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

Barclays PLC
22 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:

21 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:

9,834,360

0.19%

7,110,157

0.14%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

5,696,773

0.11%

6,545,432

0.13%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

15,531,133

0.31%

13,655,589

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

457895

24.4600  GBP

24.1800  GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

676456

46.0400  AUD

30.8227  AUD

Ordinary NPV

Sale

351823

559.5600  ZAR

557.7300  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

Sale

456606

24.4600  GBP

24.1800  GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

683707

46.0432  AUD

30.8227  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 Long

55,377

557.7300  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Closing Short

55,377

24.1911  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5

558.9820  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

113

557.5932  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

115

558.4000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

462

562.5291  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,747

558.4100  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,226

560.7014  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,741

560.2004  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,788

561.2335  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,344

558.4100  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,640

557.8418  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,006

558.5861  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,351

561.3900  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,684

24.3242  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35,059

24.3295  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,963

24.2684  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

53,992

559.1422  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

83,188

24.2971  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

146,533

45.9749  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

175,003

45.9363  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

300,000

559.6159  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

558.9820  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

82

558.9619  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

116

24.0100  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

138

24.3190  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

310

24.2838  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

345

24.2920  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

590

24.2951  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

604

24.2413  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,314

558.4100  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,464

558.7777  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,226

560.7014  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,741

560.2004  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,788

561.2335  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,952

24.3467  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,694

24.2758  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,777

558.4100  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,986

24.3168  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,999

24.2998  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,554

24.2505  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,317

24.2467  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,651

24.3000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,500

24.3000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,806

46.0319  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

37,929

24.2412  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,992

558.9745  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

55,377

557.7300  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

57,133

24.3277  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

88,095

24.2776  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

116,123

24.2475  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

300,000

23.4284  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300,000

559.5600  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

113

557.4400  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

115

558.2464  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

462

562.3041  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

1,747

558.4100  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

2,000

45.9881  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,022

559.7827  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,970

559.3205  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

3,421

45.9816  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

3,426

559.7878  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,640

557.6884  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

3,932

45.9650  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,006

558.4325  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

4,351

561.2357  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,594

558.6113  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,943

24.3454  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

260,275

46.0400  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

52

24.4001  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

79

24.3809  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

82

558.9619  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

190

45.9495  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

401

24.3000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

500

24.3001  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

632

24.2100  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

751

24.2288  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

1,000

24.2700  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

1,118

24.3024  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,150

24.2301  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,426

45.8859  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,464

558.7777  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,559

24.2254  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,747

558.4100  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,811

24.2221  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

2,000

24.3793  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,022

559.7827  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,870

24.3873  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,914

45.8858  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,970

559.3205  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,426

559.9558  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

3,986

24.2149  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,610

45.6974  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,594

558.6113  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,599

24.2561  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,683

24.3251  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

9,403

24.2884  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,239

24.2863  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,021

24.2709  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

14,346

24.3534  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,679

24.2667  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,623

24.3000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

49,187

24.3016  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:

22 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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