|
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:
|
30 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:
|
7,972,977
|
0.16%
|
5,985,485
|
0.12%
|
|
(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
|
4,025,409
|
0.08%
|
4,277,414
|
0.08%
|
|
(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
TOTAL:
|
11,998,386
|
0.24%
|
10,262,899
|
0.20%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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
|
284917
|
22.7101
GBP
|
22.2236
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
Sale
|
378563
|
22.6600
GBP
|
22.2300
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
Purchase
|
1431269
|
43.2833
AUD
|
43.0198
AUD
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
Sale
|
1206966
|
43.2512
AUD
|
43.0300
AUD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
|
Class of
relevant
security
|
Product
description
|
Nature of
dealing
|
Number of
reference
securities
|
Price per
unit
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Long
|
65
|
525.8192
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Long
|
124
|
43.2814
AUD
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Long
|
781
|
43.2864
AUD
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Long
|
1,000
|
43.1757
AUD
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Long
|
2,666
|
528.3512
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Long
|
2,825
|
43.0876
AUD
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Long
|
3,524
|
526.8000
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Long
|
3,854
|
526.3298
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Long
|
8,892
|
526.6827
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Long
|
11,923
|
526.5855
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Long
|
12,006
|
43.2014
AUD
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Long
|
27,171
|
528.2986
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Long
|
67,452
|
43.0300
AUD
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Long
|
93,940
|
43.2498
AUD
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Long
|
108,219
|
527.9199
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
1
|
22.2300
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Short
|
56
|
22.2300
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
60
|
22.4600
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
68
|
22.5500
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
136
|
22.3992
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
324
|
526.1516
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
503
|
22.4042
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
539
|
526.1569
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
594
|
22.3996
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
676
|
22.3898
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
696
|
22.4040
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
1,037
|
22.5232
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
1,082
|
22.3714
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
1,202
|
22.5016
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
1,430
|
22.4396
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
3,451
|
22.5443
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
3,524
|
526.8000
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
3,711
|
22.4806
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
3,854
|
526.3298
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
4,977
|
22.3653
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
6,227
|
22.3893
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
8,892
|
526.6827
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
9,214
|
22.3646
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
12,024
|
22.3651
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Short
|
12,616
|
22.4149
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Short
|
18,325
|
22.4730
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Short
|
62,929
|
22.4032
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Short
|
93,940
|
22.5150
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Decreasing
Short
|
100,129
|
22.3982
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing
Short
|
108,219
|
527.7616
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Long
|
1
|
526.1300
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Long
|
65
|
525.6746
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Long
|
1,382
|
528.3190
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Long
|
2,666
|
528.1399
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Long
|
8,488
|
528.1564
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Long
|
11,923
|
526.4407
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Long
|
16,855
|
43.0300
AUD
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Long
|
27,171
|
528.1533
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
1
|
526.1300
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
124
|
22.7101
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
140
|
22.2972
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
200
|
22.5000
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
209
|
22.4401
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
251
|
22.4953
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
302
|
22.4240
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
324
|
526.1516
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
555
|
22.6616
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
620
|
22.6469
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
633
|
22.3686
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
937
|
22.4534
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
1,382
|
528.4775
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
1,829
|
22.3721
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
3,789
|
22.5162
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
4,537
|
22.2301
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
7,122
|
22.2300
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
8,488
|
528.1564
ZAR
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
8,645
|
22.2300
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
12,596
|
22.3737
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
17,852
|
22.2317
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
22,722
|
22.4063
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
61,437
|
22.2574
GBP
|
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
539
|
526.1569
ZAR
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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:
|
01 May 2024
|
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
|
Telephone number:
|
020 3134
7213
|