Company Announcements

Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 5040F
BHP Group PLC
09 March 2020
 

 

 

Group Governance

9 March 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

To:

Australian Securities Exchange

cc:

New York Stock Exchange

 

London Stock Exchange

 

JSE Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2020 Interim Dividend

 

Name of entities       

BHP Group Limited

BHP Group Plc

 

ABN  49 004 028 077

Registration Number  3196209

 

On 18 February 2020, the Board of BHP determined to pay an interim dividend of 65 US cents per share for the half year ended 31 December 2019. As noted in the dividend determination on 18 February 2020 the currency conversion for Australian cents, British pence and New Zealand cents will be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Election date, 9 March 2020, and for South African cents one week before the Record Date on the JSE Limited, which was 28 February 2020(1). 

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

 

Dividend 65 US cents       per share

Exchange rate

Dividend per ordinary share in local currency

Australian cents

0.653900

99.403579

British pence

1.309700

49.629686

New Zealand cents

0.625802

103.866718

South African cents(1)

15.6171

1015.1115

 

The dividend will be paid on 24 March 2020.

 

 

Authorised for lodgement by:

Geof Stapledon

Company Secretary

+44 20 7802 4000

 

[1] On 28 February 2020 we announced to the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited the currency exchange rate applicable to the dividend payable in South African cents.

 

BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077                                                    BHP Group Plc Registration number 3196209
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Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000             Registered Office: Nova South 160 Victoria Street London SW1E 5LB United Kingdom

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Members of the BHP Group which is headquartered in Australia


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