Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 6288N
Societe Generale SA
08 May 2024
 

FORM 8.3

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Full name of discloser:

SOCIETE GENERALE SA

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.


(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

BHP Group Limited

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:


(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

07/05/2024

(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

Yes: Anglo American PLC

 

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

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(c), 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:

2,073,192

0.04

55,684

0.00

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

61,766

0.00

417,235

0.01

(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

6,200

0.00

28,000

0.00

TOTAL:

2,141,158

0.04

500,919

0.01

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:


Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:


 

 

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), 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 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

5,906

23.0019

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

77

23.04

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

196

23.03

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

45

23.04

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

72

23.03

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

119

23.04

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

128

22.97

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

200

23.04

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

214

22.97

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

280

22.97

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

361

23.04

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

395

23.04

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

430

22.97

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

774

23.04

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

862

22.94

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit EUR

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

600

26.695

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit USD

ADR

Purchase

3

57.48

ADR

Purchase

3

57.49

ADR

Purchase

3

57.49

ADR

Purchase

3

57.49

ADR

Purchase

3

57.495

ADR

Purchase

3

57.51

ADR

Purchase

3

57.54

ADR

Purchase

3

57.55

ADR

Purchase

3

57.55

ADR

Purchase

3

57.58

ADR

Purchase

3

57.61

ADR

Purchase

3

57.62

ADR

Purchase

3

57.62

ADR

Purchase

3

57.63

ADR

Purchase

3

57.63

ADR

Purchase

3

57.63

ADR

Purchase

3

57.64

ADR

Purchase

3

57.64

ADR

Purchase

3

57.64

ADR

Purchase

3

57.64

ADR

Purchase

3

57.65

ADR

Purchase

3

57.66

ADR

Purchase

3

57.66

ADR

Purchase

3

57.66

ADR

Purchase

3

57.66

ADR

Purchase

3

57.665

ADR

Purchase

3

57.67

ADR

Purchase

3

57.67

ADR

Purchase

3

57.67

ADR

Purchase

3

57.67

ADR

Purchase

3

57.68

ADR

Purchase

3

57.68

ADR

Purchase

3

57.68

ADR

Purchase

3

57.68

ADR

Purchase

3

57.68

ADR

Purchase

3

57.69

ADR

Purchase

3

57.69

ADR

Purchase

3

57.69

ADR

Purchase

3

57.69

ADR

Purchase

3

57.69

ADR

Purchase

3

57.69

ADR

Purchase

9

57.65

ADR

Purchase

1

57.4

ADR

Purchase

1

57.41

ADR

Purchase

1

57.415

ADR

Purchase

1

57.415

ADR

Purchase

1

57.415

ADR

Purchase

1

57.415

ADR

Purchase

1

57.415

ADR

Purchase

1

57.415

ADR

Purchase

1

57.415

ADR

Purchase

1

57.415

ADR

Purchase

1

57.415

ADR

Purchase

1

57.415

ADR

Purchase

1

57.42

ADR

Purchase

1

57.42

ADR

Purchase

1

57.42

ADR

Purchase

1

57.42

ADR

Purchase

1

57.42

ADR

Purchase

1

57.425

ADR

Purchase

1

57.435

ADR

Purchase

1

57.44

ADR

Purchase

1

57.46

ADR

Purchase

1

57.46

ADR

Purchase

1

57.465

ADR

Purchase

1

57.465

ADR

Purchase

1

57.465

ADR

Purchase

1

57.47

ADR

Purchase

1

57.47

ADR

Purchase

1

57.475

ADR

