UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May 8, 2019
| BHP GROUP LIMITED (ABN 49 004 028 077) (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)
171 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA (Address of principal executive offices) |
BHP GROUP PLC (REG. NO. 3196209) (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
ENGLAND AND WALES (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)
NOVA SOUTH, 160 VICTORIA STREET LONDON, SW1E 5LB UNITED KINGDOM (Address of principal executive offices) |
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| NEWS RELEASE |
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| Release Time | IMMEDIATE | |
| Date | 8 May 2019 | |
| Release Number | 10/19 | |
BHP to defend Samarco legal claim
BHP notes the media reports today concerning the group claim in the United Kingdom in relation to the Samarco dam failure on 5 November 2015.
BHP confirms that BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc have been served with legal proceedings filed in the Business and Property Courts of Liverpool, England.
BHP intends to defend the claim.
| Media Relations | Investor Relations | |
| Email: media.relations@bhp.com |
Email: investor.relations@bhp.com | |
| Australia and Asia |
Australia and Asia | |
| Gabrielle Notley Tel: +61 3 9609 3830 Mobile: +61 4 1107 1715 |
Tara Dines Tel: +61 3 9609 2222 Mobile: +61 499 249 005 | |
| United Kingdom and South Africa |
United Kingdom and South Africa | |
| Neil Burrows Tel: +44 20 7802 7484 Mobile: +44 7786 661 683 |
Elisa Morniroli Tel: +44 20 7802 7611 Mobile: +44 7825 926 646 | |
| North America |
Americas | |
| Judy Dane Tel: +1 713 961 8283 Mobile: +1 713 299 5342 |
James Wear Tel: +1 713 993 3737 Mobile: +1 347 882 3011 | |
| BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 Registered in Australia Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 |
BHP Group plc Registration number 3196209 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street London SW1E 5LB United Kingdom Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc | ||||||
| Date: May 8, 2019 | By: | /s/ Rachel Agnew | ||||
| Name: | Rachel Agnew | |||||
| Title: | Company Secretary | |||||