FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
| (a) Name of exempt principal trader: | UBS Investment Bank, London |
| (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | BHP Group Limited |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | BHP Group Limited |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 25 April 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 this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | NO |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
| Ordinary NPV | Buy
| 2067986 | 23.29776 GBP | 22.76034 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | Sell
| 1514025 | 23.26914 GBP | 22.73752 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 138 | 23.127681 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 46 | 23.13956522 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 2124 | 23.08566855 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 1002 | 546.52782435 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 40351 | 23.005309 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 16923 | 22.7645859986001 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 7270 | 22.9348210021004 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 5013 | 22.917972997299 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 10200 | 22.945495 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 20000 | 44.57239097 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 10000 | 44.37940569 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 10000 | 44.24732876 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 49165 | 22.845254 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 45997 | 547.03954258 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 324 | 23.03 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 1280 | 23.1 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 20054 | 22.867534 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 361 | 22.75 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 36955 | 547.74808416 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 5928 | 546.93118252 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 472 | 549.9045 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 411 | 546.5 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 6967 | 22.88134922 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 116698 | 22.85277314 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 50072 | 22.9835173350376 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 48077 | 22.848570002288 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 9299 | 22.9381030218303 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 7268 | 23.013401210787 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 1574 | 22.8598602287166 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 1021 | 22.9751714005877 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 69717 | 22.9056 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 59106 | 22.99227185 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 8463 | 22.737525 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 6086 | 22.897138 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 5825 | 23.02402918 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 452 | 22.88075221 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 288 | 22.877153 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 60 | 23.11316667 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 8336 | 23.08659069 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 9505 | 23.0740536551184 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 791 | 23.01800253 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2124 | 22.76034369 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 36000 | 22.823123 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 9702 | 23.067782 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 5928 | 546.93118252 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 174 | 549.904538865632 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 411 | 546.5 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 186 | 549.90453701172 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 93 | 22.95828 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 112 | 549.90451013 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 298 | 23.11 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 60000 | 23.101545 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 95680 | 22.82 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 4252 | 22.891439 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 454 | 22.83167401 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 12684 | 22.76426679 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 3966 | 22.94573626 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 36955 | 547.74808416 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 21849 | 22.896401 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2 | 23.075 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2 | 23.09 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2 | 23.07 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 6225 | 23.02897281 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 1002 | 546.52782435 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 45997 | 547.03954258 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 25748 | 22.89144 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 42965 | 22.76426673 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2574 | 22.83167832 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 13438 | 22.94573523 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 3000 | 22.9 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 33848 | 22.76426643 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 1292 | 22.83167183 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 10587 | 22.94573534 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 249651 | 22.85142 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 101342 | 22.9826969075013 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 31934 | 23.0735285275881 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 14215 | 23.0660316567007 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 1157 | 23.0676663785652 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 94 | 23.1123404255319 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 200000 | 22.9578694 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 140749 | 23.044678 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 14226 | 23.1103 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 11138 | 22.869148 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 4699 | 23.110347 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2257 | 22.93675233 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
| Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none " |
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None
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(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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
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None |
Date of disclosure: | 26 April 2024 |
Contact name: | Richard Howard |
Telephone number: | +44 (0)207 568 9128 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
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