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

Barclays PLC
03 May 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:

02 May 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:

7,761,457

0.15%

6,158,372

0.12%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

4,233,991

0.08%

4,510,685

0.09%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

11,995,448

0.24%

10,669,057

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

446571

22.3600  GBP

22.0600  GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

158257

42.3810  AUD

42.3435  AUD

Ordinary NPV

Sale

468462

22.3500  GBP

22.0600  GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

25087

42.4210  AUD

42.3599  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

Decreasing Long

347

519.8500  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,329

515.8081  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,983

519.8500  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,089

42.3759  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,803

518.8884  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,558

519.2574  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,974

517.8359  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

9,100

42.4103  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,214

516.8750  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

16,160

519.9921  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,696

518.6557  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

81,074

519.0530  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37

42.3436  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49

22.3298  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70

22.1200  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

194

22.2097  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

347

519.8500  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

400

22.1653  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

413

22.3200  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

681

22.0800  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

953

22.1470  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,032

22.2784  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,171

22.1840  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,200

22.1625  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,448

22.3277  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,710

22.3204  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,960

22.2548  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,983

519.8500  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,782

22.2439  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,803

518.8884  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,558

519.2574  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,049

22.1953  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,201

22.3171  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,686

22.1724  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,000

22.1806  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,141

22.2937  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,329

22.2786  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,840

22.2446  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,222

22.2754  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,696

518.6557  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

20,263

22.1688  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

20,593

22.1936  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,851

22.2364  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

45,220

22.2712  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67,607

22.3198  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

81,074

518.8974  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

86,956

22.2795  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

3

516.0200  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

42

519.8500  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

1,329

515.6662  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

1,983

519.8500  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,912

515.8807  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,974

517.6289  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

9,214

516.7328  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,441

516.9131  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,160

519.8492  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

70,943

42.3800  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

160,714

516.5075  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

516.0200  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

42

519.8500  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

59

22.1200  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

97

22.2097  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

235

22.1459  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

320

42.3968  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

839

42.3962  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

864

22.1817  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

925

22.2290  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

1,061

22.1000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,663

22.1904  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,983

519.8500  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,501

22.1980  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,912

515.8807  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

4,521

22.2201  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

4,532

22.3200  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,145

22.1454  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

12,104

22.3090  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,441

516.9131  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,837

22.3258  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

26,151

22.1965  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,562

22.2075  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

102,743

22.1929  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

125,361

22.1892  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

160,714

516.6625  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Opening Long

2,182

22.1659  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:

03 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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