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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch05 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 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 4-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 1322951 0.039 10425049 0.310 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5116000 0.152 3949000 0.118 Total 6438951 0.192 14374049 0.428 (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 20,000 39.32 Purchase 1,240 40.00 Purchase 4 40.01 Purchase 600 40.01 Purchase 300 40.01 Purchase 300 40.01 Purchase 607 40.01 Purchase 1,000 40.01 Purchase 300 40.01 Purchase 300 40.01 Purchase 300 40.01 Purchase 300 40.01 Purchase 1 40.01 Purchase 149 40.01 Purchase 500 40.01 Purchase 300 40.01 Purchase 607 40.01 Purchase 228 40.01 Purchase 1,000 40.01 Purchase 11 40.01 Purchase 250 40.01 Purchase 3,056 40.01 Purchase 4,012 40.03 Purchase 7,084 40.02 Purchase 4,058 40.02 Purchase 1 40.02 Purchase 4,041 40.04 Purchase 7,074 39.99 Purchase 10 39.99 Purchase 5,699 39.98 Purchase 229 39.98 Purchase 138 39.98 Purchase 3,934 39.98 Purchase 5,078 39.97 Purchase 1,240 39.97 Purchase 2,090 40.01 Purchase 4,999 40.01 Purchase 5,078 40.01 Purchase 12,405 40.04 Purchase 28,029 40.04 Purchase 1,971 40.03 Purchase 10,000 40.04 Purchase 10,000 40.04 Purchase 21,147 40.05 Purchase 6 40.05 Purchase 125 40.05 Purchase 8,722 40.05 Purchase 981 40.02 Purchase 219 40.02 Purchase 2,600 40.02 Purchase 7,400 40.02 Purchase 100 40.02 Purchase 2,500 40.02 Purchase 9,000 40.01 Purchase 1,000 40.01 Purchase 5,888 40.02 Purchase 1,500 40.02 Purchase 117 40.02 Purchase 40 40.02 Purchase 2,455 40.02 Purchase 92 40.01 Purchase 3,000 40.01 Purchase 900 40.01 Purchase 500 40.01 Purchase 600 40.01 Purchase 400 40.01 Purchase 4,508 40.01 Purchase 400 39.99 Purchase 300 39.99 Purchase 900 39.99 Purchase 300 39.99 Purchase 300 39.99 Purchase 300 39.99 Purchase 600 39.99 Purchase 4,000 39.99 Purchase 6,844 40.00 Purchase 23,156 40.00 Purchase 4,057 40.02 Purchase 1,045 40.02 Purchase 2,000 40.02 Purchase 1,841 40.02 Purchase 1,000 40.02 Purchase 200 40.02 Purchase 578 40.04 Purchase 6,506 40.04 Purchase 997 40.01 Purchase 1,000 40.01 Purchase 1,000 40.01 Purchase 61 40.01 Purchase 1,000 40.01 Purchase 236 40.00 Purchase 900 40.00 Purchase 550 40.00 Purchase 1,000 40.00 Purchase 3,368 40.00 Purchase 7,041 40.01 Purchase 4,057 40.00 Purchase 10,756 40.01 Purchase 302 40.01 Purchase 714 40.01 Purchase 300 40.01 Purchase 329 40.01 Purchase 2,051 39.99 Purchase 1,000 39.99 Purchase 1,000 39.99 Purchase 26,416 40.02 Purchase 25 40.01 Purchase 906 40.01 Purchase 300 40.01 Purchase 800 40.01 Purchase 1,216 40.01 Purchase 337 40.00 Purchase 185 40.01 Purchase 800 40.01 Purchase 500 40.01 Purchase 5,599 40.01 Purchase 1,100 39.99 Purchase 1 39.99 Purchase 10,000 40.00 Purchase 1,000 39.99 Purchase 269 39.99 Purchase 300 39.99 Purchase 300 39.99 Purchase 800 39.99 Purchase 600 39.99 Purchase 4,551 39.99 Purchase 449 39.99 Purchase 2,014 39.98 Purchase 1,000 39.98 Purchase 986 39.98 Purchase 1,000 39.98 Purchase 12,843 39.95 Purchase 7,157 39.95 Purchase 2,854 39.90 Purchase 250 39.90 Purchase 48 39.90 Purchase 6,848 39.90 Purchase 5,377 39.92 Purchase 1,040 39.92 Purchase 953 39.92 Purchase 1,000 39.92 Purchase 700 39.92 Purchase 300 39.92 Purchase 630 39.92 Purchase 6,731 39.91 Purchase 700 39.91 Purchase 300 39.91 Purchase 300 39.91 Purchase 500 39.91 Purchase 500 39.91 Purchase 969 39.91 Purchase 538 39.90 Purchase 5,000 39.92 Purchase 21 39.90 Purchase 4,441 39.90 Purchase 70 39.89 Purchase 5,000 39.90 Purchase 1,000 39.89 Purchase 400 39.89 Purchase 2,000 39.89 Purchase 300 39.89 Purchase 450 39.89 Purchase 480 39.89 Purchase 300 39.89 Purchase 5,000 39.97 Purchase 4,567 39.98 Purchase 312 39.98 Purchase 121 39.98 Purchase 4,058 40.00 Purchase 800 40.00 Purchase 500 40.00 Purchase 2,000 40.00 Purchase 2,642 40.00 Purchase 10,000 40.00 Purchase 3,222 40.00 Purchase 912 40.00 Purchase 5,000 40.00 Purchase 476 40.00 Purchase 390 40.00 Purchase 561 40.00 Purchase 1,000 40.00 Purchase 953 40.00 Purchase 7,486 40.00 Purchase 3,413 39.99 Purchase 400 39.99 Purchase 2,926 39.99 Purchase 3,261 39.99 Purchase 250 40.00 Purchase 19,750 40.00 Purchase 17,791 40.00 Purchase 504 40.00 Purchase 1,705 40.00 Purchase 44 39.99 Purchase 700 39.99 Purchase 300 39.99 Purchase 800 39.99 Purchase 927 39.99 Purchase 300 39.99 Purchase 200 39.99 Purchase 900 39.99 Purchase 900 39.99 Purchase 300 39.99 Purchase 300 39.99 Purchase 3,673 39.99 Purchase 656 39.99 Purchase 299 39.90 Purchase 1,170 39.90 Purchase 1,000 39.90 Purchase 300 39.90 Purchase 900 39.90 Purchase 1,000 39.90 Purchase 280 39.90 Purchase 500 39.90 Purchase 3,951 39.90 Purchase 300 39.89 Purchase 300 39.89 Purchase 14,810 40.30 Purchase 1,000 40.30 Purchase 33 40.30 Purchase 630 40.30 Purchase 100 40.30 Purchase 300 40.30 Purchase 708 40.30 Purchase 300 40.30 Purchase 1,000 40.30 Purchase 500 40.30 Purchase 619 40.30 Purchase 45,000 40.90 Sale -37 39.32 Sale -7,000 39.32 Sale -5,000 39.32 Sale -10,000 39.32 Sale -10,000 39.32 Sale -600 39.32 Sale -1,000 39.32 Sale -16,363 39.32 Sale -22,048 39.32 Sale -909 40.10 Sale -135 40.10 Sale -4,312 40.10 Sale -4,644 40.10 Total Buys:630766 Total Sells:82048 (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. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unit 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 NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Written/ No. of Exercise Type ExpiryDescription Purchased Securities Price 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 198,000 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 3,000 34 American Mar 27 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 50,000 38 American Feb 28 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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