Brief information about BHP Billiton

1. General information about the company. BHP Billiton is an Anglo Australian multinational mining and petroleum company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, and with a major management office in London, United ingdom! "t is the world#s largest mining company measured by $%&& re'enues! BHP Billiton was created in $%%& through the merger of the Australian Bro(en Hill Proprietary )ompany Limited *BHP+ and the Anglo,-utch Billiton plc! As of .ebruary $%&&, BHP Billiton was the world#s third/largest company measured by mar(et capitali0ation! As at 1% 2une $%&1, a mar(et capitali0ation was appro3imately U45&67!& billion! Assets, operations and interests of the company are separated into fi'e business units8 / Petroleum and Potash9 / )opper9 / "ron :re9 / )oal9 / Aluminium, Manganese and ;ic(el! 2. Brief information about Businesses. Petroleum and Potash Petroleum and Potash Business, headquartered in Houston, United 4tates, comprises con'entional and uncon'entional oil and gas operations located in si3 countries throughout the world and a potash de'elopment project! Copper )opper Business, headquartered in 4antiago, )hile! <he fi'e primary products are8 copper concentrate, copper cathodes, uranium o3ide, lead and 0inc concentrates! Iron Ore "ron :re Business, headquartered in Perth, Australia, is one of the world=s leading iron ore producers! )ompany sells lump and fines product from Australia and pellets from operations in Bra0il! Coal )oal Business, headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, is the world=s largest supplier of seaborne metallurgical coal and one of the world=s largest producers and mar(eters of e3port energy coal! Aluminium, an!anese and "ic#el Aluminium, Manganese and ;ic(el Business, headquartered in Perth, Australia, is one of the world=s largest integrated producers of aluminium, nic(el and manganese ore and alloy! $. Operatin! and financial re%ie& and prospects :'erall financial performance8 'ear ended $( )une >e'enue, U45M Profit from operations, U45M Attributable profit, U45M Underlying CB"<, U45M ;et operating cash flow, U45M Underlying CB"< margin Underlying return on capital Eearing Basic earnings per share

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4ummary of >e'enue of the Businesses and the Eroup8 'ear ended $( )une 2(1$ *U45M+ Petroleum and Potash &1,$&1 )opper &&,AA& "ron :re $%,$&@ )oal &%,7$1 Aluminium, Manganese and ;ic(el A,$7B Eroup and unallocated items @6B BHP Billiton Group *+,,*A summary of actual production 'olumes8 'ear ended $( )une <otal Petroleum production *millions of barrels of oil equi'alent+ )opper *F%%% tonnes+ "ron ore *F%%% tonnes+ Metallurgical coal *F%%% tonnes+ Cnergy coal *F%%% tonnes+ Alumina *F%%% tonnes+ Aluminium *F%%% tonnes+ Manganese ores *F%%% tonnes+ Manganese alloys *F%%% tonnes+ ;ic(el *F%%% tonnes+ )apital and e3ploration e3penditure8 'ear ended $( )une Petroleum and Potash )opper "ron :re )oal Aluminium, Manganese and ;ic(el Eroup and unallocated items BHP Billiton Group 2(1$ $1@!B &,$%A!6 &?A,B@? 17,?@% 7$,BA$ 6,BB% &,&7A B,@&7 ?%B &@6!& 2(1$ *U45M+ B,6A6 $,1?? ?,67$ 1,A$A B&@ &1$ 22,2(-

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)apital and e3ploration e3penditure increased significantly from .G$%&& to .G$%&$, growing 7?!@ per cent from U45&$!A billion to U45$$!7 billion! <his reflected increased in'estment in project pipeline, particularly in Petroleum, "ron :re, )oal and )opper! C3ploration e3pense8 'ear ended $( )une 2(1$ 2(12 2(11 *U45M+ *U45M+ *U45M+ Petroleum and Potash 7%A &%1B @61 )opper $6? 1$6 $?? "ron :re 76 &1@ ?% )oal 6$ &76 A1 Aluminium, Manganese and ;ic(el @1 ?B 77 Eroup and unallocated items / 7 &@ BHP Billiton Group 112/ 1./* 1(+/ C3ploration e3pense increased significantly between .G$%&& and .G$%&$, growing by U45?A$ million from U45&,%@6 million to U45&,76? million reflecting increased e3ploration for oil, gas and minerals! He e3pect e3ploration e3penditure for .G$%&6 to be appro3imately

U45&!% billion, of which appro3imately U45?%% million is e3pected to be for offshore oil and gas, and the balance related primarily to e3ploration for copper! /. 0i1uidity and capital resources. As a result of record production 'olumes and record prices in many of (ey commodities o'er the past se'eral years, BHP Billiton has generated 'ery strong cash flows throughout its operations! -espite the changing economic and mar(et conditions, the net operating cash flow in .G$%&1 of U45&B!1 billion reflected the strong cash generating capacity of the Eroup throughout the economic cycle! <hese cash flows ha'e been fundamental to the funding of the e3isting operations, maintaining a pipeline of growth projects and returning capital to shareholders through di'idends and, in prior years, share buy/bac(s! <he liquidity position is supported by a strong credit rating and committed debt facilities!