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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch26 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 25-03-2007 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 1,442,613 0.043 9,113,741 0.271(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,552,000 0.165 4,758,000 0.142 Total 6,994,613 0.208 13,871,741 0.413 (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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 6,615 34.41Purchase 5,624 34.63Purchase 10,000 34.64Purchase 20,000 34.64Purchase 600 34.63Purchase 1,000 34.63Purchase 76 34.63Purchase 2,700 34.63Purchase 14,858 34.71Purchase 487 34.71Purchase 1,719 34.71Purchase 2,936 34.71Purchase 4,917 34.71Purchase 83 34.71Purchase 15,000 34.71Purchase 1,854 34.70Purchase 1,000 34.70Purchase 200 34.70Purchase 676 34.69Purchase 19,324 34.69Purchase 245 34.66Purchase 19,755 34.66Purchase 4,333 34.65Purchase 249 34.65Purchase 658 34.65Purchase 253 34.65Purchase 220 34.65Purchase 5,665 34.65Purchase 3,622 34.65Purchase 6,337 34.64Purchase 9 34.64Purchase 2,715 34.64Purchase 939 34.63Purchase 1,556 34.64Purchase 7,217 34.64Purchase 1,127 34.64Purchase 100 34.61Purchase 2,161 34.63Purchase 443 34.63Purchase 10,984 34.63Purchase 127 34.63Purchase 6,285 34.63Purchase 1,779 34.64Purchase 6,800 34.64Purchase 2,761 34.64Purchase 59 34.64Purchase 8,601 34.64Purchase 3,909 34.64Purchase 5,236 34.64Purchase 79 34.64Purchase 254 34.64Purchase 164 34.64Purchase 15 34.64Purchase 55 34.64Purchase 54 34.64Purchase 164 34.64Purchase 79 34.64Purchase 723 34.64Purchase 14 34.64Purchase 254 34.64Purchase 9,000 34.64Purchase 2,707 34.77Purchase 106 34.77Purchase 975 34.77Purchase 1,719 34.77Purchase 55 34.77Purchase 15 34.77Purchase 164 34.77Purchase 79 34.77Purchase 254 34.77Purchase 254 34.77Purchase 14 34.77Purchase 54 34.77Purchase 78 34.77Purchase 164 34.77Purchase 30 34.77Purchase 105 34.77Purchase 7,500 34.77Purchase 727 34.77Purchase 193 34.80Purchase 7 34.80Purchase 273 34.80Purchase 1,000 34.80Purchase 156 34.80Purchase 290 34.80Purchase 1,000 34.80Purchase 500 34.80Purchase 845 34.80Purchase 500 34.80Purchase 6,503 34.80Purchase 566 34.79Purchase 1,177 34.79Purchase 76 34.79Purchase 1,379 34.79Purchase 300 34.79Purchase 1,000 34.79Purchase 100 34.79Purchase 3,820 34.79Purchase 315 34.79Purchase 4,122 34.75Purchase 1,445 34.75Purchase 5,915 34.75Purchase 464 34.75Purchase 36 34.75Purchase 1,255 34.75Purchase 1,719 34.70Purchase 44 34.70Purchase 8,200 34.67Purchase 15,000 34.67Purchase 1,000 34.67Purchase 800 34.67Purchase 891 34.73Purchase 99 34.73Purchase 2,051 34.73Purchase 3,041 34.70Purchase 509 34.73Purchase 173 34.73Purchase 12 34.73Purchase 37 34.73Purchase 150 34.73Purchase 36 34.73Purchase 84 34.73Purchase 338 34.73Purchase 74 34.73Purchase 295 34.73Purchase 118 34.73Purchase 5 34.73Purchase 63 34.73Purchase 1 34.73Purchase 12 34.73Purchase 2 34.73Purchase 488 34.73Purchase 213 34.73Purchase 850 34.73Purchase 1,614 34.73Purchase 1,878 34.75Purchase 184 34.75Purchase 173 34.75Purchase 55 34.75Purchase 1 34.75Purchase 7 34.75Purchase 4 34.75Purchase 26 34.75Purchase 1,558 34.75Purchase 18 34.75Purchase 102 34.75Purchase 6,235 34.75Purchase 9,051 34.76Purchase 5 34.76Purchase 20 34.76Purchase 41 34.76Purchase 13 34.76Purchase 59 34.76Purchase 11 34.76Purchase 79 34.76Purchase 164 34.76Purchase 55 34.76Purchase 233 34.76Purchase 254 34.76Purchase 15 34.76Purchase 672 34.76Purchase 11 34.76Purchase 5 34.76Purchase 1 34.76Purchase 5 34.76Purchase 22 34.76Purchase 40 34.76Purchase 175 34.76Purchase 3 34.76Purchase 14 34.76Purchase 3 34.76Purchase 16 34.76Purchase 3 34.76Purchase 1 34.76Purchase 13 34.76Purchase 13 34.76Purchase 147 34.76Purchase 481 34.76Purchase 30 34.76Purchase 28 34.76Purchase 86 34.76Purchase 95 34.76Purchase 55 34.76Purchase 380 34.76Purchase 184 34.76Purchase 61 34.76Purchase 2 34.76Purchase 241 34.76Purchase 46 34.76Purchase 25 34.76Purchase 183 34.76Purchase 71,000 41.00Purchase 15,000 45.00Sale -1,219 34.80Sale -311 34.80Sale -1,729 34.80Total Buys:420107 Total Sells:3259(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 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 100,000 35.000000 American Jul 24 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 Jun 26 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 152,000 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 1,000 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 43,000 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 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 SOLD 95,000 33.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 10,000 37.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 205,000 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 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 102,000 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 the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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