BHP Group Regulatory News (BHP)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

BHP GROUP LTD

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected

BHP GROUP LTD

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

21 May 2024

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

YES: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

Ordinary NPV

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

9,834,360

0.19%

7,110,157

0.14%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

5,696,773

0.11%

6,545,432

0.13%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

15,531,133

0.31%

13,655,589

0.27%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

457895

24.4600 GBP

24.1800 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

676456

46.0400 AUD

30.8227 AUD

Ordinary NPV

Sale

351823

559.5600 ZAR

557.7300 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

Sale

456606

24.4600 GBP

24.1800 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

683707

46.0432 AUD

30.8227 AUD

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Closing Long

55,377

557.7300 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Closing Short

55,377

24.1911 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5

558.9820 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

113

557.5932 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

115

558.4000 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

462

562.5291 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,747

558.4100 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,226

560.7014 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,741

560.2004 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,788

561.2335 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,344

558.4100 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,640

557.8418 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,006

558.5861 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,351

561.3900 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,684

24.3242 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35,059

24.3295 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,963

24.2684 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

53,992

559.1422 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

83,188

24.2971 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

146,533

45.9749 AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

175,003

45.9363 AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

300,000

559.6159 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

558.9820 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

82

558.9619 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

116

24.0100 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

138

24.3190 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

310

24.2838 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

345

24.2920 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

590

24.2951 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

604

24.2413 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,314

558.4100 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,464

558.7777 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,226

560.7014 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,741

560.2004 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,788

561.2335 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,952

24.3467 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,694

24.2758 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,777

558.4100 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,986

24.3168 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,999

24.2998 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,554

24.2505 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,317

24.2467 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,651

24.3000 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,500

24.3000 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,806

46.0319 AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

37,929

24.2412 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,992

558.9745 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

55,377

557.7300 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

57,133

24.3277 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

88,095

24.2776 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

116,123

24.2475 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

300,000

23.4284 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300,000

559.5600 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

113

557.4400 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

115

558.2464 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

462

562.3041 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

1,747

558.4100 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

2,000

45.9881 AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,022

559.7827 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,970

559.3205 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

3,421

45.9816 AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

3,426

559.7878 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,640

557.6884 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

3,932

45.9650 AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,006

558.4325 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

4,351

561.2357 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,594

558.6113 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,943

24.3454 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

260,275

46.0400 AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

52

24.4001 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

79

24.3809 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

82

558.9619 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

190

45.9495 AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

401

24.3000 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

500

24.3001 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

632

24.2100 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

751

24.2288 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

1,000

24.2700 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

1,118

24.3024 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,150

24.2301 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,426

45.8859 AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,464

558.7777 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,559

24.2254 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,747

558.4100 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,811

24.2221 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

2,000

24.3793 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,022

559.7827 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,870

24.3873 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,914

45.8858 AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,970

559.3205 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,426

559.9558 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

3,986

24.2149 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,610

45.6974 AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,594

558.6113 ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,599

24.2561 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,683

24.3251 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

9,403

24.2884 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,239

24.2863 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,021

24.2709 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

14,346

24.3534 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,679

24.2667 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,623

24.3000 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

49,187

24.3016 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

22 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213