Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates

RNS Number : 9272M

BHP Group PLC

11 January 2019

 

Group Governance

11 January 2019

To:	Australian Securities Exchange	cc:	New York Stock Exchange
	London Stock Exchange		JSE Limited

Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - Special Dividend

Name of entities	BHP Group Limited	BHP Group Plc
	ABN  49 004 028 077	Registration Number  3196209

On 17 December 2018, the Board of BHP determined to pay a special dividend of 102 US cents per share. As noted in the dividend determination on 17 December 2018 the currency conversion for Australian cents, British pence and New Zealand cents will be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the Record date, 11 January 2019, and for South African cents one week before the Record Date on the JSE Limited, which was 4 January 2019¹. 

The following table sets out the currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend:

Dividend 102 US cents       per share	Exchange rate	Dividend per ordinary share in local currency
Australian cents	0.722000	141.274238
British pence	1.282550	79.529063
New Zealand cents	0.682291	149.496329
South African cents1	14.155100	1,443.820200

The dividend will be paid on 30 January 2019.

Rachel Agnew

Company Secretary

1)      On 4 January 2019 we announced to the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited the currency exchange rate applicable to the dividend payable in South African cents.

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