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Dividends (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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Summary of Dividends Paid


		Half year ended 31 Dec 2019								Half year ended 31 Dec 2018								Year ended 30 June 2019
		Per share US cents				Total US$M				Per share US cents				Total US$M				Per share US cents				Total US$M
Dividends paid during the period (1)
Prior year final dividend			78.0				3,946				63.0				3,356				63.0				3,356
Interim dividend			N/A				–				N/A				–				55.0				2,788
Special dividend			N/A				–				N/A				–				102.0				5,158

			78.0				3,946				63.0				3,356				220.0				11,302

(1)	5.5 per cent dividend on 50,000 preference shares of £ 1 each determined and paid annually (31 December 2018: 5.5 per cent; 30 June 2019: 5.5 per cent).