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Merger Dividend

10th Jun 2022 07:00

RNS Number : 4140O

BHP Group Limited

10 June 2022

NEWS RELEASE

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 dollars	0.7184	US$20.94
British pounds	0.5767	GBP£16.81
New Zealand dollars	1.1135	NZ$32.46
South African rand	11.0749	ZAR322.83

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

Media Relations Email: [email protected]		Investor Relations Email: [email protected]

Australia and Asia Gabrielle Notley Tel: +61 3 9609 3830 Mobile: +61 411 071 715 Europe, Middle East and Africa Neil Burrows Tel: +44 20 7802 7484 Mobile: +44 7786 661 683 Americas Renata Fernandaz Mobile: +56 9 8229 5357		Australia and Asia Dinesh Bishop Mobile: +61 407 033 909 Europe, Middle East and Africa James Bell Tel: +44 2078 027 144Mobile: +44 7961 636 432 Americas Sabrina Goulart Mobile: +1 832 781 6698

BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 Registered in Australia Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015

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