Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates

RNS Number : 5040F

BHP Group PLC

09 March 2020

 

Group Governance

9 March 2020

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

Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2020 Interim Dividend

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

On 18 February 2020, the Board of BHP determined to pay an interim dividend of 65 US cents per share for the half year ended 31 December 2019. As noted in the dividend determination on 18 February 2020 the currency conversion for Australian cents, British pence and New Zealand cents will be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Election date, 9 March 2020, and for South African cents one week before the Record Date on the JSE Limited, which was 28 February 2020(1) .  

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

Dividend 65 US cents  per share	Exchange rate	Dividend per ordinary share in local currency
Australian cents	0.653900	99.403579
British pence	1.309700	49.629686
New Zealand cents	0.625802	103.866718
South African cents(1)	15.6171	1015.1115

The dividend will be paid on 24 March 2020.

Authorised for lodgement by:

Geof Stapledon

Company Secretary

[phone]

[1]   On 28 February 2020 we announced to the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited the currency exchange rate applicable to the dividend payable in South African cents.

BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077  BHP Group Plc Registration number 3196209
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