FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS
IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
1. KEY
INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal
trader:
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UBS South Africa (Pty)
Limited
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in
relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
Use a
separate form for each offeror/offeree
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BHP GROUP LIMITED
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(c) Name of the party to the offer
with which exempt principal trader is connected:
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BHP GROUP LIMITED
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(d)
Date position held/dealing undertaken:
For an open
position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the
disclosure
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09 May 2024
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(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"
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No
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2. POSITIONS
OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(b), 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:
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Ordinary
npv
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Interests
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Short
positions
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Number
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%
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Number
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%
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440421
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0.0087%
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0
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0.0%
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(2) Cash-settled
derivatives:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives
(including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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440421
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0.0087%
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0
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0.0
%
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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:
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Details, including nature of the
rights concerned and relevant percentages:
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3. DEALINGS
(IF ANY) 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
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Purchase/sale
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Total number of securities
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Highest
price per unit paid/received
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Lowest
price per unit paid/received
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Ordinary npv
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Purchase
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46020
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527.08
ZAR
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521.61
ZAR
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Ordinary npv
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Sale
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24584
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527.21
ZAR
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523.6 ZAR
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TOTAL BUY :
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46020
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527.08
ZAR
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521.61
ZAR
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TOTAL SELL:
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24584
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527.21
ZAR
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523.6 ZAR
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(b) Cash-settled
derivative transactions
Class of
relevant security
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Product
description
e.g.
CFD
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Nature of
dealing
e.g.
opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short position
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Number of
reference securities
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Price per
unit
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(c) Stock-settled
derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing,
selling, purchasing or varying
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Product
description e.g. call option
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Writing,
purchasing, selling, varying etc.
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Number of
securities to which option relates
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Exercise
price per unit
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Type
e.g.
American, European etc.
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Expiry
date
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Option
money paid/ received per unit
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(ii)
Exercise
Class of
relevant security
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Product
description
e.g. call
option
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Exercising/ exercised against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise
price per unit
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(d) Other dealings
(including subscribing for new securities)
Class of
relevant security
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Nature of
dealing
e.g.
subscription, conversion
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Details
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Price per
unit (if applicable)
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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 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
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(c)
Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open
Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date
of disclosure:
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10 May 2024
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Contact name:
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Christal Raj
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Telephone number:
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+27 11 322 7258
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a
Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the
Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk
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.