Purchase

1

57.475

ADR

Purchase

1

57.475

ADR

Purchase

1

57.475

ADR

Purchase

1

57.48

ADR

Purchase

1

57.48

ADR

Purchase

1

57.48

ADR

Purchase

1

57.48

ADR

Purchase

1

57.48

ADR

Purchase

1

57.48

ADR

Purchase

1

57.48

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.485

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.49

ADR

Purchase

1

57.495

ADR

Purchase

1

57.495

ADR

Purchase

1

57.495

ADR

Purchase

1

57.495

ADR

Purchase

1

57.495

ADR

Purchase

1

57.495

ADR

Purchase

1

57.495

ADR

Purchase

1

57.495

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.5

ADR

Purchase

1

57.505

ADR

Purchase

1

57.505

ADR

Purchase

1

57.505

ADR

Purchase

1

57.505

ADR

Purchase

1

57.505

ADR

Purchase

1

57.505

ADR

Purchase

1

57.51

ADR

Purchase

1

57.53

ADR

Purchase

1

57.55

ADR

Purchase

1

57.55

ADR

Purchase

1

57.55

ADR

Purchase

1

57.55

ADR

Purchase

1

57.55

ADR

Purchase

1

57.56

ADR

Purchase

1

57.57

ADR

Purchase

1

57.575

ADR

Purchase

1

57.59

ADR

Purchase

1

57.59

ADR

Purchase

1

57.59

ADR

Purchase

1

57.6

ADR

Purchase

1

57.6

ADR

Purchase

1

57.605

ADR

Purchase

1

57.605

ADR

Purchase

1

57.605

ADR

Purchase

1

57.61

ADR

Purchase

1

57.61

ADR

Purchase

1

57.61

ADR

Purchase

1

57.61

ADR

Purchase

1

57.61

ADR

Purchase

1

57.61

ADR

Purchase

1

57.61

ADR

Purchase

1

57.615

ADR

Purchase

1

57.615

ADR

Purchase

1

57.615

ADR

Purchase

1

57.615

ADR

Purchase

1

57.615

ADR

Purchase

1

57.615

ADR

Purchase

1

57.615

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.62

ADR

Purchase

1

57.625

ADR

Purchase

1

57.625

ADR

Purchase

1

57.625

ADR

Purchase

1

57.625

ADR

Purchase

1

57.625

ADR

Purchase

1

57.625

ADR

Purchase

1

57.63

ADR

Purchase

1

57.63

ADR

Purchase

1

57.63

ADR

Purchase

1

57.63

ADR

Purchase

1

57.63

ADR

Purchase

1

57.63

ADR

Purchase

1

57.63

ADR

Purchase

1

57.63

ADR

Purchase

1

57.63

ADR

Purchase

1

57.63

ADR

Purchase

1

57.635

ADR

Purchase

1

57.635

ADR

Purchase

1

57.635

ADR

Purchase

1

57.64

ADR

Purchase

1

57.64

ADR

Purchase

1

57.64

ADR

Purchase

1

57.64

ADR

Purchase

1

57.64

ADR

Purchase

1

57.64

ADR

Purchase

1

57.645

ADR

Purchase

1

57.645

ADR

Purchase

1

57.65

ADR

Purchase

1

57.65

ADR

Purchase

1

57.65

ADR

Purchase

1

57.65

ADR

Purchase

1

57.65

ADR

Purchase

1

57.65

ADR

Purchase

1

57.65

ADR

Purchase

1

57.65

ADR

Purchase

1

57.655

ADR

Purchase

1

57.66

ADR

Purchase

1

57.66

ADR

Purchase

1

57.66

ADR

Purchase

1

57.66

ADR

Purchase

1

57.66

ADR

Purchase

1

57.66

ADR

Purchase

1

57.66

ADR

Purchase

1

57.665

ADR

Purchase

1

57.665

ADR

Purchase

1

57.67

ADR

Purchase

1

57.67

ADR

Purchase

1

57.67

ADR

Purchase

1

57.67

ADR

Purchase

1

57.67

ADR

Purchase

1

57.67

ADR

Purchase

1

57.67

ADR

Purchase

1

57.67

ADR

Purchase

1

57.67

ADR

Purchase

1

57.67

ADR

Purchase

1

57.675

ADR

Purchase

1

57.68

ADR

Purchase

1

57.69

ADR

Purchase

2

57.41

ADR

Purchase

2

57.41

ADR

Purchase

2

57.41

ADR

Purchase

2

57.415

ADR

Purchase

2

57.43

ADR

Purchase

2

57.44

ADR

Purchase

2

57.47

ADR

Purchase

2

57.475

ADR

Purchase

2

57.48

ADR

Purchase

2

57.48

ADR

Purchase

2

57.48

ADR

Purchase

2

57.48

ADR

Purchase

2

57.49

ADR

Purchase

2

57.49

ADR

Purchase

2

57.49

ADR

Purchase

2

57.49

ADR

Purchase

2

57.495

ADR

Purchase

2

57.495

ADR

Purchase

2

57.495

ADR

Purchase

2

57.5

ADR

Purchase

2

57.5

ADR

Purchase

2

57.5

ADR

Purchase

2

57.53

ADR

Purchase

2

57.55

ADR

Purchase

2

57.61

ADR

Purchase

2

57.61

ADR

Purchase

2

57.61

ADR

Purchase

2

57.65

ADR

Purchase

2

57.65

ADR

Purchase

3

57.415

ADR

Purchase

3

57.425

ADR

Purchase

3

57.43

ADR

Purchase

3

57.44

ADR

Purchase

3

57.44

ADR

Purchase

3

57.47

ADR

Purchase

3

57.48

ADR

Purchase

3

57.48

ADR

Purchase

3

57.48

ADR

Purchase

3

57.485

ADR

Purchase

3

57.49

ADR

Purchase

3

57.49

