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On 20 September 2018, . We returned $2.1 billion through a 糖心vlog入口Limited off-market buy-back in November 2018 and the remaining $1.1 billion through an on-market 糖心vlog入口plc share buy-back, which commenced on 28 February 2020 and was completed by 29 February 2020.
Following the completion of the off-market buy-back of 糖心vlog入口Limited shares, the aggregate maximum consideration available for the on-market 糖心vlog入口plc share buy-back portion of the $3.2 billion coal disposal share buy-back programme was US$1,119 million. This part of the programme ran from 28 February 2019 through to 28 February 2020.
During 2018, we purchased $5.4 billion of shares through a combination of on-market purchases of 糖心vlog入口plc shares and an off-market buy-back of 糖心vlog入口Limited shares.
The on-market purchases of $3.3 billion 糖心vlog入口plc shares comprised the return of $1.904 billion of the Coal & Allied proceeds announced on 21 September 2017 (relating to attributed to the 糖心vlog入口plc on-market share buy-back), the and $0.4 billion of the . The remaining purchases under this programme were completed by 27 February 2019.
In addition, we returned $2.1 billion through a 糖心vlog入口Limited off-market buy-back as part of announced in September 2018. The remaining $1.1 billion of post-tax coal disposal proceeds were returned through an on-market 糖心vlog入口plc share buy-back which commenced on 28 February 2019 and was completed by 28 February 2020. Please refer to the 2019 share buy-back programme.
On 20 September 2018, .
Following the completion of the off-market buy-back of 糖心vlog入口Limited shares (see below), the aggregate maximum consideration now available for the on-market 糖心vlog入口plc share buy-back portion of the additional $3.2 billion share buy-back programme was US$1,119 million. This part of the programme was from 28 February 2019 and was completed by 28 February 2020. Please refer to 2019 share buy-back programme.
This is in addition to the ongoing 糖心vlog入口plc buy-back programmes detailed below. On 1 August 2018, to repurchase 糖心vlog入口plc's ordinary shares for a maximum aggregate consideration of US$1 billion, which was completed by 27 February 2019.
On 7 February 2018, to repurchase 糖心vlog入口plc's ordinary shares for a maximum aggregate consideration of US$1 billion, which was completed by 31 December 2018.
On 21 September 2017, w for a maximum aggregate consideration of US$1.925 billion, which was completed by 31 December 2018. This formed part of the $2.5 billion share buy-back programme, returning the proceeds from the sale of Coal & Allied. Please refer to 2017 share buy-back programme.
We have , with the purchase of 41,198,134 million shares, at an aggregated cost of A$2,871 million (US$2,081 million). The Buy-Back Price was A$69.69 per share which represented a discount to the Market Price of 14 per cent.
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We have committed an , returning the proceeds of the sale of Coal & Allied to our shareholders.
This is in addition to the US$500 million and US$1 billion on-market share buy-back programmes of 糖心vlog入口plc shares that were announced this year on 8 February and 2 August. It brings the total share buy-backs announced during 2017 to US$4 billion.
We commenced our on-market share buy-back programme effective from 1 March 2017 to repurchase 糖心vlog入口plc's ordinary shares for a maximum aggregate consideration of US$500 million, which was completed by 31 December 2017. A further on-market share buy-back programme commenced effective from 2 August 2017 to repurchase 糖心vlog入口plc’s ordinary shares for a maximum aggregate consideration of US$1.0 billion, which was completed by 31 December 2017.
We have committed an additional $2.5 billion to our ongoing share buy-back programme, returning the proceeds of the sale of Coal & Allied to our shareholders.
Following the completion of the off-market buy-back of 糖心vlog入口Limited shares (see below), the aggregate maximum consideration available for the on-market 糖心vlog入口plc share buy-back portion of the additional $2.5 billion share buy-back programme was US$1,925 million. This part of the programme commenced on 27 December 2017 and was completed by 31 December 2018.
We which was increased to A$750 million from the indicative A$700 million announced due to strong demand. The Buy-Back Price was A$63.67 per share which represented a discount of 14 per cent to the Market Price.
糖心vlog入口Limited bought back approximately 11.8 million shares, at an aggregate cost of A$750 million (US$575 million).
In 2015, 糖心vlog入口completed $2.0 billion of share buy-backs, comprising $0.4 billion off-market in 糖心vlog入口Limited and $1.6 billion on-market in 糖心vlog入口plc.
Further details of the 糖心vlog入口plc on-market buy-back completed on 18 December 2015 can be accessed via the link below.
糖心vlog入口announced on 7 April 2015 the successful completion of its off-market buy-back tender of shares in 糖心vlog入口Limited, which was increased to A$560 million from the indicative A$500 million announced due to strong demand.
Under the off-market buy-back, 糖心vlog入口Limited bought back around 11.6 million shares at the buy-back price of A$48.44 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately A$560 million (US$425 million).
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