Ann: BHP Interim Results Presentation, page-2

Here is a short summary of the half yearly report.
- operationally only ok with some outages and costs, but still good
- nicely profitable and div unchanged at USD$0.55 ff
- we are going very nicely, thank you, and will take care of shareholders (have you seen how much we have paid out this year)
For the near term future and next FY (unstated -  shareholders will need to read between the lines):
- we are going to SMASH IT (have you seen the IO, Cu and Oil prices recently) and we are delivering on productivity
For the medium term and longer term:
- potash is looking good and are are poised at a good time to be a major potash producer
- HAVE YOU SEEN the exploration results from 65km south east of Olympic Dam - maybe this century's best new mine!!
And, we ain't scared by political change (unstated):
- we have franking credits which we can pay out for a while yet