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

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RNS Number : 3500Y  BHP Group Limited  25 February 2025

 
BHP Group Limited

Exchange release

25 February 2025

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

 

On 18 February 2025, the Board of BHP determined to pay an interim dividend of
50 US cents per share for the half year ended 31 December 2024.

 

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 average rate over the period commencing on 21
February 2025 and ending on 22 February 2025 and is set out below:

 

 Dividend 50 US cents per ordinary share  Exchange rate  Dividend per ordinary share in local currency
 South African cents                      18.35875       917.93750

 

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 7 March 2025. The applicable foreign currency exchange rates will be
announced to the market on 11 March 2025.

 

The dividend will be paid on Thursday, 27 March 2025.

 

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

Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited.

 

NOTE: Additional information required by the JSE Listing Requirements

 

1.         The divided per ordinary share in local currency in the
table above is stated as a gross dividend.

 

2.         The dividend should be regarded as a 'foreign dividend' for
the purposes of South African income tax and South African dividends tax
(Dividend Tax). Payment of the dividend to shareholders on the BHP Group
Limited South African branch register will be made from the United Kingdom.

 

3.        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.

 

4.         After the Dividend Tax has been withheld, the net dividend
will be 734.35000 South African cents per ordinary share.

 

5.         BHP Group Limited had a total of 5,073,901,188 ordinary
shares in issue at the dividend determination date of 18 February 2025.

 

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

 

7.         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).

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.

 

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+1 403 605 2314

                                            +1 416 518-6293

 Latin America

 Renata Fernandez

 +56 9 8229 5357

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