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Notice of Dividend Currency
Exchange Rates - Final Dividend
On 27 August 2024, the Board of BHP
determined to pay a final dividend of 74 US cents per share for the
full year ended 30 June 2024. 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 13
September 2024.
For the 2024 final
dividend:
(i) the AUD Australian
dollar currency conversion will be based on the average rate over a
four day period commencing on 10 September 2024 and ending on 13
September 2024;
(ii) the
GBP pound sterling currency conversion will be based on the rate on
13 September 2024;
(iii) the
NZD New Zealand dollar currency conversion will be based on the
rate on 13 September 2024; and
(iv)
the ZAR South African rand currency conversion
will be based on the rate on 30 August 2024[1].
The following table sets out the
currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend:
Dividend 74 US cents per ordinary
share
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Exchange
rate
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Dividend per ordinary share
in local currency
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Australian cents
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0.666675
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110.998613
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British pence
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1.307900
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56.579249
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New Zealand cents
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0.614900
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120.344772
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South African cents
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17.64585
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1,305.79290
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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 on the Australian
register may elect to receive their dividend in NZD, GBP or USD.
Shareholders who have elected to receive their dividends in a
currency other than AUD will have their dividend amounts converted
using the AUD/USD conversion rate (above), before being converted
into the currency of payment at the below rates[2]:
NZD/AUD: 0.922338
GBP/AUD: 1.961825
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.
Shareholders on the South African
register will only receive dividends in ZAR.
The dividend will be paid on
Thursday, 3 October 2024.
Authorised for lodgement by:
Stefanie Wilkinson
Group Company
Secretary
BHP
Group Limited ABN 49 004 028
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