Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) BHP GROUP LTD

Barclays PLC
30 April 2024
 

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:

29 Apr 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:

7,867,480

0.16%

5,992,618

0.12%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

4,301,300

0.08%

4,582,616

0.09%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

12,168,780

0.24%

10,575,234

0.21%

 








(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

731291

22.6100  GBP

22.2000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

91683

43.0453  AUD

42.9130  AUD

Ordinary NPV

Sale

464634

22.6078  GBP

22.1514  GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

134423

43.0453  AUD

42.9330  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 Short

4,569

22.4852  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Closing Short

17,800

22.1678  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

265

526.5800  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

278

529.5820  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,390

42.9399  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,592

525.9448  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,788

527.6300  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,111

524.0979  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,685

524.2138  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

25,350

43.0116  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

28,000

42.9639  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

60,185

525.0117  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13

22.1697  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17

22.3396  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20

22.3017  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37

22.4900  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67

22.2800  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

220

22.3100  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

221

22.5000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

239

22.3097  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

265

526.5800  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

280

22.3128  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,112

22.3639  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,169

22.4505  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,948

22.3996  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,956

22.4246  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,755

22.4506  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,851

22.4769  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,788

527.6300  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,507

22.4944  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,736

22.4399  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,081

22.4337  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

15,898

22.3429  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

18,618

22.3994  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,043

22.3525  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

37,134

22.4700  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

49,646

22.4273  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60,185

524.8542  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

527.0000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

136

22.3177  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

278

529.4363  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,592

525.8002  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,111

523.8884  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

8,685

524.0697  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,798

22.3168  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

10,000

42.9700  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,483

524.8011  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,121

523.9986  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,274

523.4432  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,000

42.9603  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

48,303

526.8026  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

50,992

22.4173  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

527.0000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

14

22.5000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

21

22.5001  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

47

22.3000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

94

22.3127  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

703

22.2478  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

904

22.2260  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,160

22.2000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,815

22.3302  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,820

22.2980  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,000

22.3022  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,658

22.3198  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,495

22.3436  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

3,500

22.5400  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,187

22.2298  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

6,354

22.4075  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

9,720

22.5000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,483

524.8011  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,121

523.9986  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,555

22.3704  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,185

22.3389  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,240

22.5000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,274

523.4432  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,312

22.3249  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

34,474

22.3831  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,465

22.3707  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,204

22.3797  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,992

22.3525  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,945

22.2669  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,303

526.9607  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,948

22.3259  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

64,056

22.4255  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

81,395

22.3547  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Opening Short

6,000

22.3956  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:

30 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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