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Dividends (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

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Summary of Dividends Paid


		Year ended 30 June 2020								Year ended 30 June 2019								Year ended 30 June 2018
		Per share				Total				Per share				Total				Per share				Total
		US cents				US$M				US cents				US$M				US cents				US$M
Dividends paid during the period (1)
Prior year final dividend			78				3,946				63				3,356				43				2,291
Interim dividend			65				3,288				55				2,788				55				2,930
Special dividend			–				–				102				5,158				–				–

			143				7,234				220				11,302				98				5,221

(1)	5.5 per cent dividend on 50,000 preference shares of £1 each determined and paid annually (2019: 5.5 per cent; 2018: 5.5 per cent).

Summary of Franking Credits

BHP Group Limited dividends for all periods presented are, or will be, fully franked based on a tax rate of 30 per cent.


		2020				2019				2018
		US$M				US$M				US$M
Franking credits as at 30 June			10,980				8,681				10,400
Franking credits arising from the payment of current tax			471				1,194				1,330

Total franking credits available (1)			11,451				9,875				11,730

(1)	The payment of the final 2020 dividend determined after 30 June 2020 will reduce the franking account balance by US$694 million.