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BIL - BHP Billiton plc - Report for the year ended 30 June 2011 BHP Billiton Plc Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 24 August 2011 For Announcement to the Market Name of Companies: BHP Billiton Limited (ABN 49 004 028 077) and BHP Billiton Plc (Registration No. 3196209) Report for the year ended 30 June 2011 This statement includes the consolidated results of the BHP Billiton Group, comprising BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc, for the year ended 30 June 2011 compared with the years ended 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2009. The results are prepared in accordance with IFRS and are presented in US dollars. Headline Earnings In accordance with the JSE Listing Requirements, Headline Earnings is presented below. Year Year Year ended ended ended 30 June 30 June 30 June
2011 2010 2009 US$M US$M US$M Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders 23,648 12,722 5,877 Adjusted for: Cost relating to the lapsed offers for Rio - - 450 Tinto Cost relating to the withdrawn offer for 314 - - Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Gain on sale of PP&E, Investments and (41) (114) (38) Operations Impairments/(reversal of impairments) 74 (284) 4,640 Recycling of re-measurements from equity to (38) 4 (26) the income statement Tax effect of above adjustments (11) 193 (1,044) Subtotal of Adjustments 298 (201) 3,982 Headline Earnings 23,946 12,521 9,859 Diluted Headline Earnings 23,946 12,542 9,881 Basic earnings per share denominator (millions) 5,511 5,565 5,565 Diluted earnings per share denominator (millions) 5,540 5,595 5,598 Headline Earnings per share (US cents) 434.5 225.0 177.2 Diluted Headline Earnings per share (US cents) 432.2 224.2 176.5 Date: 24/08/2011 08:34:29 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
