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RNS Number : 4704Q  Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  30 May 2024

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:                                            Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form  BHP Group Limited
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        Anglo American plc
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    29 May 2024
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES-Anglo American plc
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

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

 

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

 ADR                         PURCHASES         436,902                     60.6906 USD                           59.4256 USD
 ADR                         SALES             440,806                     60.7800 USD                           59.4300 USD
 Ordinary NPV                SALES             708,882                     45.1916 AUD                           45.0000 AUD
 Ordinary NPV                PURCHASES         708,882                     45.1917 AUD                           45.0000 AUD

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position
 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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.
 ADR                         PUT                                   WRITING                                     200                                           60.0000                  American                       21/06/2024   1.7900 USD
 ADR                         CALL                                  PURCHASING                                  300                                           60.0000                  American                       21/06/2024   1.5500 USD
 ADR                         PUT                                   PURCHASING                                  3,400                                         60.0000                  American                       21/06/2024   1.6000 USD
 ADR                         PUT                                   WRITING                                     100                                           57.5000                  American                       21/06/2024   0.8200 USD
 ADR                         PUT                                   PURCHASING                                  100                                           55.0000                  American                       21/06/2024   0.3300 USD
 ADR                         PUT                                   WRITING                                     8,700                                         57.5000                  American                       21/06/2024   0.9000 USD
 ADR                         CALL                                  PURCHASING                                  100                                           60.0000                  American                       21/06/2024   1.5900 USD
 ADR                         CALL                                  PURCHASING                                  1,300                                         62.5000                  American                       21/06/2024   0.7000 USD
 ADR                         CALL                                  WRITING                                     8,700                                         60.0000                  American                       21/06/2024   1.5500 USD
 ADR                         CALL                                  PURCHASING                                  700                                           60.0000                  American                       21/06/2024   1.6000 USD
 ADR                         CALL                                  PURCHASING                                  6,000                                         65.0000                  American                       16/08/2024   1.1500 USD
 ADR                         CALL                                  PURCHASING                                  100                                           67.5000                  American                       15/11/2024   1.5700 USD

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option
 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               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion
 N/A                         N/A                             N/A      N/A

 

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"
 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

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  30 May 2024
 Contact name:        Craig Horsley
 Telephone number:    +44 141 245-7736

 

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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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