PURCHASED 31,000 41.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 43.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 75,000 18.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 150,000 22.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 30.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 30.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 200,000 27.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 100,000 29.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 29.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 7,000 36.500000 American Mar 27 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from 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