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: | 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
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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
| 5947202 | 530.88500 ZAR | 0.00000 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | Sell
| 5655535 | 530.88500 ZAR | 0.00000 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 |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 70072 | 43.42546838 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 167705 | 43.3938823231269 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 12751 | 43.425468 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 23487 | 43.232652 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 5095 | 43.246921 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 528532 | 43.286676 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 2783 | 43.596511 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 454 | 43.144606 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 383414 | 43.146387 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 936 | 43.291122 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 10 | 43.197 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 869 | 43.2698619102417 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 513 | 43.2546978557505 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 410 | 43.176732 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 649989 | 43.15 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 9671 | 22.3892823906525 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 1113 | 22.4239982030548 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 471 | 43.252187 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 10507 | 43.3300211159513 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 28823 | 43.1950001734726 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 27049 | 43.6 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 15181 | 43.6649996706409 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 12298 | 43.195 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 916 | 43.225 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 1568 | 43.644618 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 1021 | 43.603381 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 60925 | 536.14046697 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 18776 | 22.95019386 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 26803 | 22.89354811 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 15452 | 22.711531 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 4 | 22.395 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 10787 | 22.56480391 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 3204 | 22.95019351 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 4583 | 22.89354789 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 73597 | 43.3938826990231 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 310 | 43.3315520480645 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 452 | 43.665 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 285 | 43.1950175438596 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 29 | 43.2251724137931 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 231 | 525.805 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 30919 | 533.32732074 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 43267 | 534.3910768 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 12307 | 530.885 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 3240 | 43.255 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 13781 | 43.444532 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 4669 | 43.16232 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 7466 | 43.257962 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 164 | 43.451131 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 9 | 43.218889 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 17800 | 43.220781 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 134701 | 43.275257 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 8711 | 43.258064 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 558 | 43.220317 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 86522 | 43.226296 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 13700 | 43.2767 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 15612 | 43.221924 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 25000 | 43.17673945 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 23098 | 43.27323 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 6797 | 43.31827571 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 4652 | 43.252973 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 7233 | 43.239405 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 21065 | 43.24410112 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 10945 | 43.187889 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 1638 | 43.686136 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 126677 | 43.27323003 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 12567 | 43.28000597 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 22486 | 43.258137 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 249728 | 43.283838 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 91428 | 43.151814 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 17358 | 43.210296 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 632435 | 43.272866 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 2040 | 43.270172 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 99244 | 43.235827 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 17 | 43.5 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 83061 | 43.179571 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 77 | 43.153701 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 263286 | 43.270734 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 17748 | 43.296357 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 9126 | 43.192785 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 645 | 22.3712558139535 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 116698 | 22.85277315 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 18371 | 22.41407 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 193 | 22.7169906 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 36864 | 43.191737 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 21 | 528.0753 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 79912 | 43.2203804780481 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 288 | 22.607882 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 8521 | 43.233033 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 2432 | 43.175514 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 203122 | 43.295877 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 40778 | 43.22698 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 236 | 43.335847 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 24112 | 43.517051 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 3511 | 43.3163531254628 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 86701 | 43.1992087001626 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 17685 | 43.175882 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 9779 | 43.1982078635341 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 6800 | 43.215031 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 921 | 43.6649945711183 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 634 | 43.3307682411672 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 585 | 43.1950085470085 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 55 | 43.2250909090909 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Long | 129078 | 43.23265173 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2432 | 43.175514 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 454 | 43.144606 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2783 | 43.596511 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 1568 | 43.644617 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 40000 | 43.3738 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 70072 | 43.42546838 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 12751 | 43.425468 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 129078 | 43.23265173 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 936 | 43.291122 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 23487 | 43.232652 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 10 | 43.197 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 5095 | 43.246921 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 471 | 43.252187 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 236 | 43.335847 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 79912 | 43.22038048 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 203122 | 43.295877 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 40778 | 43.22698 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 8521 | 43.233033 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 528532 | 43.286676 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 3511 | 43.316354 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 17685 | 43.175882 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 241302 | 43.393882 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 13781 | 43.444532 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 410 | 43.176732 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 9779 | 43.198208 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 24112 | 43.517051 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 86701 | 43.199209 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 36864 | 43.191737 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 1021 | 43.603379 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 6800 | 43.215031 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 383414 | 43.146387 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 11451 | 43.330104 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 649989 | 43.15 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 1382 | 43.264233 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 235 | 22.7222553191489 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 134 | 22.7622388059701 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 69717 | 22.4539 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 62805 | 22.65545355 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 10003 | 22.47669899 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2090 | 22.57123923 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 1273 | 22.677581 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 405 | 22.680049 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 305 | 22.39050113 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 6092 | 22.5003 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 12891 | 22.58290009 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 3483 | 22.51625112 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 4 | 22.42 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 42966 | 22.5020593060934 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 14302 | 22.547103 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2107 | 22.75142383 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 30919 | 533.32732074 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 12567 | 43.2800059694032 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 4549 | 530.887967 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 35850 | 22.40766154 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 4841 | 530.88587 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 22486 | 43.258137 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 249728 | 43.283838 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 134701 | 43.275257 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2917 | 530.878938 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 5431 | 22.5009 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 83061 | 43.179571 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 2040 | 43.2701724156863 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 263286 | 43.2707336592117 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 37184 | 22.5 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 3152 | 22.79569797 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 150000 | 22.46633053 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 91428 | 43.151814 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 77 | 43.1536471064935 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 77 | 43.2250649350649 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 17876 | 22.79569758 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 1316 | 43.2125715638906 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 8875 | 43.1949994366197 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 9 | 43.2188889 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 126677 | 43.27323003 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 99244 | 43.235827 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 8972 | 22.79569773 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 8614 | 43.2274784514604 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 27049 | 43.6 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 16554 | 43.665 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 10918 | 43.195 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 110 | 43.225 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 3240 | 43.255 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 23098 | 43.27323 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 10945 | 43.187889 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 15612 | 43.221924 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 3095 | 43.2160198873667 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 632435 | 43.272866 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 17 | 43.5 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 1638 | 43.686136 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 4669 | 43.16232 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 164 | 43.451131 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 558 | 43.220317 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 7233 | 43.239405 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 4652 | 43.252973 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 5334 | 43.2554761904762 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 3377 | 43.2621527983417 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 762 | 22.7048818897638 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 17800 | 43.220781 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 8623 | 43.1949994201554 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 813 | 43.2250061500615 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 63585 | 43.2274690491185 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 9126 | 43.192785 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 7466 | 43.257962 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 17358 | 43.210296 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 231 | 525.805 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 43267 | 534.3910768 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 21065 | 43.24410112 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 6797 | 43.31827571 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 6382 | 22.663447 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 13700 | 43.2767 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 1500 | 22.73 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 25 | 22.76 GBP |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 3531 | 43.2160004810875 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 11125 | 43.1950004494382 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 60925 | 536.14046697 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 21 | 528.0753 ZAR |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 17748 | 43.296357 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 6381 | 43.2265176885535 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 1655 | 43.195003021148 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | CFD
| Short | 795 | 43.1950062893082 AUD |
(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: | 29 April 2024 |
Contact name: | Richard Howard |
Telephone number: | +44 (0)207 568 9128 |
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