Form 8.3 - Anglo American PLC

Societe Generale SA
30 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

29/05/2024

(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:

7,122,879

0.53

1,841,565

0.14

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

4,120,524

0.31

3,758,673

0.28

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

350,000

0.03

1,250,000

0.09

TOTAL:

11,593,403

0.87

6,850,238

0.51

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

1

25.025

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

5

24.98

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

128

24.98

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

347

24.98

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

355

25.26

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

481

25.26

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

481

25.26

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

849

25.26

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

963

25.26

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

963

25.26

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

4,814

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

4,814

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

4,814

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

4,814

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

4,814

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

29

25.31

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

71

25.305

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

100

25.01

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

100

25.28

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

139

25.11

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

141

23.805

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

144

24.67

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

145

25.155

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

311

25.35

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

4

25.3

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

12

25.19

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

15

25.345

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

16

25.075

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

16

25.115

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

20

24.52

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

20

25

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

21

23.875

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

21

23.88

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

30

25.38

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

31

24.955

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

34

23.875

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

34

23.88

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

38

25.11

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

41

25.155

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

47

25.075

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

49

24.955

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

52

25.11

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

62

25.075

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

65

24.955

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

69

24.52

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

75

25.345

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

78

25.115

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

78

25.345

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

91

25.28

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

91

25.355

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

93

25.155

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

94

25.01

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

96

24.985

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

96

25.055

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

96

25.3

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

97

24.52

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

100

25.05

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

100

25.28

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

100

25.45

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

101

25.12

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

106

24.955

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

106

24.955

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

110

25.19

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

121

25

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

122

25.045

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

131

24.98

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

131

25.345

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

133

24.67

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

133

25.035

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

135

25.04

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

136

25.1

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

136

25.11

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

141

25.155

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

143

25.005

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

151

23.805

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

179

25.11

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

180

25.135

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

193

25.25

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

201

24.97

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

283

25.145

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

101

24.97

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

149

23.645

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

2

25.155

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

65

25.155

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

66

25.155

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

138

23.805

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

140

24.67

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

143

25.11

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

10

25.49

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

50

25.285

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

100

25

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

119

25.285

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

131

25

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

132

25.245

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

133

25.245

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

136

24.67

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

136

25.155

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

140

23.805

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

144

25.11

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

150

24.71

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

154

25.145

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

157

25.27

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

165

23.855

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

170

25.015

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

170

25.02

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

170

25.04

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

170

25.04

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

170

25.05

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

170

25.125

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

170

25.14

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

172

25.255

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

200

25.255

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

300

24.995

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

314

25.49

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

349

24.585

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

356

23.895

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

366

23.775

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

1,154

25.01

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

1,338

24.63

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

26,486

24.79914

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

100

25.17

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

106

25.1125

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

81

25

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

22

25.085

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

111

25.1975

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

22

25.175

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

10

25.065

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

100

25.11

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

97

24.9875

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

24

25.1175

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

EUR

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

3,000

29.4

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Purchase

400

29.2

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

GBP

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

100

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

2,407

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

1

24.985

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

16

24.99

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

45

24.99

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

53

24.99

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

58

24.99

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

95

24.985

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

214

24.99

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

321

24.985

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

643

24.985

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

25

24.99

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

32

24.99

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

36

24.99

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

119

24.99

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

130

24.98

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

180

24.98

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

194

24.985

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

195

24.98

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

195

24.99

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

221

24.99

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

327

24.98

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

1,623

24.98

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

138

25.09

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

146

24.7

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

23

25.255

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

52

24.69

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

130

24.69

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

141

24.7

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

142

25.09

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

150

25.255

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

140

25.09

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

144

24.7

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

140

24.7

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

140

25.09

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

158

25.07

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

166

24.66

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

357

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

408

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

408

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

408

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

408

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

408

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

408

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

408

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

923

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

2,137

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

2,579

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

4,065

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

4,146

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

4,646

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

130

24.8

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

1,936,964

26.33

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

EUR

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

344

29.6

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

1,058

29.14

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

1,860

29.59

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Sale

138

29.6

 

(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

Reducing a short position

100

24.8

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

108

13.08

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Listed Call Warrant

Reducing a short position

10

13.3

USD 0.54945 ordinary

Listed Call Warrant

Reducing a short position

75

11.9

 

 

 

(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:

30/05/2024

Contact name:

Paul Jenkins

Telephone number:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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

 

 

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