ADR

Purchase

3

57.49

ADR

Purchase

3

57.495

ADR

Purchase

3

57.495

ADR

Purchase

3

57.5

ADR

Purchase

3

57.62

ADR

Purchase

4

57.41

ADR

Purchase

4

57.41

ADR

Purchase

4

57.41

ADR

Purchase

4

57.42

ADR

Purchase

4

57.485

ADR

Purchase

4

57.49

ADR

Purchase

4

57.49

ADR

Purchase

4

57.5

ADR

Purchase

4

57.505

ADR

Purchase

4

57.505

ADR

Purchase

4

57.505

ADR

Purchase

4

57.66

ADR

Purchase

5

57.465

ADR

Purchase

5

57.465

ADR

Purchase

5

57.47

ADR

Purchase

5

57.47

ADR

Purchase

5

57.48

ADR

Purchase

5

57.49

ADR

Purchase

5

57.495

ADR

Purchase

5

57.5

ADR

Purchase

5

57.505

ADR

Purchase

6

57.4

ADR

Purchase

6

57.495

ADR

Purchase

6

57.5

ADR

Purchase

7

57.5

ADR

Purchase

10

57.44

ADR

Purchase

10

57.48

ADR

Purchase

10

57.5

ADR

Purchase

12

57.64

ADR

Purchase

16

57.435

ADR

Purchase

17

57.49

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

11

22.77

Ordinary NPV

Sale

3,053

22.94

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit EUR

Ordinary NPV

Sale

5,906

26.7735

Ordinary NPV

Sale

75

26.86

Ordinary NPV

Sale

106

26.795

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit EUR

Ordinary NPV

Sale

67

43.42

Ordinary NPV

Sale

553

43.42

Ordinary NPV

Sale

571

43.42

Ordinary NPV

Sale

811

43.42

Ordinary NPV

Sale

928

43.42

Ordinary NPV

Sale

1,276

43.42

Ordinary NPV

Sale

1,590

43.42

Ordinary NPV

Sale

3,385

43.42

Ordinary NPV

Sale

2,000

43.41

Ordinary NPV

Sale

1,992

43.34

Ordinary NPV

Sale

100

43.27

Ordinary NPV

Sale

113

43.27

Ordinary NPV

Sale

1,152

43.27

Ordinary NPV

Sale

19

43.27

Ordinary NPV

Sale

2,000

43.2

Ordinary NPV

Sale

11

43.27

Ordinary NPV

Sale

8

43.27

Ordinary NPV

Sale

8

43.34

Ordinary NPV

Sale

18

43.27

Ordinary NPV

Sale

579

43.27

ADR

Sale

20

53.5

 

 

 

(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 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Reducing a short position

11

22.77

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 USD

ADR

CFD

Increasing a short position

518

57.5132335869

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 EUR

Ordinary NPV

Listed call warrant

Reducing a short position

500

3.3

Ordinary NPV

Listed call warrant

Increasing a short position

77

13.39

Ordinary NPV

Listed call warrant

Increasing a short position

100

6.955

Ordinary NPV

Listed call warrant

Increasing a short position

5

7.7

Ordinary NPV

Listed call warrant

Increasing a short position

50

6.3

Ordinary NPV

Listed call warrant

Increasing a short position

185

6.5

Ordinary NPV

Listed call warrant

Increasing a short position

83

2.4

Ordinary NPV

Listed call warrant

Increasing a short position

5,000

3

 

 

(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

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

(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)

 

 

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 person 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 person 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?

Yes

 

 

Date of disclosure:

08/05/2024

Contact name:

Paul Jenkins

Telephone number:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

 

 

 



 

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

 

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

Full name of person making disclosure:

SOCIETE GENERALE SA

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

BHP Group Limited

 

2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit

AUD

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Ordinary NPV

Listed Call Option

Purchased

28,000

 47.26

American

20/06/2024

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit

USD

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Ordinary NPV

Listed Put Option

Purchased

6,200

42.5

American

17/01/2025

 

3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

 

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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