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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 January 2022
To: London Stock Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Cc: JSE Limited
New York Stock Exchange
For Release: Immediately
Authorised for Stefanie Wilkinson
lodgement by:
Group Company Secretary
BHP Group Plc – Notification of Major Interest in Shares
The attached notification was received on 20 January 2022 by BHP Group Plc from Elliott
Investment Management, L.P relating to a change of major interests in shares 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
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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 at- BHP Group PLC
tachedii:
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
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii – Acquisition of voting rights as a result of introduction of new holding company following a scheme of arrangement
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name Elliott Investment Management, L.P
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Delaware
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name Elliott International, L.P.
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
18/01/2022
reachedvi:
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 20/01/2022
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights
% of voting rights at- Total number of
through financial instru- Total of both in %
tached to shares (to- voting rights of is-
ments (8.A + 8.B)
tal of 8. A) suervii
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation
on the date on which
threshold was
4.66% 0.32% 4.98% 2,112,057,615
crossed or reached
Position of previous
notification (if 4.66% 0.41% 5.07%
applicable)
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or
reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights
shares
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 98,325,953 4.66%
SUBTOTAL 8. A 98,325,953 4.66%
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 in- Expiration Exercise/ that may be acquired if
% of voting rights
strument datex Conversion Periodxi 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 Pe- cash % of voting rights
instrument datex voting rights
riod xi settlementxii
Equity Swap 27/04/2023 Cash 6,854,768 0.32%
SUBTOTAL
8.B.2
6,854,768 0.32%
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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
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 entityxiv X
(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
Namexv struments if it equals
than the notifiable than the notifiable
or is higher than the
threshold threshold
notifiable threshold
Paul Singer 4.66% 0.32% 4.98%
Elliott Investment Man-
4.66% 0.32% 4.98%
agement GP LLC
Elliott Investment Man-
4.66% 0.32% 4.98%
agement LP
Elliott International, L.P 4.66% 0.32% 4.98%
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 informationxvi
Place of completion London, UK
Date of completion 19/01/2022
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Date: 24-01-2022 08:05:00
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