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_Latest News Updates_
[2]BHP Billiton and Petrohawk Energy Corporation Announce Early Termination of
Waiting Period Under HSR Act
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July 25, 2011
âBHP Billiton (ASX: BHP, NYSE: BHP, LSE: BLT, JSE: BLT) and Petrohawk Energy
Corporation (âPetrohawkâ) (NYSE: HK) announced today that on 22 July 2011,
BHP Billiton and Petrohawk received notice from the U.S.
Federal Trade
Commission of early termination of the waiting period under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in relation to BHP Billitonâs
tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of
Petrohawk for $38.75 per share in cash.
The documents related to the tender offer are being filed with the SEC
today.  As previously announced, the tender offer has been unanimously
recommended by the Petrohawk board of directors and is being made pursuant
to the merger agreement between BHP Billiton and Petrohawk.
The tender offer
is scheduled to expire at midnight, New York City time, at the end of
Friday, 19 August 2011, unless the tender offer is extended or earlier
terminated in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the âSECâ) and the merger agreement.
_Additional Information_
This communication is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an
offer to sell any shares of the common stock of Petrohawk or any other
securities.
BHP Billiton Limited, BHP Billiton Petroleum (North America)
Inc.
and North America Holdings II Inc.
have filed a tender offer statement
on Schedule TO with the SEC and the offer to purchase shares of Petrohawk
common stock is only being made pursuant to the offer to purchase, the
letter of transmittal and related documents filed with such Schedule TO.
INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ BOTH THE TENDER OFFER
STATEMENT, AS FILED AND AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THE
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT, AS FILED AND AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM
TIME TO TIME, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE
OFFER.
Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of these
statements and other documents filed with the SEC at the website maintained
by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by directing such requests to MacKenzie
Partners, Inc.
at 212-929-5500 or toll-free at 800-322-2885.
_Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements _
This communication may contain, in addition to historical information,
certain forward-looking statements regarding future events, conditions,
circumstances or the future financial performance of BHP Billiton Plc and
BHP Billiton Limited and their affiliates, including North America Holdings
II Inc.
and BHP Billiton Petroleum (North America) Inc.
(collectively, the
âBHP Billiton Groupâ), Petrohawk or the enlarged BHP Billiton Group
following completion of the Offer, the merger and other related transactions
(the âTransactionsâ).
Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can
be identified by the use of words such as "plans,â âexpects,â âexpected,â
âscheduled,â âestimates,â âintends,â âanticipatesâ or âbelieves,â or
variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events,
conditions, circumstances or results âmay,â âcould,â âwould,â âmightâ or
âwillâ be taken, occur or be achieved.
Such forward-looking statements are
not guarantees or predictions of future performance, and are subject to
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are
beyond our control, that could cause actual results, performance or
achievements of any member of the BHP Billiton Group or the enlarged BHP
Billiton Group following completion of the Transactions to differ materially
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include: (i)
the risk that not all conditions of the Offer or the merger will be
satisfied or waived, (ii) beliefs and assumptions relating to available
borrowing capacity and capital resources generally, (iii) expectations
regarding environmental matters, including costs of compliance and the
impact of potential regulations or changes to current regulations to which
Petrohawk or any member of the BHP Billiton Group is or could become
subject, (iv) beliefs about oil and gas reserves, (v) anticipated liquidity
in the markets in which BHP Billiton or any member of the BHP Billiton Group
transacts, including the extent to which such liquidity could be affected by
poor economic and financial market conditions or new regulations and any
resulting impacts on financial institutions and other current and potential
counterparties, (vi) beliefs and assumptions about market competition and
the behaviour of other participants in the oil and gas exploration,
development or production industries, (vii) the effectiveness of Petrohawkâs
or any member of the BHP Billiton Groupâs strategies to capture
opportunities presented by changes in prices and to manage its exposure to
price volatility, (viii) beliefs and assumptions about weather and general
economic conditions, (ix) beliefs regarding the U.S.
economy, its trajectory
and its impacts, as well as the stock price of each of Petrohawk, BHP
Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited, (x) projected operating or financial
results, including anticipated cash flows from operations, revenues and
profitability, (xi) expectations regarding Petrohawkâs or any member of the
BHP Billiton Groupâs revolver capacity, credit facility compliance,
collateral demands, capital expenditures, interest expense and other
payments, (xii) Petrohawkâs or any member of the BHP Billiton Groupâs
ability to efficiently operate its assets so as to maximize its revenue
generating opportunities and operating margins, (xiii) beliefs about the
outcome of legal, regulatory, administrative and legislative matters, (xiv)
expectations and estimates regarding capital and maintenance expenditures
and its associated costs and (xv) uncertainties associated with any aspect
of the Transactions, including uncertainties relating to the anticipated
timing of filings and approvals relating to the Transactions, the outcome of
legal proceedings that may be instituted against Petrohawk and/or others
relating to the Transactions, the expected timing of completion of the
Transactions, the satisfaction of the conditions to the consummation of the
Transactions and the ability to complete the Transactions.
Many of these
risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond the BHP Billiton
Groupâs ability to control or estimate precisely, and any or all of the BHP
Billiton Groupâs forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong.
The
BHP Billiton Group cannot give any assurance that such forward-looking
statements will prove to have been correct.
The reader is cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date of this communication.
The BHP Billiton Group disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, conditions,
circumstances or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a forecast, projection or
estimate of the future financial performance of any member of the BHP
Billiton Group, Petrohawk or the enlarged BHP Billiton Group following
completion of the Transactions.
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_Other News___
[4]BHP Billiton has released its Production and Exploration & Development
Reports for the year ended 30 June 2011.
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http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/news/Pages/Articles/BHP-Billiton-has-released-its-Production-and-Exploration--Development-Reports-for-the-Year-Ended-30-June-2011.aspx
July 20, 2011
[5]BHP Billiton and Petrohawk Energy Corporation Announce Merger Agreement
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http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/news/Pages/Articles/BHP-Billiton-and-Petrohawk-Energy-Corporation-Announce-Merger-Agreement.aspx
July 15, 2011
[6]Fatality at BHP Billiton Iron Ore Port Operations
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July 07, 2011
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