BHP Group Limited Merger Dividend (4140O)

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RNS Number : 4140O

BHP Group Limited

10 June 2022

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Release Time     IMMEDIATE 
Date             10 June 2022 
Release Number   20/22 
 
 

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.

 
 Currency              Exchange rate   Average price of Woodside 
                                        shares sold in local currency 
                      -------------- 
 United States         0.7184          US$20.94 
  dollars 
 British pounds        0.5767          GBPGBP16.81 
 New Zealand dollars   1.1135          NZ$32.46 
 South African         11.0749         ZAR322.83 
  rand 
--------------------  --------------  ------------------------------- 
 

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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