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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch14 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 13-03-2007 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 1,396,606 0.042 9,495,319 0.283(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,411,000 0.161 4,405,000 0.131Total 6,807,606 0.203 13,900,319 0.414 (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 13,860 36.38Purchase 5,000 36.49Purchase 4,106 36.50Purchase 121 36.50Purchase 773 36.50Purchase 9,621 37.00Purchase 200 37.00Purchase 179 37.00Purchase 5,586 37.15Purchase 1,991 37.15Purchase 1,700 37.15Purchase 723 37.15Purchase 10,000 37.15Purchase 10,000 37.15Sale -361 36.38Sale -300 36.38Sale -311 36.38Sale -836 36.38Sale -8,192 36.38Sale -4,808 36.38Sale -1,867 36.38Sale -1,726 36.38Sale -242 36.38Sale -482 36.38Sale -875 36.38Sale -1,979 36.38Sale -1,313 36.38Sale -67 36.38Sale -728 36.38Sale -1,016 36.39Sale -832 36.39Sale -228 36.39Sale -900 36.39Sale -1,111 36.39Sale -3,012 36.39Sale -20,000 36.67Total Buys:63860 Total Sells:51186(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 derivativesProduct 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 34.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 25,000 35.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 15,000 37.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 80,000 37.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 72,000 37.00 American Sep 25 2008Call Option SOLD 200,000 38.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 156,000 38.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 150,000 39.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 150,000 40.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 50,000 44.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 98,000 47.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 100,000 50.00 American Dec 18 2008Call Option SOLD 300,000 50.00 American Jun 25 2009Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 18.00 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 550,000 31.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 32.00 American Jan 29 2009Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 32.00 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 18,000 36.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 32,000 37.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 48,000 38.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 5,000 38.00 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 15,000 39.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 60,000 39.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 1,000 40.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 237,000 40.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 40.00 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 5,000 41.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 91,000 41.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 136,000 41.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 41.00 American Sep 25 2008Call Option PURCHASED 26,000 42.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 160,000 42.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 861,000 42.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 20,000 42.00 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 43.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 10,000 43.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 5,000 44.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 44.00 American Mar 25 2010Call Option PURCHASED 81,000 44.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 90,000 45.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 46.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 47.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 20,000 55.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 56.00 American Sep 25 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 60.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 12,000 40.50 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 41.50 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 42.50 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 200,000 24.00 American Jul 24 2008Put Option SOLD 150,000 28.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 250,000 30.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 31.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 25,000 33.00 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 3,000 33.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 25,000 34.00 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 3,000 34.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 34.50 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 20,000 35.00 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 303,000 35.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 153,000 35.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 20,000 36.00 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 451,000 36.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 75,000 37.00 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 50,000 37.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 72,000 37.00 American Sep 25 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 38.00 American Dec 18 2008Put Option SOLD 150,000 38.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 22,000 39.00 American Dec 18 2008Put Option SOLD 54,000 42.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 223,000 45.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 31,000 47.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 95,000 33.50 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 10,000 37.50 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 75,000 18.00 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 250,000 19.50 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 150,000 22.00 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 200,000 27.50 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 20,000 28.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 100,000 29.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 29.50 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 30.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 30.00 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 34.00 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 100,000 35.00 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 75,000 35.00 American Aug 28 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 36.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 56,000 37.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 7,000 38.00 American Apr 23 2008Put Option PURCHASED 419,000 38.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 39.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 300,000 40.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 31,000 41.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 42.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 43.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 7,000 36.50 American Mar 27 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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