REG - BHP Group Limited - Rule 2.9 Announcement

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RNS Number : 2668M  BHP Group Limited  26 April 2024

Exchange release

26 April 2024

RULE 2.9 DISCLOSURE

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR
FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BHP Group Ltd ("BHP")

Rule 2.9 Disclosure

In accordance with Rule 2.9(c) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the
"Code"), BHP confirms that as at the date of this announcement, it has in
issue 5,071,530,817 ordinary shares. There are no BHP Shares held in treasury.
The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of the shares is
AU000000BHP4. BHP's Legal Entity Identifier is WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28.

BHP has a Level II sponsored ADR programme for which Citibank acts as
Depositary. One ADR represents two ordinary BHP shares. The BHP ADRs trade on
the New York Stock Exchange. The trading symbol for these securities is BHP,
the CUSIP number is 088606108 and the ISIN is US0886061086.

 

Contacts

 Media                                      Investor Relations

 media.relations@bhp.com                    investor.relations@bhp.com
 Australia and Asia                         Australia and Asia

 Gabrielle Notley                           John-Paul Santamaria

 +61 411 071 715                             +61 499 006 018
 Europe, Middle East and Africa             Europe, Middle East and Africa

 Neil Burrows                               James Bell

 +44 7786 661 683                           +44 7961 636 432
 Americas                                   Americas

 Megan Hjulfors                             Monica Nettleton

 +1 (403) 605-2314                          +1 (416) 518-6293

 Renata Fernandaz

 +56 9 8229 5357
 UBS (Joint Financial Adviser to BHP)       +44 20 7567 8000 / +61 2 9324 3100

 David Roberts

 Sandip Dhillon

 Calvin O'Shaughnessy

 Campbell Stewart
 Barclays (Joint Financial Adviser to BHP)  +44 20 7623 2323 / +27 (0) 10 0051303

 Philip Lindop

 Adrian Beidas

 Bruce Hart

 Akshay Majithia

BHP Group Limited

ABN 49 004 028 077

LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28

Registered in Australia

Level 18, 171 Collins Street

Melbourne

Victoria 3000 Australia

Tel: +61 1300 55 4757 Fax: +61 3 9609 3015

BHP Group is headquartered in Australia

 

bhp.com

 

Important Notices

Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank ("Barclays"), which is
authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation
Authority, is acting exclusively for BHP and no one else in connection with
the subject matter of this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone
other than BHP for providing the protections afforded to clients of Barclays
nor for providing advice in relation to the subject matter of this
announcement.

UBS AG London Branch is authorised and regulated by the Financial Market
Supervisory Authority in Switzerland. It is authorised by the Prudential
Regulation Authority (the "PRA") and subject to regulation by the FCA and
limited regulation by the PRA in the United Kingdom. UBS AG London Branch and
UBS AG Australia Branch (together, "UBS") provided financial advice to BHP and
no one else in connection with the process or contents of this announcement.
In connection with such matters, UBS will not regard any other person as its
client, nor will it be responsible to any other person for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the
process, contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein.

Disclosure requirements of the Takeover Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of
any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which
it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash)
must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the
offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities
exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must
contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights
to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company
and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by
a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm
(London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer
period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th
business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange
offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant
securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to
the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a
Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1%
or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any
securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals
in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing
concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to
subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and
(ii) any securities exchange offeror, save to the extent that these details
have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person
to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London
time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding,
whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant
securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will
be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by
any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company,
by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see
Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant
securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made
can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant
securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was
first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on
+44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to
make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

 

 

 

 

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