Dividends

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

19 Dividends


	Year ended 30 June 2024				Year ended 30 June 2023				Year ended 30 June 2022
	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
Prior year final dividend		80		4,065		175		8,858		200		10,119
Interim dividend		72		3,647		90		4,562		150		7,601

		152		7,712		265		13,420		350		17,720

Dividends paid during the period differs from the amount of dividends paid in the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement as a result of foreign exchange gains and losses relating to the timing of equity distributions between the record date and the payment date. Additional derivative settlements of US$44 million were made as part of the funding of the dividend paid during the period and is disclosed in Proceeds/(settlements) of cash management related instruments in the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement.

Each American Depositary Share (ADS) represents two ordinary shares of BHP Group Limited. Dividends determined on each ADS represent twice the dividend determined on each BHP Group Limited ordinary share.

Dividends are determined after

period-end

and announced with the results for the period. Interim dividends are determined in February and paid in March. Final dividends are determined in August and paid in September or October. Dividends determined are not recorded as a liability at the end of the period to

which they relate. Subsequent to

year-end,

on 27 August 2024, BHP Group Limited determined a final dividend of 74 US cents per share (US$3,752 million), which will be paid on

3 October

2024 (30 June 2023: final dividend of 80 US cents per share – US$4,052 million; 30 June 2022: final dividend of 175 US cents per share – US$8,857 million).

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

per cent.


	2024		2023			2022
	US$M		US$M			US$M
Franking credits as at 30 June		9,165		7,953			7,007
Franking credits arising on the future payment/(refund) of taxes relating to the period		83		(261	)		2,043

Total franking credits available 1		9,248		7,692			9,050

1	The payment of the final 2024 dividend determined after 30 June 2024 will reduce the franking account balance by US$1,608 million.