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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28 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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499067
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0.0098%
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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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499067
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0.0098%
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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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36573
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550.37
ZAR
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545.00
ZAR
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Ordinary npv
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Sale
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36567
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549.50
ZAR
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545.03
ZAR
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TOTAL BUY :
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36573
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550.37
ZAR
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545.00
ZAR
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TOTAL SELL:
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36567
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549.50
ZAR
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545.03
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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30 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.