NEWS RELEASE
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Release Time |
IMMEDIATE |
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Date |
10 June 2022 |
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Release Number |
20/22 |
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Merger Dividend
Following BHP Group's (BHP) in specie dividend of Woodside Energy Group Limited (Woodside) shares on 1 June 2022, JP Morgan has completed the sale via bookbuild of the Woodside shares of ineligible overseas shareholders and BHP shareholders that elected to participate in the sale facility, and the Woodside shares represented by the rounding treatment of the in specie dividend.
The average price of the Woodside shares sold was A$29.15.
The following table details the currency exchange rates applicable to the remittance of proceeds from the sale of the Woodside shares under the sale facility.
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Exchange rate |
Average price of Woodside shares sold in local currency |
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United States dollars |
0.7184 |
US$20.94 |
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British pounds |
0.5767 |
GBP£16.81 |
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New Zealand dollars |
1.1135 |
NZ$32.46 |
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South African rand |
11.0749 |
ZAR322.83 |
Proceeds are expected to be distributed to participating shareholders on 20 June 2022 in the currency and manner in which the relevant shareholder is paid their BHP dividends, but in the case of dematerialised BHP shareholders on the South African branch share register, in South African rand only.
BHP will donate the proceeds from the sale of the rounded shares to charity.
Authorised for lodgement by:
Stefanie Wilkinson
Group Company Secretary
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Media Relations
Email: media.relations@bhp.com |
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Investor Relations
Email: investor.relations@bhp.com |
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Australia and Asia
Gabrielle Notley Tel: +61 3 9609 3830
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Neil Burrows Tel: +44 20 7802 7484
Americas
Renata Fernandaz Mobile: +56 9 8229 5357
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Australia and Asia
Dinesh Bishop Mobile: +61 407 033 909
Europe, Middle East and Africa
James Bell Tel: +44 2078 027 144
Americas
Sabrina Goulart Mobile: +1 832 781 6698 |
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BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 Registered in Australia Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 |
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BHP Group which is headquartered in Australia
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