BHP BILLITON PLC - Macquarie Western Australia Forum

Macquarie Western Australia Forum

BHP Billiton Plc
Issued by:                    BHP Billiton Plc
Date:                         15 October 2013
To:                           London Stock Exchange
                             JSE Limited

For Release:                  Immediately
Contact:                      Elizabeth Hobley +44 (0) 20 7802 4054



                       BHP Billiton Plc – Macquarie Western Australia Forum



 UK Listing Authority Submission

 BHP Billiton President Iron Ore, Jimmy Wilson, will present on the Company’s
 Western Australia Iron Ore business at the Macquarie Western Australia Forum in
 Perth today.

 A copy of the presentation has today been submitted to the National Storage
 Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:
 www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

 The document may also be accessed via BHP Billiton’s website
 (www.bhpbilliton.com) or by using the following web link:
 http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/reports/Documents/2013/131015_Ma
 cquarieWesternAustraliaForum.pdf

 The presentation will focus on the Group’s Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) business
 and cover the following key themes:

 • Strong steel production outlook continues to underpin iron ore demand
 • The iron ore cost curve is expected to flatten over the medium to long term
 • Our high quality resource base is a competitive advantage
 • We will prioritise the highest returning growth options
 • Debottlenecking the supply chain is expected to deliver capital efficient growth in WAIO
   capacity to approximately 260-270 million tonnes per annum (100 per cent basis)
 • A structured approach to productivity is delivering significant value


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 Registered in England and Wales
 Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom

 A member of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia


 Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited,
 affiliated with Barclays)

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