Updated Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate SA Rand BHP Group Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Share code: BHP ISIN: GB00BH0P3Z91 Group Governance 7 January 2019 To: JSE Limited London Stock Exchange Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (South African Rand) 2019 Special Dividend Name of entity BHP Group Plc REG NO 3196209 On 17 December 2018, the Board of BHP determined to pay a special dividend of 102 US cents per share. The currency exchange rate applicable for the dividend payable in South African cents to shareholders on the BHP Group Plc branch register is based on the exchange rate on 4 January 2019 and is set out below: Dividend 102 US cents Exchange rate Dividend per ordinary share in per share local currency South African cents 14.15510 1,443.82020 The exchange rates applicable to the BHP dividend being paid in other currencies will be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the Record Date, being 11 January 2019, and will be announced to the market. 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 9 January 2019 and 11 January 2019, both dates inclusive, nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted between the dates of 4 January 2019 and 11 January 2019, both dates inclusive. The dividend will be paid on 30 January 2019. Geof Stapledon Company Secretary Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited BHP Group Plc Registration number 3196209 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5LB United Kingdom A member of the BHP Group which is headquartered in Australia NOTE: Additional information required by the JSE Listing Requirements 1. The dividend should be regarded as a ‘foreign dividend’ for the purposes of South African income tax and South African dividends tax. 2. Dividend Tax will be withheld from the amount of the gross final dividend of 288.76404 South African cents per ordinary share paid to shareholders on the South African branch register at the rate of 20 per cent, unless a shareholder qualifies for an exemption. 3. After the Dividend Tax has been withheld, the net dividend will be 1,155.05616 South African cents per ordinary share. 4. BHP Group Plc had a total of 2,112,071,796 ordinary shares in issue at the dividend determination date of 17 December 2018. 5. The dividend will be paid out of retained earnings. 6. For the avoidance of doubt, Dividend Tax, and therefore the information provided in this announcement, is of only direct application to shareholders on the South African branch register. 7. Exchange control approval has been granted for the Special dividend. Shareholders on the South African branch register should direct any questions regarding the application of the Dividend Tax to: BHP Group Plc Branch Registrar and Transfer Secretary Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited Rosebank Towers 15 Biermann Avenue Rosebank 2196 South Africa PO Box 61051 Marshalltown 2107 Telephone +27 11 373 0033 Facsimile +27 11 688 5217 Email enquiries: web.queries@computershare.co.za Holders of shares dematerialised into STRATE should contact their CSDP or stockbroker. Date: 07/01/2019 12:10:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.