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Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (South African Rand) - Final Dividend
On 27 August 2024, the Board of BHP determined to pay a final dividend of 74 US cents per share for the full year ended 30 June 2024.
The currency exchange rate applicable for the final dividend payable in South African cents to shareholders on the BHP Group Limited South African branch register is based on the average rate on 30 August 2024 and is set out below:
| Dividend 74 US cents per ordinary share | Exchange rate | Dividend per ordinary share in local currency |
| South African cents | 17.64585 | 1,305.79290 |
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 13 September 2024. The applicable foreign currency exchange rates will be announced to the market on 16 September 2024.
The dividend will be paid on Thursday, 3 October 2024.
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 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 final 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 1,044.63432 South African cents per ordinary share.
5. BHP Group Limited had a total of 5,071,530,817 ordinary shares in issue at the dividend determination date of 27 August 2024.
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 final 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 final dividend including queries relating to Dividend Tax.
The BHP Group is headquartered in Australia
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