Notice of 2019 Final Dividend and AGM Dates
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Notice of Dividend and AGM Dates
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Name of entities |
BHP Group Limited |
BHP Group Plc |
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ABN 49 004 028 077 |
REG NO 3196209 |
The proposed dates(1) for the 2019 Final 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 FY2019 Final Dividend. Full terms and conditions of the DRP and details about how to participate can be found at bhp.com.
2019 Final Dividend
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Preliminary Results Announcement and Dividend Determination
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20 August 2019 |
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Announcement of currency conversion into RAND
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30 August 2019 |
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Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE
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3 September 2019 |
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Ex-Dividend Date (JSE)
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4 September 2019 |
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Ex-Dividend Date (ASX, LSE and NYSE(2))
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5 September 2019 |
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Record Date
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6 September 2019 |
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DRP and Currency Election date (including announcement of currency conversion for ASX and LSE)
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9 September 2019 |
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Payment Date
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25 September 2019 |
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DRP Allocation Date (ASX and LSE) within ten business days after the payment date |
9 October 2019 |
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DRP Allocation Date (JSE), subject to the purchase of shares by the Transfer Secretaries in the open market, CSDP accounts credited/updated on or about(3) |
9 October 2019 |
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 4 September and 6 September 2019 (inclusive), and transfers between the UK register and the South African register will not be permitted between the dates of 30 August and 6 September 2019 (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 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 each share actually purchased to satisfy DRP elections. The Allocation Price applicable to each stock exchange will made available at bhp.com/DRP(4).
2019 Annual General Meetings (AGM)
The 2019 AGM of BHP Group Plc will be held in London on Thursday, 17 October 2019 at 11.00 am (London time).
The 2019 AGM of BHP Group Limited will be held in Sydney on Thursday, 7 November 2019 at 10.00am (Sydney time).
Rachel Agnew
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.
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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