BHP Group Limited Woodside shareholders approve Merger (1024M)
May 19 2022 - 4:30AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBHP
RNS Number : 1024M
BHP Group Limited
19 May 2022
NEWS RELEASE
Release Time IMMEDIATE
Date 19 May 2022
Release Number 15/22
Woodside shareholders approve Merger
BHP Group (BHP) notes the announcement by Woodside Petroleum Ltd
(Woodside) today, confirming that Woodside shareholders have
approved the merger of BHP's oil and gas portfolio with Woodside by
an all-stock merger (Merger).
BHP and Woodside are working towards completion of the Merger,
which is scheduled for 1 June 2022. Subject to completion
occurring, BHP is expected to receive 914,768,948 newly issued
Woodside ordinary shares. BHP will shortly provide a further update
on the proposed in specie dividend of the Woodside shares.
Authorised for lodgement by:
Stefanie Wilkinson
Group Company Secretary
Media Relations Investor Relations
Email: media.relations@bhp.com Email: investor.relations@bhp.com
Australia and Asia Australia and Asia
Gabrielle Notley Dinesh Bishop
Tel: +61 3 9609 3830 Mobile: +61 407 033 909
Mobile: +61 411 071 715
Europe, Middle East and Africa Europe, Middle East and Africa
Neil Burrows James Bell
Tel: +44 20 7802 7484 Tel: +44 2078 027 144
Mobile: +44 7786 661 683 Mobile: +44 7961 636 432
Americas Americas
Renata Fernandez Sabrina Goulart
Mobile: +56 9 8229 5357 Mobile: +1 832 781 6698
BHP Group 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
BHP Group is headquartered in Australia
Follow us on social media
Important additional information and where to find it
This communication is not intended to and does not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or
buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval with
respect to the Merger or otherwise, nor shall there be any offer,
solicitation or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
securities. No offer of securities in the United States shall be
made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of
Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933. This communication should
not be construed in any manner as a recommendation to any reader of
this document.
In connection with the Merger, Woodside has filed with the US
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration
statement on Form F-4 (the "Registration Statement") to register
the Woodside securities to be issued in connection with the Merger
(including a prospectus therefor). This communication is not a
substitute for the Registration Statement or the prospectus or for
any other document that Woodside or BHP may file with the SEC in
connection with the transaction. US INVESTORS AND US HOLDERS OF
WOODSIDE AND BHP SECURITIES ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT, PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED
TRANSACTION (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE
DOCUMENTS) THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR
ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT WOODSIDE, BHP AND THE TRANSACTION.
Shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration
Statement, prospectus and other documents containing important
information about Woodside and BHP once such documents are filed
with the SEC, through the website maintained by the SEC at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of such documents may also be obtained
from Woodside and BHP without charge.
This announcement is subject to the same notes, notices,
disclaimers and other matters set out under the heading "Disclaimer
and important notice" in BHP's announcement dated 8 April 2022.
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the
London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct
Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United
Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution
of this information may apply. For further information, please
contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms
and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information
contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an
anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services.
For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange
use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy
Policy.
END
UPDSFUSAUEESEEI
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 19, 2022 04:30 ET (08:30 GMT)
Bhp Billiton (LSE:0HN3)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024
Bhp Billiton (LSE:0HN3)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024