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Notice of 2021 Interim Dividend Dates
BHP Group Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BHP
ISIN: GB00BH0P3Z91
15 September 2020
To: Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) cc: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
London Stock Exchange (LSE) JSE Limited (JSE)
Notice of 2021 Interim Dividend Dates
The proposed dates1 for the 2021 Interim Dividend of BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc are set
out below. BHP’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) will operate in respect of the 2021 Interim
Dividend. Full terms and conditions of the DRP and details about how to participate can be found at
bhp.com.
2021 Interim Dividend
Half Yearly Results Announcement and Dividend Determination 16 February 2021
Announcement of currency conversion into RAND 26 February 2021
Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE 2 March 2021
Ex-Dividend Date (JSE) 3 March 2021
Ex-Dividend Date (ASX, LSE and NYSE2) 4 March 2021
Record Date 5 March 2021
DRP and Currency Election date (including announcement of currency 8 March 2021
conversion ASX and LSE)
Payment Date 23 March 2021
DRP Allocation Date (ASX and LSE) within ten business days after the 6 April 2021
payment date
DRP Allocation Date (JSE), subject to the purchase of shares by the 6 April 2021
Transfer Secretaries in the open market, CSDP accounts
credited/updated on or about3
BHP Group 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 3 March 2021 and 5 March
2021 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted
between the dates of 26 February 2021 and 5 March 2021 (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 Group 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 all shares actually purchased
to satisfy DRP elections. The Allocation Price applicable to each exchange will made available at
bhp.com/DRP4.
Authorised for lodgement by:
Geof Stapledon
Company Secretary
1 Dates are subject to change.
2 BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc shares are listed in the form of American Depositary Shares
(ADSs) and traded as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the NYSE. Each ADS represents
two ordinary shares.
3 Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited as the Transfer Secretary will notify Strate and
CSDPs when the price and allocation date is known.
4 In the case of BHP Group Limited, the allocation price will also be released via the ASX using
Appendix 3A.1 in accordance with ASX requirements.
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited
BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Group Plc Registration number 3196209
LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1E 5LB United Kingdom
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Group is headquartered in Australia
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Date: 15-09-2020 07:05:00
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