Form 6-K BHP Group Plc For: Apr 09 Filed by: BHP Group Ltd
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 9, 2021
BHP GROUP LIMITED (ABN 49 004 028 077) (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)
171 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA (Address of principal executive offices) |
BHP GROUP PLC (REG. NO. 3196209) (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
ENGLAND AND WALES (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)
NOVA SOUTH, 160 VICTORIA STREET LONDON, SW1E 5LB UNITED KINGDOM (Address of principal executive offices) |
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NEWS RELEASE
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IMMEDIATE |
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Date | 9 April 2021 |
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Release Number | 04/21 |
Samarco filing of judicial reorganisation
On 9 April 2021, Samarco Mineração S.A. (Samarco) announced that it filed for judicial reorganisation (JR) with the Commercial Courts of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Samarcos JR filing is a last-resort response to multiple legal actions filed by certain Samarco financial creditors in the U.S. and Brazil which have resulted in freezing orders against Samarcos accounts and which threaten Samarcos operations. It was filed after unsuccessful attempts by Samarco to negotiate a debt restructure with these creditors. Samarcos shareholders, BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda (BHP Brasil) and Vale S.A (Vale), support Samarcos JR filing in this context.
The JR is a means for Samarco to restructure its financial debts in order to establish a sustainable independent financial position in order for Samarco to continue to rebuild its operations safely and meet its Renova Foundation (Renova) obligations. Samarcos restarted operations provide jobs, local economic activity and community support as well as continuing the remediation and compensation programs underway through the legally approved programs. Samarcos operations will continue through the JR and restructure process.
The JR does not affect Samarcos obligation or commitment to make full redress for the 2015 Fundão dam failure, and it does not impact Renovas ability to undertake that remediation and compensation.
The extensive work undertaken by Renova will continue. Renova has spent approximately R$12.2 billion (approximately US$3 billion1) on its remediation and compensation programs. Compensation and financial assistance of approximately R$3.5 billion (approximately US$870 million) has been paid to support approximately 320,000 people affected by the Fundão dam failure. In addition, more than 10,000 claims have been settled over the seven months to March 2021 under the court-mandated Novel payment system designed to ensure compensation for claimants who had struggled to prove their damages in the most informal sectors of the economy across 23 territories.
1 | USD amount is calculated based on actual transactional (historical) exchange rates related to Renova funding. |
Samarco, BHP Brasil and Vale expect to continue negotiations in the coming months with the Brazilian authorities on the programs undertaken by Renova to progress settlement of the R$155 billion public civil claim commenced by the Federal Prosecutors Office against BHP Brasil, Vale and Samarco.
BHP Brasil and Vale S.A. each hold a 50 per cent interest in Samarco.
Further information on the JR can be found at samarco.com.
Authorised for lodgement by:
Stefanie Wilkinson
Group Company Secretary
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BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 Registered in Australia Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 |
BHP Group plc Registration number 3196209 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street London SW1E 5LB United Kingdom Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc | ||||||
Date: April 12, 2021 | By: | /s/ Stefanie Wilkinson | ||||
Name: | Stefanie Wilkinson | |||||
Title: | Group Company Secretary |
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