Bhp Group Limited SEC Filings

BHP Group Limited furnished CEO and Chair addresses for its 2025 AGM, highlighting strong operational and financial performance. The company reaffirmed its policy to pay at least 50% of Underlying attributable profit as dividends and set a 60% payout ratio for the final dividend, taking full‑year dividends to US$5.6 billion.

Management reported record output at Western Australian Iron Ore and record overall copper production, with copper volumes up 28% over three years. BHP delivered a 20.6% return on capital employed and a 53% EBITDA margin. It contributed almost US$47 billion to host economies, including about US$10 billion in taxes and royalties, an effective tax rate of about 45%. Safety improved, with a 63% reduction in high‑potential injury frequency over five years, and the workforce reached gender balance.

The portfolio is increasingly copper‑weighted, with 45% of EBITDA from copper. Growth options include South Australia, Chile, the Vicuña JV in Argentina, a 45% interest in Resolution Copper (Arizona), and the Jansen potash project, targeting first production in mid‑2027.

BHP Group (BHP) posted a solid Q1 FY26 operational start. Copper production was 494 kt, up 4% year over year, helped by record concentrator throughput at Escondida. Iron ore production was 64 Mt, down 1%, as Western Australia Iron Ore completed significant planned maintenance, including a car dumper rebuild finished about 8% ahead of schedule. Steelmaking coal reached 4.9 Mt, up 8%, while energy coal was 3.5 Mt, down 4%. Average realised prices moved mixed: copper US$4.59/lb (up 8%), iron ore US$84.04/wmt (up 5%), steelmaking coal US$180.67/t (down 16%), and energy coal US$95.18/t (down 23%).

Full‑year production guidance remains unchanged across major commodities, including copper at 1,800–2,000 kt and WAIO at 251–262 Mt (284–296 Mt on a 100% basis). The company advanced key growth and decarbonisation milestones: environmental approval for the Laguna Seca Expansion at Escondida and Copper South Australia’s largest renewable electricity agreement. In Canada, Jansen Stage 1 is 73% complete and Stage 2 is 13% complete. BHP also executed EUR 1.4 bn and US$1.5 bn in bonds and refinanced its US$5.5 bn revolving credit facility, underscoring balance sheet strength.

BHP is calling its 2025 Annual General Meeting for 23 October 2025 in Melbourne and invites shareholders to attend in person, by webcast or by lodging proxies in advance. The Notice highlights FY2025 operational and financial outcomes: dividends totalling 110 US cents per share (total US$5.6bn, 55% of underlying attributable profit); profit from operations US$19.5bn; underlying earnings per share 200 USc (prior year 269.5 USc); and key production records for copper and iron ore. The company reports a strong growth pipeline including Jansen potash (68% complete, first potash mid-CY2027) and increased exposure to copper, iron ore and potash. Safety and sustainability metrics cited include zero fatalities and a reported 41.3% female employee representation by CY2025. The Notice seeks shareholder votes on director re-elections (Items 2–9), adoption of the Remuneration Report (Item 10) and approval for equity grants to the CEO including LTIP Performance Rights representing 200% of base salary (Item 11).

BHP Group Limited filed an insider disclosure reporting multiple director-related transactions dated 2025-08-22. The filing lists a series of nil-priced entries and matched purchases at AUD $42.22. Across the reported lines, 118,871 shares were acquired at AUD $42.22 each and 286,455 shares were recorded as nil-priced entries (likely awards or transfers), all tied to transactions reported for the same date. The report names director Mike Henry and is signed by Stefanie Wilkinson, Group Company Secretary, on August 29, 2025. The disclosure provides transaction dates, prices, volumes, and confirms corporate filing details without additional commentary on purpose or broader financial impact.