Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 0797E
BHP Group PLC
25 February 2020
 

 

Issued by:

BHP Group Plc

 

 

Date:

25 February 2020

 

 

To:

London Stock Exchange

 

Australian SecuritiesExchange

 

 

Cc:

JSE Limited

 

New York StockExchange

 

 

For Release:

Immediately

 

 

Authorised for

lodgement by:

Geof Stapledon

Company Secretary

+44 20 7802 4000

 

 

  BHP Group Plc - Notification of Major Interest inShares

 

 

The attached notification was received on 24 February 2020 by BHP Group Plc from Norges Bank relating to major interests in shares in in BHP GroupPlc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028077

Registered inAustralia

LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28

Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria

3000Australia

Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 96093015

BHP Group Plc Registration number3196209

LEI 549300C116EOWV835768

Registered in England andWales

Registered Office: Nova South, 160 VictoriaStreet London, SW1E 5LB UnitedKingdom

Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 78024111

 

 

  The BHP Group is headquartered inAustralia

 

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i

 

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii :

BHP Group PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer   (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

 

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify)iii:

 

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv

Name

Norges Bank

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Oslo, Norway

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v

Name

 

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :

21/02/2020

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

24/02/2020

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

4.06 %

0.00 %

4.06 %

2,112,071,796

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

3.07 %

0.00 %

3.07 %

 

             

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB00BH0P3Z91

85,812,981

 

4.06 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. A

85,812,981

4.06 %

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

 

 

 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

 

 

 

 

 

                   

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii

X

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity
xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

 

Name xv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

 

11. Additional information xvi

 

         

 

Place of completion

Oslo, Norway

Date of completion

24/02/2020

 

 


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