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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch11 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 0710-03-2007 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 1,365,213 0.040 9,715,915 0.289(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,841,000 0.174 4,356,000 0.129Total 7,206,213 0.215 14,071,915 0.419 (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 20 37.30Purchase 1,000 37.30Purchase 16,496 37.30Purchase 1,000 37.30Purchase 800 37.30Purchase 10,000 37.30Purchase 2,500 37.30Purchase 911 37.30Purchase 15,000 37.30Purchase 1,612 37.30Purchase 22,195 37.30Purchase 382 37.30Purchase 726 37.30Purchase 34 37.30Purchase 22,747 37.30Purchase 356 37.30Purchase 7,000 37.30Purchase 2,000 37.30Purchase 1,000 37.30Purchase 4,000 37.30Purchase 3,000 37.30Purchase 5,900 37.30Purchase 721 37.30Purchase 27,419 37.30Purchase 7,600 37.26Purchase 4,000 37.26Purchase 350 37.26Purchase 569 37.26Purchase 5,000 37.26Purchase 2,481 37.26Purchase 2,300 37.18Purchase 883 37.18Purchase 2,000 37.18Purchase 242 37.18Purchase 31 37.18Purchase 20,000 37.18Purchase 1,000 37.18Purchase 2,089 37.18Purchase 2,554 37.15Purchase 15,000 37.15Purchase 135 37.15Purchase 300 37.15Purchase 400 37.15Purchase 18 37.15Purchase 1,000 37.15Purchase 248 37.15Purchase 514 37.14Purchase 800 37.14Purchase 585 37.14Purchase 20,000 37.10Purchase 500 37.10Purchase 1,000 37.10Purchase 9,188 37.10Purchase 189 37.10Purchase 1,953 37.10Purchase 5 37.10Purchase 1,349 37.10Purchase 5,330 37.10Purchase 1,916 37.09Purchase 3,588 37.24Purchase 210 37.24Purchase 3,516 37.24Purchase 1,506 37.24Purchase 1,180 37.24Purchase 5,718 37.43Purchase 324 37.43Purchase 236 37.43Purchase 21 37.43Purchase 14 37.43Purchase 200 37.43Purchase 300 37.43Purchase 100 37.43Purchase 20 37.43Purchase 3,067 37.43Purchase 1,656 37.50Purchase 1,000 37.50Purchase 500 37.50Purchase 1,250 37.50Purchase 500 37.50Purchase 94 37.50Purchase 2,000 38.03Purchase 866 37.91Purchase 40 37.91Purchase 3,011 37.91Purchase 650 37.91Purchase 2,594 37.91Purchase 900 37.91Purchase 300 37.91Purchase 31 37.91Purchase 200 37.91Purchase 1,408 37.90Purchase 2,000 37.76Purchase 20,000 37.76Purchase 6,839 37.76Purchase 2,000 37.76Purchase 550 37.76Purchase 750 37.76Purchase 9,861 37.76Purchase 175,000 37.19Sale -80,000 37.20Sale -3,376 37.24Sale -75,000 37.17Sale -1,723 38.22Sale -3,748 37.19Sale -2,748 37.31Sale -53 37.30Sale -1,423 37.30Sale -1,423 37.30Sale -672 37.30Sale -646 37.30Sale -2,748 37.27Sale -3,014 37.26Sale -1,377 37.24Sale -247 37.24Sale -3,047 37.24Sale -2,000 37.41Sale -3,738 38.22Sale -39 38.22Sale -4,500 38.23Total Buys:512348 Total Sells:191522(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 1,000 37.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 200,000 37.00 American Sep 25 2008Call Option SOLD 200,000 38.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 167,000 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 30,000 37.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 48,000 38.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 12,000 39.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 60,000 39.00 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 237,000 40.00 American Mar 27 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 25,000 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 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 249,000 35.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 20,000 36.00 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 200,000 36.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 453,000 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 200,000 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 60,000 42.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 225,000 45.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 68,000 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 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 30,000 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 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock 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