Company Announcements

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 2975Z
BHP Group PLC
21 January 2022
 

Issued by:

BHP Group Plc

 

 

Date:

21 January 2022

 

 

To:

London Stock Exchange

 

Australian Securities Exchange

 

 

Cc:

JSE Limited

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

 

For Release:

Immediately

 

 

Authorised for

lodgement by:

Stefanie Wilkinson 

Group Company Secretary

 

 

 

 

The attached notification was received on 20 January 2022 by BHP Group Plc from Elliott Investment Management, L.P relating to a change of major interests in shares in BHP Group Plc.

 

 

 

BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077

Registered in Australia

LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28

Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria

3000 Australia

Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015

BHP Group Plc Registration number 3196209

LEI 549300C116EOWV835768

Registered in England and Wales

Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street London, SW1E 5LB United Kingdom

Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111

 

 

        The BHP Group is headquartered in Australia

 

 

 

TR-1: Standard 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 attachedii:

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

 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify)iii - Acquisition of voting rights as a result of introduction of new holding company following a scheme of arrangement

 

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

Elliott Investment Management, L.P

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Delaware

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

Elliott International, L.P.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

18/01/2022

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

20/01/2022

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 issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

4.66%

0.32%

4.98%

2,112,057,615

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

4.66%

0.41%

5.07%

 

             

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

 

Number of voting rightsix

% 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

98,325,953

 

4.66%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. A

98,325,953

4.66%

 

 

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

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Equity Swap

27/04/2023

 

Cash

6,854,768

0.32%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

6,854,768

0.32%

 

 

 

                   

 

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) issuerxiii

 

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)

X

Namexv

% 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

Paul Singer

4.66%

0.32%

4.98%

Elliott Investment Management GP LLC

4.66%

0.32%

4.98%

Elliott Investment Management LP

4.66%

0.32%

4.98%

Elliott International, L.P

4.66%

0.32%

4.98%

 

 

 

 

 

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 informationxvi

 

         

 

Place of completion

London, UK

Date of completion

19/01/2022

 

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