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Response to Media Speculation regarding Anglo American plc
BHP Group Limited
BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077
Registered in Australia
Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Share code: BHG
ISIN: AU000000BHP4
Exchange release
30 October 2024
Statement regarding Anglo American plc
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR
FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BHP Group Limited (BHP) notes the press reports of comments made by BHP in response to questions
at its Annual General Meeting on 30 October 2024 regarding Anglo American plc (Anglo American).
BHP clarifies that these comments were not intended to be a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the UK
City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (UK Code) applies, nor intended to carry any other consequences
under the UK Code.
The UK Takeover Panel Executive has confirmed that the comments made will not be treated as a
statement of intention not to make an offer in respect of Anglo American for the purposes of Rule 2.8
of the UK Code.
BHP remains bound by the Rule 2.8 restrictions set out in its announcement dated 29 May 2024 which
apply for six months from the date of that announcement, subject to the reservations set out in that
announcement.
Authorised for release by Stefanie Wilkinson, Group General Counsel and Group Company Secretary.
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited
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Latin America
Renata Fernandez
+56 9 8229 5357
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Date: 31-10-2024 08:15:00
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