1、BHP Billiton Annual Report 2016IntegrityResilienceGrowthAnnual Report 2016BHP Billiton Limited.ABN 49 004 028 077.Registered in Australia.Registered o ice:171 Collins Street,Melbourne,Victoria 3000,Australia.BHP Billiton Plc.Registration number 3196209.Registered in England and Wales.Registered o ic
2、e:Neathouse Place,London SW1V 1LH,United Kingdom.Each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc is a member of the BHP Billiton Group,which is headquartered in Australia.BHP Billiton is a Dual Listed Company structure comprising BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc.The two entities continue
3、to exist as separate companies but operate as a combined Group known as BHP Billiton.The headquarters of BHP Billiton Limited and the global headquarters of the combined BHP Billiton Group are located in Melbourne,Australia.The headquarters of BHP Billiton Plc is located in London,United Kingdom.Bot
4、h companies have identical Boards of Directors and are run by a unified management team.Throughout this publication,the Boards are referred to collectively as the Board.Shareholders in each company have equivalent economic and voting rights in the BHP Billiton Group as a whole.Throughout this Annual
5、 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.Cross references refer to sections of the Annual Report,unless stated otherwise.Our purpose is to create lon
6、g-term shareholder value through the discovery,acquisition,development and marketing of natural resources.Our strategy is to own and operate large,long-life,low-cost,expandable,upstream assets diversified by commodity,geography and market.Our ValuesSustainabilityPutting health and safety first,being