Exchange release                                                 

30 October 2024

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.