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BHPBill - dividend exchange rate
On 21 August 2018, the Board of BHPBill determined to pay a final dividend of 63 US cents per share for the year ended 30 June 2018.
The currency exchange rate applicable for the dividend payable in South African cents to shareholders on the BHPBill branch register is based on the exchange rate on 31 August 2018 and is set out below:
Dividend - USD63 cents per share
Exchange rate - 14.65450
Dividend per ordinary share in local currency South African cents - 923.23350
The exchange rates applicable to the BHPBill dividend being paid in other currencies will be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the Dividend Reinvestment Election Date, being 10 September 2018, and will be announced to the market.
BHP Billiton Plc shareholders registered on the South African section of the register will not be able to dematerialise or rematerialise their shareholdings between the dates of 5 September 2018 and 7 September 2018, both dates inclusive, nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted between the dates of 31 August 2018 and 7 September 2018, both dates inclusive.
The dividend will be paid on 25 September 2018.
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BHPBill - results presentation
The following document has today, 21 August 2018, been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do:
- BHP Results Presentation Year Ended 30 June 2018
The document may also be accessed via BHP’s website - www.bhp.com
The Webcast for this presentation can be accessed at: https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/mjvmq9cq
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BHP - Samarco update
BHP has reached an agreement to settle the class action complaint filed in the US District Court of the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of American Depositary Receipts of BHP Billiton Ltd. and BHP Billiton Plc between 25 September 2014 and 30 November 2015(1) in relation to the Samarco dam failure on 5 November 2015. Under the terms of the agreement, BHP has agreed to pay the plaintiffs USD50 million, with no admission of liability. The agreement is subject to approval by the District Court.
Governance Agreement ratified On 25 June 2018, BHP announced that various parties(2) had entered into a Governance Agreement which settles the BRL20 billion Civil Claim, enhances community participation in decisions related to the remediation and compensation programs under the Framework Agreement (Programs), and establishes a process to renegotiate those Programs over two years and to progress settlement of the BRL155 billion Civil Claim.
On 8 August 2018, the 12th Federal Court of Minas Gerais formally ratified the Governance Agreement.
Further information on BHP can be found at bhp.com
(1) In August 2017, the District Court dismissed the claims in part, including the claims against current and former executive officers and directors.
(2) The parties the Governance Agreement include Samarco Mineracao S.A., Vale S.A., BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda, the Federal Government of Brazil, the Brazilian states of Espirito Santo and Minas Gerais, the Public Prosecutors Office, the Public Defense Office and other public authorities.
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BHPBill - notice of final dividend and AGM dates
The proposed dates(1) for the 2018 Final Dividend of BHP Billiton Ltd. and BHP Billiton Plc are set out below. BHP’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) will operate in respect of the FY2018 final dividend. Full terms and conditions of the DRP and details about how to participate can be found at bhp.com.
2018 final dividend
- Preliminary results announcement and dividend determination - 21 August 2018
- Currency conversion into RAND - 31 August 2018
- Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE Ltd. - 4 September 2018
- Ex-dividend date (Johannesburg stock exchanges) - 5 September 2018
- Ex-dividend date (Australian, London and New York(2) stock exchanges) - 6 September 2018
- Record date - 7 September 2018
- Dividend reinvestment election date (including currency conversion and currency election dates for Australian & London stock exchanges) - 10 September 2018
- Payment date - 25 September 2018
BHP Billiton Plc shareholders registered on the South African section of the register will not be able to dematerialise or rematerialise their shareholdings between the dates of 5 September and 7 September 2018 (inclusive), and transfers between the UK register and the South African register will not be permitted between the dates of 31 August and 7 September 2018 (inclusive).
Any eligible shareholder who wishes to participate in the DRP, or to vary a participation election, should do so in accordance with the timetable set out above or, in the case of shareholdings on the South African branch register of BHP Billiton Plc, in accordance with the instructions of your CSDP. The DRP allocation price will be calculated in each jurisdiction as an average of the price paid for each share actually purchased to satisfy DRP elections. The allocation price applicable to each exchange will made available at bhp.com/DRP (3).
2018 annual general meetings (AGM)
The 2018 AGM of BHP Billiton Plc will be held in London on Wednesday, 17 October 2018 at 11.00 am (London time).
The 2018 AGM of BHP Billiton Ltd. will be held in Adelaide on Thursday, 8 November 2018 at 10.00am (Adelaide time) / 10.30am (Melbourne time).
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