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BHP GROUP PLC - Notice of 2020 Interim Dividend Dates

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Notice of 2020 Interim Dividend Dates

BHP Group Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BHP
ISIN: GB00BH0P3Z91


17 September 2019

  To:      Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)                             cc:     New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
           London Stock Exchange (LSE)                                              JSE Limited (JSE)

                                      Notice of 2020 Interim Dividend Dates

 The proposed dates(1) for the 2020 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 2020 Interim
 Dividend. Full terms and conditions of the DRP and details about how to participate can be found at
 bhp.com.

 2020 Interim Dividend

  Half Yearly Results Announcement and Dividend Determination                                                  18 February 2020
  Announcement of currency conversion into RAND                                                                28 February 2020
  Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE                                                                            3 March 2020
  Ex-Dividend Date (JSE)                                                                                           4 March 2020
  Ex-Dividend Date (ASX, LSE and NYSE(2))                                                                          5 March 2020
  Record Date                                                                                                      6 March 2020
  DRP and Currency Election date (including announcement of currency                                               9 March 2020
  conversion for ASX and LSE)
  Payment Date                                                                                                    24 March 2020
  DRP Allocation Date (ASX and LSE) within ten business days after the                                             7 April 2020
  payment date
  DRP Allocation Date (JSE), subject to the purchase of shares by the                                              7 April 2020
  Transfer Secretaries in the open market, CSDP accounts
  credited/updated on or about (3)

 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 and 6 March 2020
 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted
 between the dates of 28 February and 6 March 2020 (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 be made available at
 bhp.com/DRP (4).

 Geof Stapledon
 Company Secretary


 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited


(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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