UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
November 12, 2015
| BHP BILLITON LIMITED (ABN 49 004 028 077) |
BHP BILLITON PLC (REG. NO. 3196209) | |
| (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
| VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA | ENGLAND AND WALES | |
| (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation) |
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation) | |
| 171 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA |
NEATHOUSE PLACE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Address of principal executive offices) | |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: x Form 20-F ¨ Form 40-F
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| BHP Billiton Limited | BHP Billiton Plc | |||
| 171 Collins Street | Neathouse Place | |||
| Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia | London SW1V 1LH UK | |||
| GPO BOX 86 | Tel +44 20 7802 4000 | |||
| Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia | Fax + 44 20 7802 4111 | |||
| Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 | bhpbilliton.com | |||
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12 November 2015
| To: | Australian Securities Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange | |||||
| London Stock Exchange | JSE Limited |
JOINT STATEMENT BY VALE AND BHP BILLITON
BHP Billiton CEO, Andrew Mackenzie, and Vale CEO, Murilo Ferreira, gave a joint statement regarding the incident at the Samarco joint venture iron ore operation in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
A copy of the joint statement is attached.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at www.bhpbilliton.com.
Rachel Agnew
Company Secretary
| BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 | BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 | |
| Registered in Australia | Registered in England and Wales | |
| Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 | Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom |
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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MEDIA RELEASE
| Release Time | IMMEDIATE | |
| Date | Mariana, Brazil: 11 November 2015 | |
JOINT STATEMENT BY VALE AND BHP BILLITON
The below statement is attributable to the CEO of Vale, Murilo Ferreira, and the CEO of BHP Billiton, Andrew Mackenzie:
Together with Jimmy Wilson, BHP Billiton President Iron Ore and Peter Poppinga, Vale Executive Director, Ferrous Minerals, we spent this morning on site at the Samarco mine with CEO, Ricardo Vescovi De Aragão, and meeting with community leaders.
Our immediate priority is to understand the full extent of the consequences of the tailings dam breach and how we can provide further help.
We visited the tailings dam complex, including the site of the failed Fundão dam and affected downstream Santarém dam as well as the Germano dam which is being closely-monitored by Samarco.
We also met with the Samarco incident response teams and civil authorities who have worked tirelessly to evacuate the local community and search for missing people.
On behalf of all of the employees of Vale and BHP Billiton, we offer our profound sympathies to the family, friends and loved ones of the people who died as a result of this tragic incident. We are deeply concerned for the welfare of the employees, contractors and members of the local community who are still missing. Our thoughts are with you all in this distressing and uncertain time.
We were overcome when we saw the devastation in and around Bento Rodrigues. We cannot rebuild the lives of the families who have lost loved ones but we redouble our commitment to Samarco to support the response effort.
As an immediate step, Vale and BHP Billiton pledge to support Samarco in creating an Emergency Fund for rebuilding works and to help the affected families and communities. It is our intention to work with the authorities to get this fund functioning as soon as practicable.
Vale and BHP Billiton also have health, safety, environment and geotechnical experts onsite supporting Samarco’s response. We have also had discussions with Samarco and authorities about the additional support we can provide. Investigations are continuing and Samarco will provide further updates relating to the response and operations.
Again, as joint shareholders in Samarco, we would like to offer our sympathies and prayers to the people of Minas Gerais, Espĺrito Santo and the people of Brazil.
| Murilo Ferreira Chief Executive Officer, Vale |
Andrew Mackenzie Chief Executive Officer, BHP Billiton |
Further information on Vale can be found at: www.vale.com
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: www.bhpbilliton.com
| BHP Billiton Media Relations | Vale Media Relations | |
| Australia | Brazil | |
| Emily Perry | Monica Ferreira | |
| Tel: +61 3 9609 2800 Mobile: +61 477 325 803 | Tel: +55 21 3814 4360 | |
| Email: Emily.Perry@bhpbilliton.com | Email: Monica.ferreira@vale.com | |
| Paul Hitchins | Fatima Cristina | |
| Tel: + 61 3 9609 2592 Mobile: + 61 419 315 001 | Tel: +55 21 3814 3168 | |
| Email: Paul.Hitchins@bhpbilliton.com | Email: Fatima.cristina@vale.com | |
| Emma Gilmour | ||
| Tel: +61 3 9609 2947 Mobile: +61 409 856 230 | ||
| Email: Eleanor.Nichols@bhpbilliton.com | ||
| United Kingdom and Americas | ||
| Jennifer White | ||
| Tel: +44 20 7802 7462 Mobile: +44 7827 253 764 | ||
| Email: Jennifer.White@bhpbilliton.com |
Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc | ||||||
| Date: November 12, 2015 | By: | /s/ Rachel Agnew | ||||
| Name: | Rachel Agnew | |||||
| Title: | Company Secretary | |||||