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RNS Number : 6664S

BHP Group Limited

13 March 2023

 
 13 March 2023 
 
   To:   London Stock Exchange (LSE)     JSE Limited (JSE)

Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - Interim Dividend

On 21 February 2023, the Board of BHP determined to pay an interim dividend of 90 US cents per share for the half-year ended 31 December 2022. Currency conversions are based on foreign currency exchange rates on a single day or an average for a period of days ending on or before the Record Date, being 10 March 2023.

For the interim dividend:

(i) the AUD Australian dollar currency conversion will be based on the average rate over a three day period commencing on 8 March 2023 and ending on 10 March 2023;

   (ii)      the GBP pound sterling currency conversion will be based on the rate on 10 March 2023;

(iii) the NZD New Zealand dollar currency conversion will be based on the rate on 10 March 2023; and

(iv) the ZAR South African rand currency conversion will be based on the rate on 27 February 2023 [1] .

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

 
 Dividend 90 US cents    Exchange rate    Dividend per ordinary 
  per ordinary share                      share in local currency 
 Australian cents          0.660000             136.363636 
 British pence             1.210150             74.370946 
 New Zealand cents         0.610905             147.322415 
 South African cents       18.34130            1,650.71700 
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Shareholders on the Australian, UK and South African share registers who are receiving dividends in AUD, GBP and ZAR respectively will have their dividend amounts converted directly from USD at the relevant exchange rate stated above. Shareholders who have elected to receive their dividends in a currency different from that applicable to their share register will have their dividend amounts converted from USD into the currency of their share register first, and then into their elected currency.

For example, a shareholder on the Australian share register who elects to receive their dividend in NZD will first have their dividend amount converted from USD to AUD, and then from AUD to NZD. The NZD/USD exchange rate and NZD equivalent amount per share stated in the table above are for illustrative purposes only and may differ from the actual rate and amount applied.

The dividend will be paid on Thursday, 30 March 2023.

Authorised for lodgement by:

Stefanie Wilkinson

Group Company Secretary

BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077

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Registered in Australia

Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street

Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia

Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015

The BHP Group is headquartered in Australia

[1] On 28 February 2023, BHP announced the currency exchange rate applicable to the dividend payable in South African cents.

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