Macarthur Coal or BHP Billiton

BHP Billiton Limited is a diversified resources group. The Company is a producer of energy-related products, such as energy coal, oil, gas, liquefied natural gas and uranium. Its customer sector groups (CGS) are organized into nine business units: petroleum, aluminium, base metals, diamonds and specialty products, stainless steel materials, iron ore, manganese, metallurgical coal and energy coal. The Company generally extracts and processes minerals, oil and gas in the southern hemisphere from its production operations in Australia, Latin America and southern Africa. Its sales are concentrated in the northern hemisphere. In August 2006, BHP Billiton plc completed the sale of its 45.5% interest in the Valesul Aluminio SA joint venture to its joint venture partner, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. In April 2007, the Company acquired a 33.3% interest in Global Alumina's Sangaredi Refinery Project in Guinea, West Africa. In July 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Anglo Potash Ltd.

Address: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street, MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA, 3000

Phone: (61) 1300 55 47 57
Fax: (61 3) 9609 3015

Macarthur Coal Limited (Macarthur Coal) is an Australian coal company developing a generation of coal assets in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. As of June 30, 2007, the Company held a 73.3% interest of the Coppabella and Moorvale mines. The company’s operations produce approximately 35% of the seaborne global demand for low volatile pulverized coal injection coal (PCI coal). Macarthur Coal commenced the transition from a coal mine owner to a coal mine operator during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (fiscal 2007). Exploration activities during fiscal 2007, was primarily directed at advancing the Vermont East/Wilunga project, extending the Olive Downs North Resources and obtaining more detailed information to enable assessment of Coppabella underground and Moorvale underground projects. On May 16, 2007, the Company sold a 16.7% of its 90% interest in the Olive Downs North project. In January 2008, the Company announced the completion of the acquisition of Custom Mining Pty Ltd.

Address: Level 18, 215 Adelaide Street, BRISBANE, QLD, AUSTRALIA, 4000

Phone: (07) 3221 7210
Fax: (07) 3229 1776