So correct me if I don't understand this right but it seems the retail shareholders hold the hammer on this offer if Wyloo doesn't support.
BHP requires 51% of shares excluding what they already have. That leaves 436,729,694, half of that is 218,364,847 required (plus 1%)
458,268,304 Shares Total
Wyloo at 37.4% (171,392,346)
the board at 9.9% (45,368,562)
Baosteel at 9% (41,244,147)
Retail 43.7% (200,263,249) ???
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218,364,847 required (plus 1%)
- 45,368,562 the board
- 41,244,147 Baosteel
= 131,752,138 needed assuming Baosteel was onside with the offer
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So they require 65.8% of retail to accept the offer without Wyloo onside. Are there other big holders within the retail % like institutions etc. I am not aware of?