REG - BHP Group Limited - Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (ZAR)

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RNS Number : 3070R  BHP Group Limited  28 February 2023

 28 February 2023

 

To:  London Stock Exchange (LSE)    JSE Limited (JSE)

 

 

 To:  London Stock Exchange (LSE)    JSE Limited (JSE)

 

 

Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (South African Rand) - 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.

 

The currency exchange rate applicable for the interim dividend payable in
South African cents to shareholders on the BHP Group Limited South African
branch register is based on the rate on 27 February 2023 and is set out below:

 

 Dividend 90 US cents per ordinary share  Exchange rate  Dividend per ordinary share in local currency
 South African cents                      18.34130       1,650.71700

 

The exchange rates applicable to the BHP dividend being paid in other
currencies will be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on a single
day or an average period of days ending on or before the dividend Record Date,
being 10 March 2023. The applicable foreign currency exchange rates will be
announced to the market on 13 March 2023.

 

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

 

 

NOTE: Additional information required by the JSE Listing Requirements

 

1.         The dividend should be regarded as a 'foreign dividend' for
the purposes of South African income tax and South African dividends tax
(Dividend Tax).

 

2.         Dividend Tax will be withheld from the amount of the gross
interim dividend paid to shareholders on the BHP Group Limited South African
branch register at the rate of 20 per cent, unless a shareholder qualifies for
an exemption.

 

3.         After the Dividend Tax has been withheld, the net dividend
will be 1,320.57360 South African cents per ordinary share.

 

4.         BHP Group Limited had a total of 5,065,820,556 ordinary
shares in issue at the dividend determination date of 21 February 2023.

 

5.         The dividend will be paid out of retained earnings.

 

6.         For the avoidance of doubt, Dividend Tax, and therefore the
information provided in this announcement, is only of direct application to
shareholders on the BHP Group Limited South African branch register.

 

 

Shareholders holding dematerialised shares in Computershare Nominees should
direct all queries in relation to the interim dividend including queries
relating to the Dividend Tax to:

 

BHP Group Limited Branch Registrar and Transfer Secretary

Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited

Rosebank Towers

15 Biermann Avenue

Rosebank

2196

South Africa

Private Bag X9000

Saxonwold

2132 South Africa

Telephone +27 11 370 5000 or 086 110 0634 (within South Africa) on weekdays
between 8:00am

 and 4:30pm (SAST).

Facsimile +27 11 688 5217

Email: web.queries@computershare.co.za

 

Shareholders holding dematerialised shares through STRATE should contact their
Central Securities Depository Participant (CSDP) or stockbroker in case of all
queries in relation to the interim dividend including queries relating to
Dividend Tax.

 

 

The BHP Group is headquartered in Australia

 

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