Notification of Major Interest in Shares
BHP Group Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BHP
ISIN: GB00BH0P3Z91
Issued by: BHP Group Plc
Date: 25 February 2020
To: London Stock Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Cc: JSE Limited
New York Stock Exchange
For Release: Immediately
Authorised for Geof Stapledon
lodgement by:
Company Secretary
+44 20 7802 4000
BHP Group Plc – Notification of Major Interest in Shares
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 Group Plc.
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited
BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Group Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia LEI 549300C116EOWV835768
LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street
3000 Australia London, SW1E 5LB United Kingdom
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Group is headquartered in Australia
TR-1: Standard 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 BHP Group PLC
attached(ii):
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
21/02/2020
reached(vi):
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
% of voting rights Total number of
through financial in- Total of both in %
attached to shares voting rights of
struments (8.A + 8.B)
(total of 8. A) issuer(vii)
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation
on the date on which
threshold was
4.06 % 0.00 % 4.06 % 2,112,071,796
crossed or reached
Position of previous
notification (if 3.07 % 0.00 % 3.07 %
applicable)
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 Number of voting rights(ix) % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if possible) Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1) (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))
Number of voting rights
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ that may be acquired if
% of voting rights
instrument date(x) Conversion Period(xi) the instrument is
exercised/converted.
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))
Exercise/ Physical or
Type of financial Expiration Number of
Conversion cash % of voting rights
instrument date(x) voting rights
Period (xi) settlement(xii)
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)
% of voting rights
% of voting rights if it Total of both if it
through financial in-
equals or is higher equals or is higher
Name(xv) struments if it equals
than the notifiable than the notifiable
or is higher than the
threshold threshold
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
Date: 25-02-2020 02:30:00
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