Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 0797E

BHP Group PLC

25 February 2020

 

Issued by:	BHP Group Plc
Date:	25 February 2020
To:	London Stock Exchange
	Australian SecuritiesExchange
Cc:	JSE Limited
	New York StockExchange
For Release:	Immediately
Authorised for lodgement by:	Geof Stapledon Company Secretary [phone]
BHP Group Plc - Notification of Major Interest inShares
The attached notification was received on 24 February 2020 by BHP Group Plc from Norges Bank relating to major interests in shares in in BHP GroupPlc.

BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028077 Registered inAustralia LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000Australia Tel [phone] Fax [phone]	BHP Group Plc Registration number3196209 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768 Registered in England andWales Registered Office: Nova South, 160 VictoriaStreet London, SW1E 5LB UnitedKingdom Tel [phone] Fax [phone]
The BHP Group is headquartered inAustralia

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii :			BHP Group PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer   (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
Name			Norges Bank
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Oslo, Norway
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :			21/02/2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			24/02/2020
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.06 %	0.00 %		4.06 %	2,112,071,796
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.07 %	0.00 %		3.07 %

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BH0P3Z91		85,812,981					4.06 %
SUBTOTAL 8. A		85,812,981					4.06 %
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlement xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii				X
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
Name xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information xvi

Place of completion	Oslo, Norway
Date of completion	24/02/2020

 

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