29th Mar 2005 07:01
BHP Billiton PLC29 March 2005 NEWS RELEASE Release Time IMMEDIATE Date 29 March 2005 Number 13/05 BHP BILLITON DISPATCHES BIDDER'S STATEMENT FOR WMC RESOURCES LTD BHP Billiton commenced mailing the Bidder's Statement, together with WMCResources Ltd's Target's Statement, to WMC Resources Ltd's shareholders today.The key dates for the offer are as follows: Date of Offer 29 March 2005 Closing Date of Offer* 7.30 pm (Melbourne time) on 6 May 2005 \* This date is indicative only and may change as permitted by the AustralianCorporations Act 2001 (Cth) A copy of the Bidder's Statement as sent to WMC Resources Ltd's shareholders isattached. BHP Billiton also advises that all filings required under the U.S.Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 have been made and allapplicable waiting periods under that Act have expired. Accordingly, thecondition set out in clause 5.1(c) of the Bidder's Statement has been fulfilled. Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site: http://www.bhpbilliton.com Australia United Kingdom Jane Belcher, Investor Relations Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Tel: +44 20 7802 4156 Mobile: +61 417 031 653 email: email: [email protected] [email protected] Tania Price, Media Relations Ariane Gentil, Media Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 3815 Tel: +44 20 7802 4177 Mobile: +61 419 152 780 email: email: [email protected] [email protected] United States South Africa Tel: +1 713 599 6100 or Michael Campbell, Investor & Media +44 20 7802 4031 Relations email: Tel: +27 11 376 3360 [email protected] Mobile: +27 82 458 2587 email: [email protected] Further Information for U.S. holders BHP Billiton has filed the Bidder's Statement with the U.S. Securities andExchange Commission (SEC) under cover of Form CB. Investors and holders of WMCResources securities are strongly advised to read the Bidder's Statement and anyother relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments andsupplements to those documents, because they will contain important information.Investors and holders of WMC Resources securities may obtain free copies of theinformational document (when available), as well as other relevant documentsfiled with the SEC, at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. WMC Resources hasissued a target's statement in connection with the offer which investors andholders of WMC Recourses securities are strongly advised to read. This communication is for information purposes only. It shall not constitute anoffer to purchase, sell or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to purchase,sell or exchange any securities of WMC Resources. The distribution of thiscommunication may, in some countries, be restricted by law or regulation.Accordingly, persons who come into possession of this document should informthemselves of and observe these restrictions. The full Bidder's statement is available on the BHP Billiton website. Follow thelink below to view the full text of that document; http://www.bhpbilliton.com/bbContentRepository/News/RelatedContent/141753134Bidderstatement.pdf This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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