Credit Suisse Sydney - EPT Disclosure

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RNS Number:0589S
Credit Suisse Sydney Branch
10 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 Shares
disclosed relate (Note 1)


Date of dealing                                          9-04-2007



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       9,715,153          0.289

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell     3,857,000          0.115       3,288,000          0.0978

Total                                           5,161,637          0.153       13,003,153         0.3868



(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                                                     6,000                                          41.91
Purchase                                                     5,000                                          41.94
Purchase                                                     5,000                                          41.86
Purchase                                                    25,000                                          41.95
Purchase                                                    89,000                                          41.95
Sale                                                         4,082                                          41.97
Sale                                                        -4,082                                          41.97
Sale                                                        -5,320                                          41.97
Sale                                                        -3,353                                          41.91
Sale                                                           -15                                          41.97
Sale                                                          -583                                          41.97
Sale                                                       -10,000                                          41.95
Sale                                                          -605                                          41.83
Sale                                                          -153                                          41.83
Sale                                                          -733                                          41.83
Sale                                                        -1,158                                          41.83
Sale                                                        -2,101                                          41.83
Sale                                                          -250                                          41.84
Sale                                                          -634                                          41.83
Sale                                                        -4,366                                          41.83
Sale                                                        -2,858                                          42.21
Sale                                                          -500                                          42.21
Sale                                                           -42                                          42.21
Sale                                                        -5,000                                          42.15
Sale                                                        -4,769                                          42.15
Sale                                                          -200                                          42.15
Sale                                                           -31                                          42.15
Sale                                                          -125                                          42.07
Sale                                                        -4,875                                          42.07
Sale                                                          -600                                          42.21
Sale                                                        -1,000                                          42.21
Sale                                                        -1,460                                          42.20
Sale                                                        -2,000                                          42.20
Sale                                                          -920                                          42.20
Sale                                                          -620                                          42.20
Sale                                                        -3,626                                          42.39
Sale                                                          -290                                          42.39
Sale                                                        -5,835                                          42.39
Sale                                                       -10,000                                          42.30
Sale                                                        -7,800                                          42.30
Sale                                                        -2,200                                          42.32
Sale                                                        -6,867                                          42.30
Sale                                                          -690                                          42.30
Sale                                                        -2,443                                          42.30
Sale                                                       -10,000                                          42.30
Sale                                                        -2,290                                          42.31
Sale                                                        -1,000                                          42.31
Sale                                                        -2,000                                          42.31
Sale                                                        -2,600                                          42.31
Sale                                                       -12,110                                          42.31
Sale                                                        -4,082                                          41.97
Total Buys:130000

Total Sells:128104


(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 unit
call 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 2008
Call Option          SOLD               25,000               35.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          SOLD               15,000               37.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          SOLD               80,000               37.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Call Option          SOLD               200,000              38.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Call Option          SOLD               55,000               39.00                American     Dec 18 2008
Call Option          SOLD               150,000              40.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Call Option          SOLD               50,000               44.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Call Option          SOLD               100,000              50.00                American     Dec 18 2008
Call Option          SOLD               300,000              50.00                American     Jun 25 2009
Call Option          SOLD               80,000               50.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          50,000               18.00                American     Jul 24 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          550,000              31.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          200,000              32.00                American     Jan 29 2009
Call Option          PURCHASED          100,000              32.00                American     Jul 24 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          100,000              35.00                American     Jul 24 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          18,000               36.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          46,000               38.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          9,000                38.00                American     May 29 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          24,000               39.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          110,000              39.00                American     May 29 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          19,000               40.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          28,000               40.00                American     Sep 25 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          6,000                40.00                American     May 29 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          20,000               41.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          91,000               41.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          2,000                41.00                American     Sep 25 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          156,000              41.00                American     May 29 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          17,000               42.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          35,000               42.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          90,000               42.00                American     May 29 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          4,000                43.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          92,000               43.00                American     May 29 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          5,000                44.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          200,000              44.00                American     Mar 25 2010
Call Option          PURCHASED          2,000                44.00                American     May 29 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          4,000                46.00                American     May 29 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          50,000               56.00                American     Sep 25 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          50,000               60.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          3,000                39.50                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          96,000               38.50                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          66,000               38.50                American     Jun 26 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          9,000                41.50                American     Apr 23 2008
Call Option          PURCHASED          4,000                37.50                American     Apr 23 2008
Put Option           SOLD               200,000              24.00                American     Jul 24 2008
Put Option           SOLD               20,000               30.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Put Option           SOLD               250,000              30.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Put Option           SOLD               4,000                31.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Put Option           SOLD               25,000               33.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Put Option           SOLD               181,000              34.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Put Option           SOLD               20,000               35.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Put Option           SOLD               50,000               35.00                American     Jul 24 2008
Put Option           SOLD               178,000              35.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Put Option           SOLD               96,000               36.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Put Option           SOLD               6,000                36.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Put Option           SOLD               100,000              36.00                American     May 29 2008
Put Option           SOLD               75,000               37.00                American     Apr 23 2008
Put Option           SOLD               50,000               37.00                American     May 29 2008
Put Option           SOLD               4,000                38.00                American     Dec 18 2008
Put Option           SOLD               205,000              38.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Put Option           SOLD               22,000               39.00                American     Dec 18 2008
Put Option           SOLD               50,000               39.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Put Option           SOLD               40,000               40.00                American     May 29 2008
Put Option           SOLD               5,000                43.00                American     Sep 25 2008
Put Option           SOLD               20,000               40.50                American     May 29 2008
Put Option           PURCHASED          75,000               18.00                American     Jul 24 2008
Put Option           PURCHASED          250,000              19.50                American     Jul 24 2008
Put Option           PURCHASED          150,000              22.00                American     Jul 24 2008
Put Option           PURCHASED          1,000                30.00                American     Sep 25 2008
Put Option           PURCHASED          66,000               34.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Put Option           PURCHASED          50,000               34.00                American     Sep 25 2008
Put Option           PURCHASED          250,000              34.00                American     May 29 2008
Put Option           PURCHASED          75,000               35.00                American     Aug 28 2008
Put Option           PURCHASED          25,000               37.00                American     Jun 26 2008
Put Option           PURCHASED          7,000                38.00                American     Apr 23 2008



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