Signed order on BHP LTD
Updated 7 October 2026
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Companies Act 2006
Notice of change of company name in the matter of company registration no 16965793
In the name of BHP LTD and the application made to the Company Names Tribunal by BHP GROUP LIMITED
On 21 August 2026 the company names adjudicator issued a decision ordering the respondent to the proceedings, BHP LTD to change its registered company name to one that is not an offending name by 21 September 2026, in accordance with section 73(1) of the Companies Act 2006, subject to any appeal. No notification of a notice of appeal to the court in respect of the decision has been received.
In the absence of any application by BHP LTD to change the registered company name, the adjudicator hereby gives notice under sections 73(4) and (5) of the Companies Act 2006 that the company name of BHP LTD is changed to 16965793 LTD. This change is to take effect upon the issue of the new certificate of incorporation showing the change of name, in accordance with section 73(6) of the Companies Act 2006.
Dated 5 October 2026
Rachel Peebles
For the Company Names Tribunal