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BHP Group Limited — Notice of Dividend Amount 2019
Aug 19, 2019
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Notice of Dividend Amount
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Announcement Summary
Entity name
BHP GROUP LIMITED
Security on which the Distribution will be paid
BHP - ORDINARY FULLY PAID
Announcement Type
New announcement
Date of this announcement
Tuesday August 20, 2019
Distribution Amount
USD 0.78000000
Ex Date
Thursday September 5, 2019
Record Date
Friday September 6, 2019
Payment Date
Wednesday September 25, 2019
DRP election date
Monday September 9, 2019 17:00:00
Refer to below for full details of the announcement
Announcement Details
Part 1 - Entity and announcement details
1.1 Name of +Entity
BHP GROUP LIMITED
Registration Number
1.2 Registered Number Type
ABN 49004028077
1.3 ASX issuer code
BHP
1.4 The announcement is
New announcement
1.5 Date of this announcement
Tuesday August 20, 2019
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1.6 ASX +Security Code
BHP
ASX +Security Description
ORDINARY FULLY PAID
Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details
2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution
Ordinary
2A.2 The Dividend/distribution:
relates to a period of six months
2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending ended/ending (date)
Sunday June 30, 2019
2A.4 +Record Date
Friday September 6, 2019
2A.5 Ex Date
Thursday September 5, 2019
2A.6 Payment Date
Wednesday September 25, 2019
2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution before business day 0 of the timetable?
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Security holder approval Court approval Lodgement of court order with +ASIC ACCC approval FIRB approval
-
Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the timetable for the dividend/distribution.
No
2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency") USD - US Dollar
2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount per +security (in primary currency) for all dividends/distributions notified in this form USD 0.78000000
2A.9a AUD equivalent to total
dividend/distribution amount per +security
2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for Estimated or Actual? information to be released Estimated Monday September 9, 2019
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2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements relating to the currency in which the dividend/distribution is paid to securityholders that it wishes to disclose to the market? Yes
2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for dividends/distributions on this +security?
We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)
2A.11a If the +entity has a DRP, is the DRP 2A.11a(i) DRP Status in respect of this applicable to this dividend/distribution? dividend/distribution Yes Full DRP
2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information apart from franking? No
Part 2B - Currency Information
2B.1 Does the entity default to payment in certain currencies dependent upon certain attributes such as the banking instruction or registered address of the +securityholder? (For example NZD to residents of New Zealand and/or USD to residents of the U.S.A.).
Yes
2B.2 Please provide a description of your currency arrangements
BHP Group Limited shareholders may have their cash dividends paid directly into their bank accounts in AUD, NZD, GBP or USD, provided that they have submitted direct credit details and, if required, a valid currency election, nominating a financial institution to the BHP Share Registrar in Australia no later than close of business on the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Election date. BHP Group Limited shareholders who do not provide their direct credit details will receive dividend payments by way of a cheque in Australian dollars.
2B.2a Other currency/currencies in which the dividend/distribution will be paid:
USN - US Dollar (Next day) USN GBP - Pound Sterling GBP NZD - New Zealand Dollar NZD
2B.2b Please provide the exchange rates used for non-primary currency payments
Using externally published reference rates (benchmark rates by Central Banks) relevant to each domestic market.
2B.2c If payment currency equivalent and
exchange rates not known, date for information Estimated or Actual? to be released Estimated Monday September 9, 2019
2B.3 Can the securityholder choose to receive a currency different to the currency they would receive under the default arrangements?
Yes
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2B.3a Please describe what choices are available to a securityholder to receive a currency different to the currency they would receive under the default arrangements
US Dollar, Pound Sterling, New Zealand Dollar
2B.3b Date and time by which any document or communication relating to the above arrangements must be received in order to be effective for this dividend/distribution
Monday September 9, 2019 17:00:00
2B.3c Please provide, or indicate where relevant forms can be obtained and how and where they must be lodged
Currency elections or any questions can be directed to Computershare Investor Services (within Australia 1300 656 780, outside Australia +61 (0)3 9415 4020 or online at www.investorcentre.com/contact).
Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution
3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution 3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated estimated at this time? amount per +security No USD
3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per security
USD 0.78000000
3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution 3A.2a Is the ordinary dividend/distribution fully franked? franked? Yes Yes 3A.3 Percentage of ordinary 3A.3a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking dividend/distribution that is franked credit (%) 100.0000 % 30.0000 % 3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked 3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is amount per +security unfranked USD 0.78000000 0.0000 %
3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount USD 0.00000000
3A.7 Ordinary dividend/distribution conduit foreign income amount per security
USD 0.00000000
Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)
4A.1 What is the default option if +security holders do not indicate whether they want to participate in the DRP?
Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment)
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4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of 4A.3 DRP discount rate election notices to share registry under DRP 0.0000 % Monday September 9, 2019 17:00:00 4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price Start Date End Date
4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology
Shares will be purchased on-market on or as soon as practicable after the dividend payment date. It may be necessary to carry out several market transactions to acquire the number of shares required and the DRP price will be the average of the deal prices of those transactions.
4A.6 DRP Price (including any discount): 4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date USD
4A.8 Will DRP +securities be a new issue?
No
4A.9 Is there a minimum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation? No
4A.10 Is there a maximum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation? No
4A.11 Are there any other conditions applying to DRP participation? No
4A.12 Link to a copy of the DRP plan rules bhp.com/DRP
4A.13 Further information about the DRP
Part 5 - Further information
5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution
5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary
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