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☐ ☐ ☐ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OR 12 ( g ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021 . OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report For the transition period from to Commission file number : 001-09526 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 ) STEFANIE WILKINSON BHP GROUP LIMITED 171 COLLINS STREET MELBOURNE VIC 3000 AUSTRALIA TELEPHONE AUSTRALIA 1300 55 47 57 TELEPHONE INTERNATIONAL +61 3 9609 3333 FACSIMILE +61 3 9609 3015 ( Name , Telephone , Email and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Title of each class American Depositary Shares * * ** Commission file number : 001-31714 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 ) STEFANIE WILKINSON BHP GROUP PLC NOVA SOUTH , 160 VICTORIA STREET LONDON SW1E 5LB UNITED KINGDOM TELEPHONE +44 20 7802 4000 FACSIMILE +44 20 7802 4111 ( Name , Telephone , Email and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to section 12 ( b ) of the Act . Name of each exchange on which registered Trading Symbol ( s ) ВНР BHP New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Title of each class American Depositary Shares * Ordinary Shares , nominal value US $ 0.50 each ** Trading Symbol ( s ) Ordinary Shares ** BBL BBL Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts . Each American Depositary Receipt represents two ordinary shares of BHP Group Limited or BHP Group Plc , as the case may be . Not for trading , but only in connection with the listing of the applicable American Depositary Shares . Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act . None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . None Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report . Fully Paid Ordinary Shares No □ BHP Group Limited 2,950,251,394 BHP Group Plc 2,112,071,796 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes If this report is an annual or transition report , indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes No ☑ Note - Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes ☑ No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ☑No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 冈 Accelerated filer Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards † provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . † The term " new or revised financial accounting standard " refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5 , 2012 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing : U.S. GAAP " International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting International Accounting Standards Board If " Other " has been checked in response to the previous question , indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow . Item 17 Item 18 If this is an annual report , indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No ☑ Other