UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2022
IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Canada | 0-12014 | 98-0017682 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
505 Quarry Park Boulevard S.E., Calgary, Alberta
| T2C 5N1 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-567-3776
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
None | None |
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On May 2, 2022, Imperial Oil Limited (the “company”) by means of a press release announced the terms of its substantial issuer bid pursuant to which the company will offer to purchase for cancellation up to $2,500,000,000 of its common shares. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The tender offer described in this communication (the “Offer”) has not yet commenced. This communication is for informational purposes only. This communication is not a recommendation to buy or sell Imperial Oil Limited shares or any other securities, and it is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell Imperial Oil Limited Shares or any other securities.
On the commencement date of the Offer, Imperial Oil Limited will file an offer to purchase, accompanying issuer bid circular and related letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery (the “Offering Documents”) with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and mail these to the company’s shareholders. The company will also file a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, including the Offering Documents, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Offer will only be made pursuant to the Offering Documents filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and as a part of the Schedule TO. Shareholders should read carefully the Offering Documents because they contain important information, including the various terms of, and conditions to, the Offer. Once the Offer is commenced, shareholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the tender offer statement on Schedule TO, the Offering Documents and other documents that Imperial Oil Limited will be filing with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com, or from Imperial Oil Limited’s website at www.imperialoil.ca.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report on Form 8-K:
| 99.1 | News release of the company on May 2, 2022 announcing the terms of its substantial issuer bid pursuant to which the company will offer to purchase for cancellation up to $2,500,000,000 of its common shares. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
| Date: May 2, 2022 | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Ian Laing | |||||||
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| Name: | Ian Laing | |||||||
| Title: | Vice-president, general counsel and | |||||||
| corporate secretary | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Cathryn Walker | |||||||
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| Name: | Cathryn Walker | |||||||
| Title: | Assistant corporate secretary | |||||||