Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form
20-F
or
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934: ☐ Yes ☒ No
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file
number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule
12g3-2(b):
n/a
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NEWS RELEASE
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Release Time
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IMMEDIATE
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Date
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22 September 2017
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Release Number
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31/17
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Final Results of BHPs US Tender Offers
BHP announced today the final results of its US Tender Offers which formed part of a global multi-currency bond repurchase plan launched on 21 August 2017.
BHP has used its strong cash position to fund the US$2.9 billion global multi-currency bond repurchase plan. In total, BHP spent US$1.9 billion
repurchasing Euro and GBP bonds and US$1.0 billion repurchasing US bonds. Early repayment of these bonds has extended BHPs average debt maturity profile and enhanced BHPs capital structure.
US Tender Offers
BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Limited (the
Company
), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BHP Billiton Limited, today announced the expiration of its previously announced tender offers for an aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued and unpaid interest) of up to US$1,000,000,000 (the
Offer Cap
) of its US$529,978,000 3.250% Senior Notes due 2021 (the
2021 Notes
), its US$859,938,000 2.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (the
2022 Notes
) and its US$1,500,000,000 3.850% Senior Notes due 2023 (the
2023 Notes
, and
together with the 2021 Notes and the 2022 Notes, the
Notes
) (the
Tender Offers
).
The Tender Offers were made pursuant to the terms and
conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated 21 August 2017 (the
Offer to Purchase
). Terms not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Offer to Purchase.
The Tender Offers expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on 21 September 2017. As announced on 8 September 2017, the Offer Cap of US$1,000,000,000
had been reached as of the Early Tender Date of 7 September 2017.
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With the completion of the Tender Offers, the Company will have repurchased an aggregate principal amount of
US$923,532,000 of several series of its outstanding notes, as set out in the table below:
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Title of Security
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CUSIP/ISIN
Number
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Principal amount
purchased
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Principal amount
outstanding after purchase
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3.850% Senior Notes due 2023
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055451AU2/
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US$765,587,000
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US$734,413,000
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US055451AU28
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2.875% Senior Notes due 2022
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055451AQ1/
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US$157,945,000
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US$701,993,000
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US055451AQ16
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3.250% Senior Notes due 2021
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055451AL2/
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US$0
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US$529,978,000
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US055451AL29
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Legal Notices
This
announcement is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer to purchase or a solicitation of consents with respect to any securities.
None of the Company, the Guarantors, the Dealer Managers or their affiliates, their respective boards of directors, the Tender and Information Agent, the
Notes trustee or any of their respective affiliates makes any recommendation, or has expressed an opinion, as to whether or not Holders should tender their Notes, or refrain from doing so, pursuant to the Tender Offers.
The Company has not filed this announcement or the Offer to Purchase with, and they have not been reviewed by, any federal or state securities commission
or regulatory authority of any country. No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Tender Offers, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.
United Kingdom.
The communication of the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers were not being made by,
and such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended. Accordingly, the Offer to Purchase and such documents and/or materials
were not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of the Offer to Purchase and such documents and/or materials as a financial promotion was only being directed at and made to (i)
persons who are outside the United Kingdom, (ii) investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the
Financial Promotion Order
)), (iii) high
net worth entities and other parties falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order, or (iv) any other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as
Relevant
Persons
) and the transactions contemplated herein were be available only to, and engaged in only with, Relevant Persons. Any person who is not a Relevant Person should not act on or rely on the Offer to Purchase or any of its contents.
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Further information on BHP can be found at:
bhp.com
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Media Relations
Email:
media.relations@bhpbilliton.com
Australia and Asia
Ben Pratt
Tel: +61 3 9609 3672 Mobile: +61 419 968 734
Fiona Hadley
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 Mobile: +61 427 777 908
United Kingdom and South Africa
Neil Burrows
Tel: +44 20 7802 7484 Mobile: +44 7786 661 683
North America
Bronwyn Wilkinson
Mobile: +1 604 340 8753
Judy Dane
Tel: +1 713 961 8283 Mobile: +1 713 299 5342
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Investor Relations
Email:
investor.relations@bhpbilliton.com
Australia and Asia
Tara Dines
Tel: +61 3 9609 2222 Mobile: +61 499 249 005
Andrew Gunn
Tel: +61 3 9609 3575 Mobile: +61 402 087 354
United Kingdom and South Africa
Rob Clifford
Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7788 308 844
Elisa Morniroli
Tel: +44 20 7802 7611 Mobile: +44 7825 926 646
Americas
James Wear
Tel: +1 713 993 3737 Mobile: +1 347 882
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BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077
LEI
WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28
Registered in Australia
Registered
Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015
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BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
LEI 549300C116EOWV835768
Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street
London SW1E
5LB United Kingdom
Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
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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.
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BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc
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Date: September 22, 2017
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By:
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/s/ Margaret Taylor
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Name:
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Margaret Taylor
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Title:
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Group Company Secretary
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