Changes to Board roles BHP Group Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Share code: BHP ISIN: GB00BH0P3Z91 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 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited 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 BHP Group plc Registration number 3196209 LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1E 5LB United Kingdom Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 Members of the BHP Group which is headquartered in Australia Follow us on social media Date: 22-12-2020 07:05:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.