BHP Billiton Exploration and Development Report for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2012

BHP has entered into agreements to divest the Kambalda Nickel Concentrator (KNC) and a package of tenements and mineralisation rights to Gold Fields.

As part of BHP’s preparations to cease mining at Mt Arthur Coal in 2030, we’ve introduced a range of support programs for our workforce, including paid training through any nationally recognised training program.

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has announced a renewed five-year naming rights partnership
with CQ Rescue as the organisation celebrates 30 years of delivering life-saving emergency
services.