Contributed Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

C.3

Contributed equity

Recognition and measurement

Issued capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity and recorded at the value of consideration received. The cost of issuing shares is shown in share capital as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

Reserved shares

Reserved shares are the Group’s own equity instruments, which are used in employee share-based payment arrangements or the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP). The DRP was suspended on 27 February 2023. These shares are deducted from equity. No gain or loss is recognised in the income statement on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Group’s own equity instruments.

(a) Issued and fully

paid shares


	Number of shares		US$m

Year ended 31 December 2024

Opening balance		1,898,749,771		29,001

Amounts as at 31 December 2024		1,898,749,771		29,001

Year ended 31 December 2023

Opening balance		1,898,749,771		29,001

Amounts as at 31 December 2023		1,898,749,771		29,001

Year ended 31 December 2022

Opening balance		969,631,826		9,409

DRP – ordinary shares issued at US$23.14 (2021 final dividend) 1		14,348,997		332

Ordinary shares issued at US$21.06 for the acquisition of BHPP 2		914,768,948		19,265

Transaction costs associated to the issue of shares		-		(5)

Amounts as at 31 December 2022		1,898,749,771		29,001

1.	Relates to ordinary shares issued for the DRP as part of the 2021 final dividend. The Group purchased on-market shares for the issuance of DRP as part of the 2022 interim dividend. Refer to Note C.3(b) for details of the on-market purchases and allocation.

2.	914,768,948 new Woodside shares were issued as consideration for the BHPP merger.

All shares are a single class with equal rights to dividends, capital, distributions and voting. Woodside does not have authorised capital nor par value in relation to its issued shares.

(b) Reserved shares


	Employee share plans				Dividend reinvestment plan
	Number of shares		US$m		Number of shares		US$m

Year ended 31 December 2024

Opening balance	2,140,927		(49)		-		-

Purchases during the year	4,293,699		(81)		-		-

Vested/allocated during the year	(3,353,784)		72		-		-

Amounts at 31 December 2024	3,080,842		(58)		-		-

Year ended 31 December 2023

Opening balance		1,873,777		(38)		-		-

Purchases during the year		2,332,121		(57)		-		-

Vested/allocated during the year		(2,064,971)		46		-		-

Amounts at 31 December 2023		2,140,927		(49)		-		-

Year ended 31 December 2022

Opening balance		1,819,744		(30)		-		-

Purchases during the year		2,232,589		(45)		6,823,092		(144)

Vested during the year		(2,178,556)		37		(6,823,092)		144

Amounts at 31 December 2022		1,873,777		(38)		-		-