Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates
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BHP Group Limited
Exchange release
9 March 2026
Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2026 Interim Dividend
On 17 February 2026, the Board of BHP determined to pay an interim dividend of 73 US cents per share for the half year ended 31 December 2025. Currency conversions are based on foreign currency exchange rates on a single day or an average for a period of days ending on or before the Record Date, being 6 March 2026.
For the 2026 interim dividend:
(i) the AUD Australian dollar currency conversion will be based on the average rate over the period commencing on 4 March 2026 and ending on 6 March 2026;
(ii) the GBP pound sterling currency conversion will be based on the rate on 6 March 2026;
(iii) the NZD New Zealand dollar currency conversion will be based on the rate on 6 March 2026; and
(iv) the ZAR South African rand currency conversion will be based on the average rate over the period commencing on 27 February 2026 and ending 28 February 2026[1].
The following table sets out the currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend:
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Dividend 73 US cents per ordinary share |
Exchange rate |
Dividend per ordinary share in local currency |
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Australian cents |
0.702958 |
103.846887 |
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British pence |
1.332000 |
54.804805 |
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New Zealand cents |
0.589500 |
123.833757 |
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South African cents |
15.92875 |
1,162.79875 |
Shareholders on the Australian, UK and South African share registers who are receiving dividends in AUD, GBP and ZAR respectively will have their dividend amounts converted directly from USD at the relevant exchange rate stated above.
Shareholders on the Australian register may elect to receive their dividend in NZD, GBP or USD. Shareholders who have elected to receive their dividends in a currency other than AUD will have their dividend amounts converted using the AUD/USD conversion rate (above), before being converted into the currency of payment at the below rates[2]:
NZD/AUD: 0.838599
GBP/AUD: 1.894850
For example, a shareholder on the Australian share register who elects to receive their dividend in NZD will first have their dividend amount converted from USD to AUD, and then from AUD to NZD. The NZD/USD exchange rate and NZD equivalent amount per share stated in the table above are for illustrative purposes only and may differ from the actual rate and amount applied.
Shareholders on the South African register will only receive dividends in ZAR.
The dividend will be paid on Thursday, 26 March 2026.
Authorised for release by Stefanie Wilkinson, Group General Counsel and Group Company Secretary
Contacts |
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Media media.relations@bhp.com |
Investor Relations investor.relations@bhp.com |
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Australia and Asia Gabrielle Notley +61 411 071 715 |
Australia and Asia John-Paul Santamaria +61 499 006 018 |
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Europe, Middle East and Africa Gabrielle Notley +61 411 071 715 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa Adam Sanderson +44 7884 735 515 |
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North America Megan Hjulfors
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Americas Li Hua +1 647 828 9830 |
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Latin America Renata Fernandez +56 9 8229 5357 |
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