BHP Bhp Group Limited

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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 2019(1) .

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

 
 Dividend 102 US cents     Exchange rate       Dividend per ordinary 
  per share                                  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 cents(1)        14.155100                1,443.820200 
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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.

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

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