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

Barclays PLC
16 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:

15 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:

9,780,197

0.19%

7,442,344

0.15%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

5,914,828

0.12%

6,364,592

0.13%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

15,695,025

0.31%

13,806,936

0.27%

 








(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

1037643

23.6800  GBP

23.1100  GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

375628

44.2367  AUD

44.0795  AUD

Ordinary NPV

Sale

3504359

23.6800  GBP

23.1100  GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

144544

44.2588  AUD

44.0795  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

2

539.4500  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

387

539.0422  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

535

44.2588  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,045

542.0000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,944

547.1916  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,784

547.0303  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,356

44.0955  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

11,763

540.6048  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,473

547.1150  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,559

541.8443  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,072

546.9243  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,653

546.8383  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,891

542.0000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

34,073

547.8721  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

45,322

23.5922  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

45,779

44.2377  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

49,850

44.2510  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

539.4500  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68

23.6998  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

93

23.1245  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

174

23.3968  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

329

23.4206  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

334

23.4100  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

607

23.5560  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,045

542.0000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,411

23.4828  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,441

23.3301  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,744

23.4475  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,745

23.3004  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,753

23.6195  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,596

23.3103  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,051

23.3088  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,544

23.2598  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,553

23.4294  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,700

23.2600  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,080

23.5294  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,997

23.3177  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,206

23.3903  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,000

23.4775  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,998

23.4411  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,763

540.4427  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,473

547.1150  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,072

546.9243  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,184

23.3340  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,272

542.0000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,653

546.8383  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,886

23.2982  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,918

23.4540  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,669

23.4679  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

40,039

23.4192  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

65,648

23.2600  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

98,911

23.4218  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,900,000

23.4100  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

387

538.8940  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

619

541.7831  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

1,045

542.0000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

1,944

547.0411  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

2,784

546.8115  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,958

538.9608  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,210

23.4355  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,072

23.2595  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,267

538.4371  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

12,559

541.6952  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,099

23.4468  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,676

538.1391  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,762

23.3570  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

22,500

44.2219  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

34,073

547.7215  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

58,799

44.1017  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

66,472

44.0900  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

130,133

545.5623  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

34

23.3661  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

34

23.6998  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

40

23.3626  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

59

23.4500  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

103

23.6100  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

134

23.1901  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

215

23.5551  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

490

23.4908  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

618

23.2700  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

971

23.4118  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,045

542.0000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

1,696

23.2932  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,958

538.9608  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,288

23.5888  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,532

44.2487  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,269

44.2488  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,267

538.4371  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,252

23.2593  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,676

538.1391  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

16,297

23.5337  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,940

23.2600  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

40,634

23.5583  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

75,314

23.2625  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

96,323

23.4473  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

130,133

545.7260  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

526,618

23.4951  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Opening Short

17,436

44.2197  AUD

 








(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:

16 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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