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RNS Number : 8373V  BHP Group Limited  08 March 2026

BHP Group Limited

Exchange release

9 March 2026

Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2026 Interim Dividend

 

On 17 February 2026, the Board of BHP determined to pay an interim dividend of
73 US cents per share for the half year ended 31 December 2025. 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 6
March 2026.

 

For the 2026 interim dividend:

(i)       the AUD Australian dollar currency conversion will be based on
the average rate over the period commencing on 4 March 2026 and ending on 6
March 2026;

(ii)      the GBP pound sterling currency conversion will be based on the
rate on 6 March 2026;

(iii)      the NZD New Zealand dollar currency conversion will be based
on the rate on 6 March 2026; and

(iv)     the ZAR South African rand currency conversion will be based on
the average rate over the period commencing on 27 February 2026 and ending 28
February 2026(( 1  (#_ftn1) )).

 

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

 

 Dividend 73 US cents per ordinary share  Exchange rate  Dividend per ordinary share in local currency
 Australian cents                         0.702958       103.846887
 British pence                            1.332000       54.804805
 New Zealand cents                        0.589500       123.833757
 South African cents                      15.92875       1,162.79875

 

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  (#_ftn2) )):

NZD/AUD: 0.838599

GBP/AUD: 1.894850

 

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, 26 March 2026.

 

Authorised for release by Stefanie Wilkinson, Group General Counsel and Group
Company Secretary

 

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+1 403 605 2314

                                            +1 647 828 9830

 Latin America

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 1  (#_ftnref1) On 2 March 2026, BHP announced the currency exchange rate
applicable to the dividend payable in South African cents.

 2  (#_ftnref2) For the secondary conversion, the NZD/AUD and GBP/AUD currency
conversions have been determined by using the relevant exchange rates
specified in the table above.

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