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Results for the Year Ended 30 June 2021
BHP Group Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BHP
ISIN: GB00BH0P3Z91
17 August 2021
Results for announcement to the market
Name of Companies: BHP Group Limited (ABN 49 004 028 077) and
BHP Group Plc (Registration No. 3196209)
Report for the year ended 30 June 2021
This statement includes the consolidated results of BHP for the year ended
30 June 2021 compared with the year ended 30 June 2020 and the year ended
30 June 2019.
The results are prepared in accordance with IFRS and are presented in US
dollars.
Headline Earnings
In accordance with the JSE Listing Requirements, Headline earnings is presented
below.
Year ended Year ended Year ended
30 June 2021 30 June 2020 30 June 2019
US$M US$M US$M
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Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders........................ 11,304 7,956 8,306
Adjusted for:
(Gain)/loss on sale of PP&E, Investments and Operations............... (50) 4 (52)
Impairments of property, plant and equipment, financial assets and
intangibles......................................................... 2,633 494 264
Samarco impairment expense............................................ 111 95 96
Cerrejon impairment expense........................................... 466 -- --
Recycling of re-measurements from equity to the income statement...... -- -- (6)
Others/1/............................................................. -- 48 --
Tax effect of above adjustments....................................... (60) 54 (64)
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Subtotal of Adjustments............................................... 3,100 695 238
Headline earnings..................................................... 14,404 8,651 8,544
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Diluted Headline earnings............................................. 14,404 8,651 8,544
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Basic earnings per share denominator (millions)....................... 5,057 5,057 5,180
Diluted earnings per share denominator (millions)..................... 5,068 5,069 5,193
Headline earnings per share (US cents)................................ 284.8 171.1 164.9
Diluted Headline earnings per share (US cents)........................ 284.2 170.7 164.5
1 Mainly represents BHP share of impairment embedded in the statutory income
statement of the Group's equity accounted investments.
Variance
30-June-21 30-Jun-20 Variance %
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Revenue (US$M)............................................... 60,817 42,931 17,886 42
Basic earnings per share (US cents).......................... 223.5 157.3 66.2 42
Headline earnings per share (US cents)....................... 284.8 171.1 113.7 66
Dividends declared (final) (US cents)........................ 200 55 145 264
Dividend
The BHP Board today determined to pay a final dividend of US$2.00 per share (US$10.1 billion).
The final dividend to be paid by BHP Group Limited will be fully franked for Australian taxation purposes.
BHP’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) will operate in respect of the final dividend. Full terms and conditions
of the DRP and details about how to participate can be found at: bhp.com
Events in respect of the final dividend Date
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Preliminary Results Announcement and Dividend Determination.................................................. 17 August 2021
Announcement of currency conversion into RAND................................................................ 27 August 2021
Last day to trade cum dividend on Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited (JSE) ................................. 31 August 2021
Ex-dividend Date JSE......................................................................................... 1 September 2021
Ex-dividend Date (Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), London Stock Exchange (LSE) and New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE(1))).................................................................................. 2 September 2021
Record Date.................................................................................................. 3 September 2021
DRP and Currency Election date (including announcement of currency conversion for ASX and LSE) .............. 6 September 2021
Payment Date ................................................................................................ 21 September 2021
DRP Allocation Date (ASX and LSE) within 10 business days after the payment date ............................ 5 October 2021
DRP Allocation Date (JSE), subject to the purchase of shares by the Transfer Secretaries in the open market,
Central Securities Depository Participant (CSDP) accounts credited/updated on or about(2).................. 5 October 2021
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 1 September 2021 and 3 September 2021 (inclusive) and transfers
between the UK register and the South African register will not be permitted between the dates of 27 August 2021 and 3
September 2021 (inclusive). Details of the currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend will be announced to the
relevant stock exchanges following conversion and will appear on the Group’s website.
Any eligible shareholder who wishes to participate in the DRP, or to vary a participation election should do so in
accordance with the timetable 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 each share actually purchased to satisfy DRP elections. The Allocation Price applicable
to each exchange will made available at: bhp.com/DRP(3)
(1) 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.
(2) Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited as the Transfer Secretary will notify Strate and CSDPs when the price
and allocation date is known.
(3) 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.
Short form announcement
This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the directors. It is only
a summary of the information contained in the full announcement available on:
https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2021/jse/isse/BHPE/FY21Result.pdf
and on the Company's website bhp.com.
This announcement does not contain full details and any investment decision in
relation to the Company's shares should be based on the full announcement. The
full announcement is available to inspect, at no charge, at the Company's
registered office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5LB and the
office of the sponsor during standard office hours.
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited
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Date: 17-08-2021 08:52:00
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