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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch13 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 12-03-2007 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 1,382,746 0.041 9,494,133 0.283(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,539,000 0.165 4,528,000 0.135 Total 6,924,746 0.206 14,022,133 0.417 (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 4,158 36.80Purchase 10,000 36.80Purchase 4,923 36.78Purchase 400 36.78Purchase 432 36.78Purchase 4,245 36.78Purchase 1,294 36.80Purchase 10,000 36.30Purchase 10,000 36.96Purchase 10,000 37.10Purchase 10,000 37.30Purchase 10,000 37.11Purchase 1,000 41.00Purchase 2,000 45.00Purchase 2,000 42.00Purchase 80,000 36.68Sale -11,374 36.80Sale -2,122 36.80Sale -1,000 36.80Sale -134 36.80Sale -7,000 36.80Sale -4,995 36.80Sale -1,748 37.08Sale -1,686 37.08Sale -2,164 37.06Sale -1,834 37.06Sale -59 37.07Sale -3,041 37.06Sale -1,300 37.08Sale -26 37.08Sale -4,000 37.08Sale -200 37.12Sale -133 37.12Sale -43 37.12Sale -22 37.12Sale -254 37.12Sale -1 37.13Sale -1 37.13Sale -2,078 37.12Sale -11 37.12Sale -9,911 37.12Sale -10,000 37.11Total Buys:160452 Total Sells:65137 (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 INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesProduct Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry Date Call 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 200,000 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 0 36.00 American Jun 26 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 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 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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