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 22, 2020
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
Release Time | IMMEDIATE | |||
Date | 22 December 2020 | |||
Release Number | 26/20 |
Changes to Board roles
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.11, BHP advises that, in the light of Susan Kilsby taking on the role of Board Chair of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc (a company of which she has been a non-executive Director since 2015), Susan will step down as:
• | BHP’s Senior Independent Director, and be replaced in that role by Gary Goldberg, effective immediately; and |
• | the Chair of BHP’s Remuneration Committee, and be replaced in that role by Christine O’Reilly, effective 1 March 2021. |
Susan has informed the Board of her intention to retire as a BHP Director during CY2021, no later than the 2021 Annual General Meetings.
Gary Goldberg has been a non-executive Director of BHP since February 2020. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Sustainability Committee.
Christine O’Reilly has been a non-executive Director of BHP since October 2020. She is a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Risk and Audit Committee.
Further information on BHP can be found at: bhp.com
Authorised for lodgement by:
Geof Stapledon
Acting 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 | Tara Dines | |
Tel: +61 3 9609 3830 Mobile: +61 411 071 715 | Tel: +61 3 9609 2222 Mobile: + 61 499 249 005 | |
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Europe, Middle East and Africa | |
Neil Burrows | James Bell | |
Tel: +44 20 7802 7484 Mobile: +44 7786 661 683 | Tel: +44 20 7802 7144 Mobile: +44 7961 636 432 | |
Americas | Americas | |
Judy Dane | Brian Massey | |
Tel: +1 713 961 8283 Mobile: +1 713 299 5342 | Tel: +1 713 296 7919 Mobile: +1 832 870 7677 |
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 | |
Members of the BHP Group which 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 and BHP Group Plc | ||||||
Date: December 22, 2020 | By: | /s/ Geof Stapledon | ||||
Name: | Geof Stapledon | |||||
Title: | Acting Group Company Secretary |