Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>The EGM of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/woodside-petroleum-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:177:1" rel="noopener">Woodside Petroleum (WPL AU)</a> today approved the BHP Petroleum merger in overwhelming fashion. 98.66% FOR. </li>
<li>They did not approve of the Climate Report the board submitted to vetting by shareholders for the first time. That got 51% "support."</li>
<li>But now that's done, people will talk about flows. So far the trade has worked but now time to think about how far to stretch it.</li>
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The EGM of Woodside Petroleum (WPL AU) today approved the BHP Petroleum merger in overwhelming fashion. 98.66% FOR. 
They did not approve of the Climate Report the board submitted to vetting by shareholders for the first time. That got 51% "support."
But now that's done, people will talk about flows. So far the trade has worked but now time to think about how far to stretch it.


Woodside Shareholders Approve Deal but Not WPL's Green Credentials; Now People Talk About Flows

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bhp-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:147:1" rel="noopener">BHP Group Ltd (BHP AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/woodside-petroleum-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:177:1" rel="noopener">Woodside Petroleum (WPL AU)</a> announced a merger of BHP Petroleum with Woodside late last year, to be implemented in Q2 2022</li>
<li>The vote is in a week, and BHP is expected to trade ex- WPL share spinoff on 24 May 2022, with delivery a week later. </li>
<li>The trade so far has worked well, and there has been a slight additive flow pattern in the last several days. It is worth thinking closely about timing.</li>
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BHP Group Ltd (BHP AU) and Woodside Petroleum (WPL AU) announced a merger of BHP Petroleum with Woodside late last year, to be implemented in Q2 2022
The vote is in a week, and BHP is expected to trade ex- WPL share spinoff on 24 May 2022, with delivery a week later. 
The trade so far has worked well, and there has been a slight additive flow pattern in the last several days. It is worth thinking closely about timing.


Woodside/BHP And the Timing Of The Trade Flows Vs Peers

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<li>The Merger of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/woodside-petroleum-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:177:1" rel="noopener">Woodside Petroleum (WPL AU)</a> with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bhp-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:147:1" rel="noopener">BHP Group Ltd (BHP AU)</a> subsidiary BHP Petroleum sees a vote 19 May and likely Effective Date by 1 June.</li>
<li>BHP would go ex-dividend on 25 May, with the in-specie dividend payment WPL shares delivered on 1 June and tradable one day later. </li>
<li>As discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/woodside-bhp-petroleum-merger-on-tap-index-impact-minimal-but-flowback-may-not-be" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:68190" rel="noopener">Woodside / BHP Petroleum Merger On Tap; Index Impact Minimal but Flowback May Not Be</a>, major index impact is minimal, but monsters lurk beneath the tranquil surface.</li>
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The Merger of Woodside Petroleum (WPL AU) with BHP Group Ltd (BHP AU) subsidiary BHP Petroleum sees a vote 19 May and likely Effective Date by 1 June.
BHP would go ex-dividend on 25 May, with the in-specie dividend payment WPL shares delivered on 1 June and tradable one day later. 
As discussed in Woodside / BHP Petroleum Merger On Tap; Index Impact Minimal but Flowback May Not Be, major index impact is minimal, but monsters lurk beneath the tranquil surface.


Woodside / BHP Petroleum Merger - Thinking About Flows (Still a Flowback Sell)

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/woodside-petroleum-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:177:1" rel="noopener">Woodside Petroleum (WPL AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bhp-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:147:1" rel="noopener">BHP Group Ltd (BHP AU)</a> proposed a merger between Woodside and BHP Petroleum in August 2021, and signed the deal in November 2021.</li>
<li>It required regulatory approvals (of which it already has some) and Woodside shareholder approval, and the Woodside shares to be received by BHP would be distributed to BHP Shareholders.</li>
<li>Today, Woodside presented the <a href="https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20220408/pdf/457vkgr3tsd00s.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Explanatory Memorandum</a>, the <a href="https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20220408/pdf/457vkk523x0q8z.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Independent Expert Report</a> ("fair and reasonable"), and <a href="https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20220408/pdf/457vkbn81yv3cr.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">information about the 19 May AGM vote</a>. This deal could be done 1 June.</li>
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Woodside Petroleum (WPL AU) and BHP Group Ltd (BHP AU) proposed a merger between Woodside and BHP Petroleum in August 2021, and signed the deal in November 2021.
It required regulatory approvals (of which it already has some) and Woodside shareholder approval, and the Woodside shares to be received by BHP would be distributed to BHP Shareholders.
Today, Woodside presented the Explanatory Memorandum, the Independent Expert Report ("fair and reasonable"), and information about the 19 May AGM vote. This deal could be done 1 June.


Woodside / BHP Petroleum Merger On Tap; Index Impact Minimal but Flowback May Not Be

David Blennerhassett

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/senex-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18390:1" rel="noopener"><strong>Senex Energy (SXY AU)</strong></a> has <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02465599-2A1345453?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entered</a> into a Scheme of Arrangement with Posco at A$4.60/share, in cash. In addition, Senex intends to pay an interim dividend of up to A$0.05/share.</li>
<li>Senex's board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote in favour of the Scheme. Key conditions of the Scheme include Senex shareholder approval and FIRB approval.</li>
<li>Senex expects a Scheme Meeting to occur in March 2022 and, if approved, the transaction is expected to complete in late March 2022.</li>
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Senex Energy (SXY AU) has entered into a Scheme of Arrangement with Posco at A$4.60/share, in cash. In addition, Senex intends to pay an interim dividend of up to A$0.05/share.
Senex's board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote in favour of the Scheme. Key conditions of the Scheme include Senex shareholder approval and FIRB approval.
Senex expects a Scheme Meeting to occur in March 2022 and, if approved, the transaction is expected to complete in late March 2022.


Senex Energy Enters Into Scheme With Posco

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