Form 8.3 - Anglo American PLC

Societe Generale SA

23 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:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(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:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	22/05/2024
(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: BHP Group Limited

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:	USD 0.54945 ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	10,464,390	0.78	1,708,370	0.13
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	4,123,235	0.31	3,762,854	0.28
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	350,000	0.03	1,250,000	0.09
TOTAL:	14,937,625	1.12	6,721,224	0.50

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 GBP
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	45	26.66
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	45	26.665
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	110	26.665
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	69	26.67
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	359	26.84
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	81	26.665
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	68	26.825
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	73	26.83
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	4,833	26.8915
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	53	25.875
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	75	25.875
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	133	26.31
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	115	26.67
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	132	26.31
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	139	25.875
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	138	25.875
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	141	26.31
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	69	26.055
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	125	26.055
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	135	26.31
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	141	25.635
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	141	25.875
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	149	26.33
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	158	25.68
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	161	25.915
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	106	26.985
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	204	26.985
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	204	26.985
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	204	26.985
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	262,908	26.625
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	53	26.5
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	281	26.5
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	1,333	26.5
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	1,333	26.5
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Purchase	3,000	26.35
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	15	26.985
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	500	26.41
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	1	26.825
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	6	26.535
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	2,417	26.985
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	4,833	26.985
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	4,833	26.985
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	8	26.86
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	75	26.865
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	79	25.765
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	111	25.765
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	206	26.86
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	18	26.92
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	25	25.755
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	28	25.755
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	49	26.915
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	49	26.92
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	70	26.92
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	73	25.765
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	111	25.765
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	154	26.86
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	195	26.915
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	212	26.915
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	288	26.86
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	475	25.755
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	577	26.915
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	97	26.475
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	112	26.33
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	1	26.35
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	3	26.6
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	27	26.615
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	39	27.1
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	44	26.355
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	46	27.1
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	51	26.7
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	65	26.615
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	69	26.23
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	83	26.88
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	84	26.555
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	84	26.81
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	85	27.01
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	90	27.195
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	92	26.7
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	94	26.6
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	95	26.135
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	95	27.035
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	96	26.18
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	96	26.35
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	96	26.49
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	96	26.625
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	96	26.88
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	97	26.235
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	97	26.35
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	97	26.535
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	97	26.635
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	97	26.805
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	101	26.635
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	101	26.85
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	103	26.7
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	103	26.765
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	107	26.23
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	108	26.355
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	108	26.675
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	110	26.525
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	112	26.23
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	121	26.675
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	137	26.7
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	145	26.315
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	145	26.77
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	145	27.095
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	150	26.92
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	153	26.295
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	157	26.635
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	160	26.645
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	254	26.89
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	372	26.595
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	3	27.1
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	36	27.1
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	46	27.1
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	95	26.13
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	153	26.85
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	17	26.945
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	80	26.945
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	90	26.69
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	8	26.25
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	14	26.56
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	24	26.965
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	31	27.005
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	43	26.6
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	47	27.025
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	64	26.58
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	71	26.235
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	72	26.685
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	75	26.115
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	89	26.9
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	92	26.37
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	93	26.56
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	95	26.595
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	108	26.58
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	123	26.58
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	123	26.595
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	123	27.025
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	125	26.115
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	128	26.9
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	150	27.005
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	158	26.965
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	160	26.71
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	166	26.235
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	170	26.97
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	173	26.56
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	192	26.395
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	193	26.775
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	200	26.915
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	203	26.73
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	216	26.25
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	231	26.58
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	243	26.075
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	262	26.985
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	263	26.965
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	305	26.77
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	321	26.68
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	326	26.74
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	962	26.6
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	3,505	26.98547
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	10	26.985
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Sale	4,833	31.5824

(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 GBP
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	45	26.66
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	45	26.665
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	110	26.665
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	69	26.67
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	359	26.84
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	81	26.665
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	68	26.825
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	73	26.83
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	15	26.985
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	500	26.41
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1	26.825
USD 0.54945 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6	26.535
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 EUR
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed Call Warrant	Reducing a short position	480	13.94
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed Call Warrant	Reducing a short position	10	13.94
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed Call Warrant	Reducing a short position	66	13.94
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed Call Warrant	Reducing a short position	15	13.94
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed Call Warrant	Reducing a short position	935	13.96
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed Call Warrant	Reducing a short position	220	13.94
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed Call Warrant	Reducing a short position	71	13.94

(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"

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"

None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:	23/05/2024
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	Anglo American PLC

2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit EUR	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	250,000	2000	American options	20/12/2024
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	250,000	2000	American options	21/06/2024
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	250,000	2480	American options	16/08/2024
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	100,000	2800	American options	20/12/2024
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed Put Option	Sale	150,000	1700	American options	21/06/2024
USD 0.54945 ordinary	Listed Put Option	Purchase	100,000	2800	American options	20/12/2024
USD 0.54945 ordinary	OTC Put Option	Sale	500,000	15	American options	21/06/2024

3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

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

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

 

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