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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch25 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 20-03-2007 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 1,435,998 0.042 9,523,974 0.284 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,788,000 0.172 4,658,000 0.138 Total 7,223,998 0.215 14,181,974 0.422 (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 10,292 33.87Purchase 500 33.87Purchase 2,245 33.87Purchase 2,293 33.87Purchase 8,044 33.87Purchase 171 33.67Purchase 550 33.67Purchase 540 33.67Purchase 51 33.67Purchase 18 33.67Purchase 4,171 33.67Purchase 1,714 33.67Purchase 320 33.67Purchase 590 33.67Purchase 1,875 33.67Purchase 8,445 34.44Purchase 100 34.44Purchase 1,455 34.44Purchase 1,000 42.00Sale -2,011 33.63Sale -300 33.63Sale -200 33.63Sale -500 33.63Sale -4,114 33.63Sale -4 33.63Sale -121 33.63Sale -1,000 33.63Sale -1,750 33.63Sale -3,349 33.71Sale -57 33.59Sale -500 33.59Sale -100 33.59Sale -300 33.59Sale -150 33.59Sale -30 33.59Sale -500 33.59Sale -200 33.59Sale -43 33.59Sale -4 33.59Sale -4 33.59Sale -3 33.59Sale -3,109 33.59Sale -150 33.71Sale -2 33.71Sale -1,499 33.71Sale -176 33.86Sale -1,000 33.86Sale -1,000 33.86Sale -148 33.86Sale -6 33.86Sale -30 33.86Sale -1,000 33.86Sale -1,500 33.86Sale -140 33.86Sale -493 33.98Sale -60 33.98Sale -44 33.98Sale -300 33.98Sale -4,103 33.98Sale -3,484 34.04Sale -500 34.04Sale -1,016 34.04Sale -1,401 34.18Sale -1,000 34.18Sale -10 34.18Sale -569 34.18Sale -200 34.18Sale -820 34.18Sale -1,000 34.19Sale -8 34.22Sale -1,207 34.22Sale -2,997 34.22Sale -150 34.22Sale -187 34.22Sale -150 34.22Sale -10 34.23Sale -291 34.23Sale -656 34.37Sale -2,000 34.37Sale 116 34.37Sale -116 34.37Sale 29 34.37Sale -29 34.37Sale -2,199 34.37Sale -3,931 34.44Sale -1,069 34.45Sale -2 34.48Sale -153 34.48Sale -151 34.48Sale -12 34.48Sale -678 34.48Sale -1,000 34.48Sale -1,000 34.48Sale -1,000 34.48Sale -1,000 34.48Sale -4 34.49Sale -150 34.55Sale -1,180 34.50Sale -200 34.51Sale -1,000 34.51Sale -1,000 34.51Sale -100 34.51Sale -720 34.51Sale -100 34.51Sale -700 34.51Sale -1,591 34.55Sale -5,000 34.65Sale -2 34.65Sale -4,998 34.65Sale -903 34.80Sale -37 34.80Sale -700 34.80Sale -100 34.80Sale -2,400 34.80Sale -860 34.80Sale -1,905 34.90Sale -310 34.90Sale -2,000 34.90Sale -285 34.90Sale -500 34.90Sale -5,000 34.90Sale -2,335 34.94Sale -2,000 34.94Sale -76 34.94Sale -589 34.94Sale -1,338 34.94Sale -93 34.94Sale -829 34.94Sale -2,740 34.94Sale -10,000 34.95Sale -1,145 34.90Sale -2,850 34.90Sale -1,000 34.90Sale -5 34.90Sale -10,000 34.95Sale -29 34.37Sale -116 34.37Sale -10,000 36.67 Total Buys:44374Total Sells:136741 (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. purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitcall 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 Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Type Expiry Date Price Call Option SOLD 1,284,000 0.010000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 25,000 35.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 23,000 40.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 150,000 40.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 200,000 38.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 156,000 38.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 150,000 39.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 15,000 37.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option SOLD 80,000 37.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 2,000 34.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option SOLD 50,000 44.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 100,000 50.000000 American Dec 18 2008Call Option SOLD 300,000 50.000000 American Jun 25 2009Call Option SOLD 98,000 47.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 35.000000 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 201,000 40.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 40.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 18,000 36.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 38.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 48,000 38.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 5,000 38.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 15,000 39.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 60,000 39.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 60,000 39.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 39.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 27,000 42.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 160,000 42.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 861,000 42.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 20,000 42.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 37,000 37.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 7,000 41.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 91,000 41.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 136,000 41.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 41.000000 American Sep 25 2008Call Option PURCHASED 46,000 41.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 4,000 43.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 10,000 43.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 5,000 44.000000 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 44.000000 American Mar 25 2010Call Option PURCHASED 81,000 44.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 32.000000 American Jan 29 2009Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 32.000000 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 18.000000 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 550,000 31.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 60.000000 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 40,000 37.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 12,000 40.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 41.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 42.500000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 90,000 45.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 46.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 4,000 46.000000 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 100,000 47.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 20,000 55.000000 American Mar 27 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 56.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option SOLD 20,000 35.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 303,000 35.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 152,000 35.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 150,000 28.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 120,000 36.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 251,000 36.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 100,000 36.000000 American May 29 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 38.000000 American Dec 18 2008Put Option SOLD 150,000 38.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 22,000 39.000000 American Dec 18 2008Put Option SOLD 43,000 42.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 75,000 37.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 50,000 37.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 25,000 33.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 3,000 33.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 175,000 34.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 3,000 34.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 200,000 24.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option SOLD 20,000 30.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 250,000 30.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 31.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 95,000 33.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 10,000 37.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 220,000 45.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 34.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 250,000 19.500000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 100,000 35.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 100,000 35.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 75,000 35.000000 American Aug 28 2008Put Option PURCHASED 300,000 40.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 20,000 28.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 36.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 7,000 38.000000 American Apr 23 2008Put Option PURCHASED 419,000 38.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 39.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 42.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 13,000 37.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 34.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 250,000 34.000000 American May 29 2008Put Option PURCHASED 31,000 41.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 43.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 75,000 18.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 150,000 22.000000 American Jul 24 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 30.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 1,000 30.000000 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 200,000 27.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 100,000 29.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 29.500000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 7,000 36.500000 American Mar 27 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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