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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch04 April 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 3-04-2007 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 1,304,637 0.038 9,559,721 0.285 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 3,617,000 0.107 3,183,000 0.095 Total 4,921,637 0.146 12,742,721 0.379 (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 3,501 38.02Purchase 40 38.02Purchase 2,500 38.02Purchase 5,636 38.05Purchase 500 38.05Purchase 905 38.05Purchase 1,531 38.03Purchase 470 38.03Purchase 461 38.03Purchase 4,489 38.03Purchase 90 38.03Purchase 3,393 37.60Purchase 1,607 37.60Sale -296 37.99Sale -2,911 38.09Sale -7,705 38.08Sale -295 38.08Sale -2,488 38.08Sale -487 38.08Sale -2,025 38.09Sale -2,298 38.01Sale -42 38.01Sale -342 38.01Sale -300 38.01Sale -7 38.01Sale -1,140 38.01Sale -871 38.01Sale -61 37.99Sale -263 37.99Sale -317 37.99Sale -1,190 37.99Sale -7,873 37.99Sale -6,774 37.95Sale -257 37.95Sale -2,969 37.95Sale -5,031 37.95Sale -284 37.95Sale -4 37.95Sale -1,150 37.95Sale -2,000 37.95Sale -141 37.95Sale -1,390 37.95Sale -884 37.95Sale -4,116 37.95Sale -4,129 37.93Sale -871 37.93Sale -2,249 37.90Sale -7,751 37.90Sale -1,000 37.73Total Buys:25123 Total Sells:71911 (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 varying Product 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 Price Type Expiry Date Call Option SOLD 1,284,000 0.01 American Jun 26 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 38.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 55,000 39.00 American Dec 18 2008Call Option SOLD 150,000 40.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option SOLD 50,000 44.00 American Jun 26 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 100,000 35.00 American Jul 24 2008Call Option PURCHASED 18,000 36.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 46,000 38.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 9,000 38.00 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 22,000 39.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 110,000 39.00 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 18,000 40.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 28,000 40.00 American Sep 25 2008Call Option PURCHASED 6,000 40.00 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 7,000 41.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 91,000 41.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 2,000 41.00 American Sep 25 2008Call Option PURCHASED 106,000 41.00 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 17,000 42.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 160,000 42.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 20,000 42.00 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 4,000 43.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 5,000 44.00 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 200,000 44.00 American Mar 25 2010Call Option PURCHASED 4,000 46.00 American May 29 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 56.00 American Sep 25 2008Call Option PURCHASED 50,000 60.00 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 39.50 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 96,000 38.50 American Apr 23 2008Call Option PURCHASED 66,000 38.50 American Jun 26 2008Call Option PURCHASED 4,000 37.50 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 200,000 24.00 American Jul 24 2008Put Option SOLD 20,000 30.00 American Apr 23 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 181,000 34.00 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 20,000 35.00 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 50,000 35.00 American Jul 24 2008Put Option SOLD 228,000 35.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option SOLD 96,000 36.00 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 100,000 36.00 American May 29 2008Put Option SOLD 75,000 37.00 American Apr 23 2008Put Option SOLD 50,000 37.00 American Jun 26 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 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 1,000 30.00 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 66,000 34.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 50,000 34.00 American Sep 25 2008Put Option PURCHASED 250,000 34.00 American May 29 2008Put Option PURCHASED 75,000 35.00 American Aug 28 2008Put Option PURCHASED 7,000 38.00 American Apr 23 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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