Last checked at 7 Jan 2020 12:13
Issued by: | BHP Group Plc |
Date: | 7 January 2020 |
To: | London Stock Exchange |
Australian Securities Exchange | |
Cc: | JSE Limited |
New York Stock Exchange | |
For Release: | Immediately |
Authorised for lodgement by: | Rachel Agnew Company Secretary +61 (3) 9609 3730 |
BHP Group Plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares | |
The attached notification was received on 4 January 2020 by BHP Group Plc from Elliott International, L.P. relating to a change in the ultimate disclosing entity of the major holdings of shares in BHP Group Plc (formerly BHP Billiton Plc). | |
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BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 | BHP Group Plc Registration number 3196209 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street London, SW1E 5LB United Kingdom Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 |
The BHP Group is headquartered in Australia | |
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i | ||||||
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: | BHP Billiton PLC | |||||
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) | ||||||
Non-UK issuer | ||||||
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") | ||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | ||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||
Other (please specify)iii: New investment manager / organisational change | X | |||||
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv | ||||||
Name | Paul Singer see section 9 | |||||
City and country of registered office (if applicable) | ||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v | ||||||
Name | Elliott International, L.P | |||||
City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | |||||
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: | 1st January, 2020 | |||||
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 3rd January, 2020 | |||||
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | ||||||
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) | Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights of issuervii | |||
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 4.66% | 0.41% | 5.07% | 2,112,071,796 | ||
Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 4.66% | 0.8% | 5.46% | |||
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii | ||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||
Class/type ofshares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rightsix | % of voting rights | ||||||||
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | |||||||
GB0000566504 | 98,325,953 | - | 4.66% |
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SUBTOTAL 8. A | 98,325,953 | 4.66% | ||||||||
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | ||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expirationdatex | Exercise/Conversion Periodxi | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | ||||||||||
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) | ||||||||||
Type of financial instrument Ordinary Shares: GB0000566504 | Expirationdatex | Exercise/Conversion Period xi | Physical or cash settlementxii | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||
Equity swap | 31/12/21 | Cash | 8,614,768 | 0.41% |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | 8,614,768 | 0.41% | ||||||||
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") | ||||
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii | ||||
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary) | ||||
Namexv | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | |
Paul Singer | 4.66% | 0.41% | 5.07% | |
Elliott Investment Management GP LLC | 4.66% | 0.41% | 5.07% | |
Elliott Investment Management L.P. | 4.66% | 0.41% | 5.07% | |
Elliott International, L.P. | 4.66% | 0.41% | 5.07% | |
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | ||||
Name of the proxy holder | ||||
The number and % of voting rights held | ||||
The date until which the voting rights will be held | ||||
11. Additional informationxvi | ||||
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Place of completion | London, UK |
Date of completion | 02/01/2020 |