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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch19 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 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 18-03-2007 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 1,416,276 0.042 9,433,214 0.280(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,670,000 0.168 4,558,000 0.136Total 7,086,276 0.211 13,991,214 0.416 (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 14,064 35.70Purchase 9,565 35.64Purchase 435 35.64Purchase 5,662 35.63Purchase 222 35.63Purchase 209 35.63Purchase 15 35.63Purchase 3,892 35.63Purchase -1,713 36.20Purchase 1,713 36.20Purchase 600 36.20Purchase 300 36.20Purchase 400 36.20Purchase 300 36.20Purchase 300 36.20Purchase 700 36.20Purchase 600 36.20Purchase 5,000 36.20Purchase 7 36.20Purchase 12 36.20Purchase 68 36.20Purchase 5,019 36.15Purchase 700 36.15Purchase 1,100 36.15Purchase 1 36.17Purchase 300 36.17Purchase 2,000 36.17Purchase 100 36.17Purchase 10,000 36.17Purchase 222 36.15Purchase 151 36.17Purchase 2,969 36.17Purchase 2,292 36.18Purchase 720 36.18Purchase 2,003 36.19Purchase 888 36.19Purchase 150 36.19Purchase 1,435 36.23Purchase 2,580 36.23Purchase 17,907 36.25Purchase -2,093 36.25Purchase 2,093 36.25Purchase 4,015 36.26Purchase 1,004 36.27Purchase 3,000 36.27Purchase 100 36.27Purchase 54 36.27Purchase 24 36.27Purchase 111 36.27Purchase 20,000 36.27Purchase 7 36.27Purchase 571 36.27Purchase 3,604 36.27Purchase 171 36.23Purchase 516 36.24Purchase 100 36.24Purchase 801 36.24Purchase 900 36.24Purchase 12 36.24Purchase 3,000 36.24Purchase 11 36.24Purchase 6 36.24Purchase 7 36.24Purchase 1 36.24Purchase 1,730 36.24Purchase 1,405 36.24Purchase 2,000 36.24Purchase 200 36.24Purchase 900 36.24Purchase 79 36.25Purchase 2,000 36.25Purchase 300 36.25Purchase 800 36.25Purchase 400 36.25Purchase 1,600 36.25Purchase 300 36.25Purchase 200 36.25Purchase 300 36.25Purchase 200 36.25Purchase 1,089 36.25Purchase 110 36.25Purchase 68 36.25Purchase 1,000 36.25Purchase 600 36.24Purchase 400 36.24Purchase 300 36.24Purchase 254 36.24Purchase 2,117 36.33Purchase 1,271 36.33Purchase 5,000 36.33Purchase 220 36.33Purchase 1,392 36.33Purchase 2,093 36.25Purchase 1,713 36.20Purchase 4,000 42.00Purchase 1,000 42.00Sale -10,000 35.70Sale -3,698 35.70Sale -500 35.70Sale -2,000 35.70Sale -300 35.70Sale -3,502 35.70Sale -608 35.60Sale -255 35.60Sale -1,000 35.60Sale -200 35.60Sale -140 35.60Sale -1,000 35.60Sale -120 35.60Sale -278 35.60Sale -2,500 35.60Sale -1,000 35.60Sale -700 35.60Sale -58 35.60Sale -604 35.60Sale -250 35.60Sale -7,500 35.60Sale -1,500 35.60Sale -22 35.60Sale -220 35.60Sale -45 35.61Sale -2,000 35.61Sale -22 35.59Sale -2,000 35.59Sale -5,000 35.59Sale -420 35.59Sale -2,800 35.59Sale -124 35.59Sale -9,634 35.59Sale -181 35.56Sale -500 35.56Sale -4,319 35.58Sale -1,741 35.85Sale -500 35.85Sale -35 35.85Sale -528 35.85Sale -87 35.85Sale -135 35.85Sale -1,812 35.85Sale -162 35.86Sale -10,000 35.62Total Buys:165944 Total Sells:80000(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 derivatives Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DateCall Option SOLD 1,284,000 A A A A A A 0.010000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 25,000 A A A A A 35.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 23,000 A A A A A 40.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 150,000 A A A A A 40.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 200,000 A A A A A 38.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 156,000 A A A A A 38.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 150,000 A A A A A 39.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 15,000 A A A A A 37.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 80,000 A A A A A 37.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 2,000 A A A A A 34.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 50,000 A A A A A 44.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 100,000 A A A A A 50.000000 American Dec 18 2008Call Option SOLD 300,000 A A A A A 50.000000 American Jun 25 2009Call Option SOLD 98,000 A A A A A 47.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 201,000 A A A A A 40.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 A A A A A 40.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 18,000 A A A A A 36.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 A A A A A 38.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 48,000 A A A A A 38.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 5,000 A A A A A 38.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 15,000 A A A A A 39.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 60,000 A A A A A 39.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 60,000 A A A A A 39.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 A A A A A 39.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 27,000 A A A A A 42.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 160,000 A A A A A 42.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 861,000 A A A A A 42.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 20,000 A A A A A 42.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 32,000 A A A A A 37.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 7,000 A A A A A 41.