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Share capital (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

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Summary of Share Capital


		BHP Group Limited												BHP Group Plc
		2021 shares				2020 shares				2019 shares				2021 shares				2020 shares				2019 shares

Share capital issued
Opening number of shares			2,945,851,394				2,945,851,394				3,211,691,105				2,112,071,796				2,112,071,796				2,112,071,796
Purchase of shares by ESOP Trusts			(7,587,353	)			(5,975,189	)			(6,854,057	)			(185,054	)			(185,297	)			(274,069	)
Employee share awards exercised following vesting			6,948,683				6,893,113				5,902,588				173,644				222,245				275,984
Movement in treasury shares under Employee Share Plans			638,670				(917,924	)			951,469				11,410				(36,948	)			(1,915	)
Shares bought back and cancelled (1)			–				–				(265,839,711	)			–				–				–

Closing number of shares (2)			2,945,851,394				2,945,851,394				2,945,851,394				2,112,071,796				2,112,071,796				2,112,071,796


Comprising:
Shares held by the public			2,944,982,333				2,945,621,003				2,944,703,079				2,112,057,615				2,112,069,025				2,112,032,077
Treasury shares			869,061				230,391				1,148,315				14,181				2,771				39,719
Other share classes
Special Voting share of no par value			1				1				1				–				–				–
Special Voting share of US$0.50 par value			–				–				–				1				1				1
5.5% Preference shares of £1 each			–				–				–				50,000				50,000				50,000
DLC Dividend share			1				1				1				–				–				–

(1)	During December 2018, BHP completed an off-market buy-back program of US$5.2 billion of BHP Group Limited shares related to the disbursement of proceeds from the disposal of Onshore US.

(2)	4,400,000 fully paid ordinary shares in BHP Group Limited were issued in order to satisfy the exercise of employee share awards during the period 1 July 2021 to 2 September 2021.