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

December 2, 2022

 

 

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)

 

 

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NEWS RELEASE

 

Release Time		IMMEDIATE
Date		2 December 2022
Release Number		39/22

Update - United Kingdom group action

BHP Group Limited and BHP Group (UK) Limited (formerly BHP Group Plc) are defendants to a group action claim brought by claimants in the English High Court seeking damages for alleged losses in relation to the Fundão Dam collapse in 2015 (the English Proceedings). The Fundão Dam was owned and operated by Samarco, a non-operated joint venture between BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda (BHP Brasil) (a subsidiary of BHP Group Limited) and Vale S.A. (Vale). Each of BHP Brasil and Vale holds 50 per cent of Samarco.

BHP Group Limited and BHP Group (UK) Limited have today filed their defence and a contribution claim against Vale in connection with the English Proceedings. In their defence, BHP Group Limited and BHP Group (UK) Limited deny the claims in their entirety. The contribution claim contends that if the defence of BHP Group Limited and BHP Group (UK) Limited is not successful and they are ordered to pay damages to the claimants in the English Proceedings, Vale should contribute to any amount payable. The contribution claim is a necessary procedural step given that Vale was not included as a defendant to the English Proceedings. The English High Court is expected to hear the contribution claim together with the main English Proceedings.

BHP will continue to defend the English Proceedings, which it believes are unnecessary because they duplicate matters already covered by the existing and ongoing work of the Renova Foundation and legal proceedings in Brazil.

BHP Brasil remains committed to continue working with Samarco and Vale to support the local remediation efforts in Brazil through the Renova Foundation. Those efforts have already provided approximately US$2.3 billion in compensation and direct financial aid in relation to the dam failure to 388,000 people to 30 June 2022.

Authorised for lodgement by:
Stefanie Wilkinson
Group Company Secretary
Media Relations		Investor Relations
Email: media.relations@bhp.com		Email: investor.relations@bhp.com
Australia and Asia		Australia and Asia
Gabrielle Notley		Dinesh Bishop
Tel: +61 3 9609 3830		Mobile: +61 407 033 909
Mobile: +61 411 071 715
Europe, Middle East and Africa		Europe, Middle East and Africa
Neil Burrows		James Bell
Tel: +44 20 7802 7484		Tel: +44 2078 027 144
Mobile: +44 7786 661 683		Mobile: +44 7961 636 432
Americas		Americas
Renata Fernandaz		Monica Nettleton
Mobile: +56 9 8229 5357		Mobile: +1 (416) 518-6293

BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077

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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 is headquartered in Australia

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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
Date: December 2, 2022						By:		/s/ Stefanie Wilkinson
						Name:		Stefanie Wilkinson
						Title:		Group Company Secretary