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 91,000 A A A A A 41.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 136,000 A A A A A 41.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 A A A A A 41.000000 American Sep 25 2008Call Option PURCHASED 46,000 A A A A A 41.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 4,000 A A A A A 43.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 10,000 A A A A A 43.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 5,000 A A A A A 44.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 A A A A A 44.000000 American Mar 25 2010Call Option PURCHASED 81,000 A A A A A 44.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 A A A A A 32.000000 American Jan 29 2009Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 A A A A A 32.000000 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 A A A A A 18.000000 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 550,000 A A A A A 31.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 A A A A A 60.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 40,000 A A A A A 37.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 12,000 A A A A A 40.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 A A A A A 41.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 A A A A A 42.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 90,000 A A A A A 45.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 A A A A A 46.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 4,000 A A A A A 46.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 A A A A A 47.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 20,000 A A A A A 55.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 A A A A A 56.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option SOLD 20,000 A A A A A 35.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 303,000 A A A A A 35.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 153,000 A A A A A 35.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 150,000 A A A A A 28.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 120,000 A A A A A 36.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 251,000 A A A A A 36.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 100,000 A A A A A 36.000000 American May 29 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 A A A A A 38.000000 American Dec 18 2008Put Option SOLD 150,000 A A A A A 38.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 22,000 A A A A A 39.000000 American Dec 18 2008Put Option SOLD 49,000 A A A A A 42.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 75,000 A A A A A 37.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 50,000 A A A A A 37.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 25,000 A A A A A 33.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 3,000 A A A A A 33.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 175,000 A A A A A 34.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 3,000 A A A A A 34.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 200,000 A A A A A 24.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option SOLD 250,000 A A A A A 30.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 A A A A A 31.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 95,000 A A A A A 33.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 10,000 A A A A A 37.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 220,000 A A A A A 45.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 A A A A A 34.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 250,000 A A A A A 19.500000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 100,000 A A A A A 35.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 75,000 A A A A A 35.000000 American Aug 28 2008Put Option PURCHASED 300,000 A A A A A 40.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 20,000 A A A A A 28.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 A A A A A 36.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 7,000 A A A A A 38.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option PURCHASED 419,000 A A A A A 38.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 A A A A A 39.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 A A A A A 42.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 13,000 A A A A A 37.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 A A A A A 34.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 250,000 A A A A A 34.000000 American May 29 2008Put Option PURCHASED 31,000 A A A A A 41.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 A A A A A 43.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 75,000 A A A A A 18.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 150,000 A A A A A 22.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 A A A A A 30.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 A A A A A 30.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 200,000 A A A A A 27.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 100,000 A A A A A 29.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 A A A A A 29.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 7,000 A A A A A 36.500000 American Mar 27 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news 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