BHP Completes Sale to Whitehaven Coal
BHP Completes Sale to Whitehaven Coal
$BHP Group Ltd (BHP.AU)$ and its partner, $Mitsubishi (8058.JP)$ Development, have completed the sale of their unwanted central Queensland coal mines at Daunia and Blackwater to$Whitehaven Coal Ltd (WHC.AU)$.
$BHP Group Ltd (BHP.AU)$ 及其合作伙伴， $三菱商事 (8058.JP)$ 开发项目已经完成了向昆士兰州中部道尼亚和黑水市出售不想要的煤矿的工作$Whitehaven Coal Ltd (WHC.AU)$。
BHP and Mitsubishi are 50-50 per cent partners in BMA, owners of the world's richest coking coal reserves and export operations.
必和必拓和三菱是BMA50％至50％的合作伙伴，BMA拥有世界上最丰富的炼焦煤储量和出口业务。
In a statement to the ASX Tuesday afternoon, BHP said Whitehaven Coal had paid BMA US$2 billion cash consideration (around A$3 billion) on completion plus a preliminary completion adjustment of US$44.1 million for working capital and other agreed adjustments (100 per cent interest basis).
必和必拓在周二下午向澳大利亚证券交易所发表的一份声明中表示，Whitehaven Coal在完工时已向BMA支付了20亿美元的现金对价（约30亿澳元），外加410万美元的营运资金和其他商定调整（100％的利息基础）的初步竣工调整。
Whitehaven paid a US$100 million deposit on signing of the Asset Sale Agreement on 18 October 2023.
怀特黑文在2023年10月18日签署资产出售协议时支付了1亿美元的押金。
BHP said US$1.1 billion cash remains payable by Whitehaven Coal to BMA over 3 years after completion and a potential additional amount of up to US$900 million in a price-linked earnout may also be payable by Whitehaven Coal to BMA over 3 years (100 per cent interest basis).
必和必拓表示，Whitehaven Coal在建成后的3年内仍可向BMA支付11亿美元的现金，怀特黑文煤炭也可能在3年内（100％的利息基础）向BMA支付高达9亿美元的与价格挂钩的收益。
The price-linked earnout is subject to a cap of US$350 million each year and depends on average realised pricing exceeding agreed thresholds for each of the three years following completion on 2 April 2024.
与价格挂钩的收益每年上限为3.5亿美元，并取决于2024年4月2日完成后的三年中每年均超过商定门槛的平均已实现定价。
The total cash consideration for the transaction will be up to US$4.1 billion plus the final completion adjustment amount.
该交易的总现金对价将高达41亿美元，外加最终完成调整金额。