Form 8.3 - Anglo American Plc

UBS Asset Management

16 May 2024

 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	UBS Asset Management *
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Anglo American PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	BHP Group Limited connected to UBS
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	15 May 2024
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:	ANGLO AMERICAN USD 0.54945
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	22,757,506	1.83	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	197,942	0.03	0	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	22,955,448	1.86	0	0.00

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Ordinary Shares	PURCHASE	159,593	26.25 GBP
Ordinary Shares	PURCHASE	19,850	26.209075 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	153055	605.1079 ZAR
Ordinary Shares	SALE	139179	605.1079 ZAR
Ordinary Shares	SALE	35869	605.1079 ZAR
Ordinary Shares	SALE	47686	605.1079 ZAR
Ordinary Shares	SALE	65213	605.1079 ZAR
Ordinary Shares	SALE	34706	611.4357 ZAR
Ordinary Shares	SALE	8134	611.4357 ZAR
Ordinary Shares	SALE	14787	611.4357 ZAR
Ordinary Shares	SALE	10813	611.4357 ZAR
Ordinary Shares	SALE	31560	611.4357 ZAR
Ordinary Shares	SALE	66060	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	12	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	334	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	2303	26.327487 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	3688	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	299	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	50668	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	4363	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	22511	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	8478	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	107	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	6737	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	475	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	6743	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	18	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	58615	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	134135	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	52829	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	105	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	34	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	114	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	93844	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	156533	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	14205	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	256	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	22	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	792	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	58998	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	297	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	20709	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	21089	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	5362	26.327432 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	679	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	267	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	72	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	27	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	43	26.4525 GBP
Ordinary Shares	SALE	34	26.4525 GBP
	TOTAL PURCHASE	179,443
	TOTAL SALE	1,332,859

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	16 May 2024
Contact name:	Mr Richard Howard
Telephone number:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail].  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

* this report is on behalf of:

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

UBS Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

UBS Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited

UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd

UBS Asset Management (Taiwan) Ltd

UBS Asset Management (UK) Ltd

UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG

UBS Asset Management Trust Company

 

END