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: | Morgan Stanley Australia Securities Limited |
| (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: | Anglo American plc |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 26 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. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
(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: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
TOTAL: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
| Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | N/A |
| Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | N/A |
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) 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 3(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 | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 244,079 | 43.1500 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 508 | 43.1550 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 164 | 43.1600 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 368 | 43.1650 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 14,068 | 43.1700 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 345 | 43.1750 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 13,068 | 43.1800 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 11,893 | 43.1843 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 943 | 43.1850 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 16,808 | 43.1900 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 6,968 | 43.1950 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 11,908 | 43.1985 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 28,284 | 43.1994 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 58,143 | 43.2000 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 551 | 43.2050 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 7,921 | 43.2100 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 483 | 43.2150 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 21,426 | 43.2200 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 4,610 | 43.2248 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 1,761 | 43.2250 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 75,000 | 43.2285 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 26,166 | 43.2300 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 1,411 | 43.2337 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 8,459 | 43.2350 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 15,892 | 43.2400 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 58,554 | 43.2406 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 226,760 | 43.2410 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 2,208 | 43.2450 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 8,745 | 43.2500 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 2,311 | 43.2550 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 6,267 | 43.2600 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 809 | 43.2650 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 3,105 | 43.2700 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 1,248 | 43.2732 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 414 | 43.2750 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 15,213 | 43.2786 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 3,367 | 43.2800 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 327 | 43.2850 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 29,383 | 43.2874 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 1,895 | 43.2900 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 4,109 | 43.3000 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 4,874 | 43.3050 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 1,173 | 43.3100 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 134 | 43.3150 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 186 | 43.3200 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 183 | 43.3250 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 1,505 | 43.3300 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 15 | 43.3400 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 2,129 | 43.3450 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 842 | 43.3500 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 299 | 43.3550 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 135 | 43.3600 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 106 | 43.3650 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 249 | 43.3700 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 134 | 43.3900 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 112 | 43.4000 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 135 | 43.4050 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 326 | 43.4100 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 122 | 43.4200 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 484,279 | 43.4233 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 21 | 43.4400 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 100 | 43.4450 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 2,543 | 43.4500 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 11,469 | 43.4775 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 466 | 43.5600 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 168 | 43.5900 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 243 | 43.5950 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 178,962 | 43.6000 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 2,939 | 43.6200 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 80 | 43.6300 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 33 | 43.6550 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | PURCHASE | 2,467 | 43.6600 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 613 | 43.1300 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,998 | 43.1400 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 292,731 | 43.1500 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 508 | 43.1550 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 11,769 | 43.1600 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 317 | 43.1650 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 26,739 | 43.1700 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 448 | 43.1750 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 34,657 | 43.1800 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 2,754 | 43.1850 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 26,224 | 43.1900 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 10,235 | 43.1916 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 2,561 | 43.1950 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 121,534 | 43.1979 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 55,055 | 43.2000 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 523 | 43.2050 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 24,730 | 43.2100 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 576 | 43.2150 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 49,574 | 43.2200 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 2,259 | 43.2250 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 45,868 | 43.2300 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 3,332 | 43.2323 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 8,002 | 43.2350 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 87,907 | 43.2355 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 16,336 | 43.2385 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 40,606 | 43.2400 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 2,525 | 43.2450 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 31,930 | 43.2500 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 2,404 | 43.2550 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 27,045 | 43.2600 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 772 | 43.2650 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 31,265 | 43.2700 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 414 | 43.2750 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 22,628 | 43.2800 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 485 | 43.2850 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 24,956 | 43.2900 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 4,335 | 43.2950 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 20,095 | 43.3000 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 412 | 43.3050 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 19,189 | 43.3100 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 134 | 43.3150 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 11,985 | 43.3200 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 183 | 43.3250 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 21,975 | 43.3300 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 5,550 | 43.3326 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 10,400 | 43.3334 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 93 | 43.3350 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 11,349 | 43.3400 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 277 | 43.3450 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 11,314 | 43.3500 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 427 | 43.3550 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 10,265 | 43.3600 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 199 | 43.3650 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 8,131 | 43.3700 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 7,046 | 43.3800 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 170 | 43.3850 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 2,861 | 43.3900 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 7,607 | 43.4000 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 135 | 43.4050 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 4,939 | 43.4100 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 3,306 | 43.4200 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 3,758 | 43.4300 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 2,625 | 43.4400 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 100 | 43.4450 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 20,252 | 43.4500 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 5,171 | 43.4600 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 13,764 | 43.4700 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 241 | 43.4750 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 6,397 | 43.4800 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 7,500 | 43.4853 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 5,959 | 43.4900 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 5 | 43.4950 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 7,401 | 43.5000 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,783 | 43.5100 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 484 | 43.5300 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 229 | 43.5400 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 743 | 43.5600 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 32,566 | 43.5661 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,067 | 43.5700 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,149 | 43.5800 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,689 | 43.5900 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 243 | 43.5950 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 324,813 | 43.6000 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,838 | 43.6100 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,245 | 43.6200 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 467 | 43.6300 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 709 | 43.6400 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,649 | 43.6500 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 33 | 43.6550 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 3,206 | 43.6600 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,141 | 43.6700 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 2,253 | 43.6800 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,418 | 43.6900 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,008 | 43.7000 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,067 | 43.7100 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,010 | 43.7200 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 952 | 43.7300 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 1,122 | 43.7400 AUD | |
| Ordinary NPV | SALE | 657 | 43.7500 AUD |
(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 (ZAR) | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(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 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(ii) Exercise
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
|
(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) |
| N/A | N/A
| N/A | N/A |
4. 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" |
|
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 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" |
|
NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
Date of disclosure: | 29 April 2024 |
Contact name: | Craig Horsley |
Telephone number: | +44 141 245-7736 |
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