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Explanation of Company terms

BHP Billiton is a Dual Listed Company comprising BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc and their subsidiaries. The two entities continue to exist as separate companies but operate as a combined group known as BHP Billiton.

Throughout this Report, the terms BHP Billiton, the Company and the Group refer to the combined group, including both BHP Billiton Limited and subsidiary companies and BHP Billiton Plc and subsidiary companies.

For further explanation of the terms used throughout this Report, refer to our Glossary.

Transparency and feedback

Our aim is to provide a balanced and reasonable presentation of the Company’s economic, health, safety, environmental and community performance.

We are continuously improving our reporting systems and endeavour to present useful and accurate information. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, including the figures, in this Report, the data are derived from our many operations around the world and, in some cases, grouped data are not strictly comparable.

Anyone seeking to rely on information in this Report or seeking to draw detailed conclusions from the data should contact the Company for verification and assistance.

Your comments on the contents of our HSEC Report would be greatly appreciated and can be noted on the Feedback Form.

Our 2001, 2002 and 2003 HSEC Reports are also available on our website at www.bhpbilliton.com/bb/sustainableDevelopment/reports.jsp

BHP Billiton Limited. ABN 49 004 028 077.
Registered in Australia.

Registered Office:
BHP Billiton Centre, 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.

BHP Billiton Plc. Registration Number 3196209.
Registered in England and Wales.

Registered Office: Neathouse Place,
London SW1V 1LH, United Kingdom.

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