Key events for Australian shareholders 2010-11

BHP Billiton: off-market share buy-back

On 22 February 2011, BHP Billiton announced its intention to undertake an off-market buy-back of its own shares. The buy-back was conducted through a tender process during a specified tender period and was open to all shareholders who were registered as such on 3 March 2011, with certain exceptions.

Participating shareholders are taken to have been paid a dividend of $40.57 (the dividend component) for each share bought back.

The difference between the buy-back price and the dividend component is not a dividend for income tax purposes.

If you participated in the buy-back, see CR 2011/43 Income tax: off-market share buy-back: BHP Billiton Limited.

Sections within Key events 2010-11

• AMP Limited (AMP) and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA) merger
• Arrow Energy Limited group demerger
• BHP Billiton: off-market share buy-back
• CSR Limited: return of capital
• Foster's Group Limited demerger
• Lift Capital liquidation
• Suncorp-Metway Limited: exchange of shares in Suncorp-Metway Limited for shares in Suncorp Group Limited
• Tabcorp Holdings Limited demerger
• Westfield Group restructure: capital distribution and dividend - creating a new stapled security
• Woolworths Limited: off-market share buy-back