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BIL
BIBLT
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Headline Earnings - Report for the six months to 31
December 2007
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
6 February 2008
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 six months to 31 December 2007
This statement includes the combined results of the BHP Billiton Group,
comprising BHP Billiton Limited, BHP Billiton Plc and their respective
subsidiaries, for the six months ended 31 December 2007 compared with the twelve
months ended 30 June 2007 and six months ended 31 December 2006.
Headline Earnings
In accordance with the JSE Listing Requirements, Headline Earnings is presented
below.
Six Year Six
months ended months
ended ended
31 Dec 30 Jun 31 Dec
2007 2007 2006
US$M US$M US$M
Earnings attributable to ordinary 6,017 13,416 6,168
shareholders
Adjusted for:
Gain on sale of PP&E, Investments (132) (100) (73)
and Operations
Impairments 157 305 62
Recycling of re-measurements from 0 6 6
equity to the income statement
Tax effect of above adjustments 33 (58) (6)
Recognition of tax losses in respect (159) 0 0
of business combination
Subtotal of (101) 153 (11)
Adjustments
Headline 5,916 13,569 6,157
Earnings
Diluted 5,939 13,587 6,171
Headline
Earnings
Basic earnings per share denominator 5,615 5,846 5,934
(millions)
Diluted earnings per share 5,634 5,866 5,955
denominator (millions)
Headlines Earnings per share (US 105.4 232.1 103.8
cents)
Diluted Headline Earnings per share 105.4 231.6 103.6
(US cents)
Date: 06/02/2008 13:10:02 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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