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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: 21 February 2019
To: London Stock Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
cc: JSE Limited
New York Stock Exchange
For Release: Immediately
Contact: Helen Ratsey +44 (0) 20 7802 7540
BHP Group Plc – Notification of Major Interest in Shares
The following notification was received on 20 February 2019 by BHP Group Plc from Norges
Bank relating to major interests in shares of BHP Group Plc.
BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Group Plc Registration number 3196209
LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street
Melbourne Victoria 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
Members of the BHP Group which 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 BHP Group PLC
rights are 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
19/02/2019
or reached(vi):
6. Date on which issuer notified
20/02/2019
(DD/MM/YYYY):
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights
% of voting rights Total number of
through financial Total of both in %
attached to shares voting rights of
instruments (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
3.07 % 0.00 % 3.07 % 2,112,071,796
crossed or reached
Position of previous
notification (if 2.99 % 0.00 % 2.99 %
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 64,753,649 3.07 %
SUBTOTAL 8. A 64,753,649 3.07 %
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 through financial Total of both if it
it equals or is higher instruments if it equals or is higher
Name(xv)
than the notifiable equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold than the notifiable threshold
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
Oslo, Norway
completion
Date of completion 20/02/2019
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