Fortescue Metals : Dividend/Distribution

Notification of dividend / distribution

Announcement Summary

Entity name

FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LTD

Security on which the Distribution will be paid

FMG - ORDINARY FULLY PAID

Announcement Type

New announcement

Date of this announcement

Wednesday February 19, 2020

Distribution Amount

$ 0.76000000

Ex Date

Monday March 2, 2020

Record Date

Tuesday March 3, 2020

Payment Date

Monday April 6, 2020

DRP election date

Wednesday March 4, 2020 17:00:00

Additional Information

Interim dividend for six months ending 31 December 2019

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Announcement Details

Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

1.1 Name of +Entity

FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LTD

1.2	Registered Number Type	Registration Number
ABN	57002594872
1.3	ASX issuer code
FMG

1. The announcement is New announcement
2. Date of this announcement

Wednesday February 19, 2020

1.6 ASX +Security Code

FMG

ASX +Security Description

ORDINARY FULLY PAID

Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details

2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution

Ordinary

2A.2 The Dividend/distribution:

relates to a period of six months

2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending ended/ending (date)

Tuesday December 31, 2019

2A.4 +Record Date

Tuesday March 3, 2020

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2A.5 Ex Date

Monday March 2, 2020

2A.6 Payment Date

Monday April 6, 2020

2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution before business day 0 of the timetable?

Security holder approval

Court approval

Lodgement of court order with +ASIC

ACCC approval

FIRB approval

Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the timetable for the dividend/distribution.

No

2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency")

AUD - Australian Dollar

2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount per +security (in primary currency) for all dividends/distributions notified in this form

$ 0.76000000

2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements relating to the currency in which the dividend/distribution is paid to securityholders that it wishes to disclose to the market? No

2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for dividends/distributions on this +security?

We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)

2A.11a If the +entity has a DRP, is the DRP applicable to this dividend/distribution?

Yes

2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information apart from franking?

No

Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution

3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at this time?

No

2A.11a(i) DRP Status in respect of this dividend/distribution

Full DRP

3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount per +security

$

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3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per security

$ 0.76000000

3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked? Yes

3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is franked

3A.2a Is the ordinary dividend/distribution fully franked? Yes

3A.3a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking credit

(%)

100.0000 %

30.0000 %

3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked amount per +security

$ 0.76000000

3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount

$ 0.00000000

3A.7 Ordinary dividend/distribution conduit foreign income amount per security

$ 0.00000000

3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked

0.0000 %

Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)

4A.1 What is the default option if +security holders do not indicate whether they want to participate in the DRP? Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment)

4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of election notices to share registry under DRP

Wednesday March 4, 2020 17:00:00

4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price

Start Date

4A.3 DRP discount rate

0.0000 %

End Date

Thursday March 5, 2020

Wednesday March 18, 2020

4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology

The allocation of price for shares under the Plan will be calculated as the average of the daily volume weighted average market price of all Fortescue shares traded on the Australian Securities Exchange during the period of ten trading days commencing on the second day after the record date of the applicable dividend.

4A.6	DRP Price (including any discount):	4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date
$		Monday April 6, 2020
4A.8	Will DRP +securities be a new issue?

No

4A.9 Is there a minimum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation? No

4A.10 Is there a maximum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation? No

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4A.11 Are there any other conditions applying to DRP participation? No

4A.12 Link to a copy of the DRP plan rules

https://www.fmgl.com.au

4A.13 Further information about the DRP

Part 5 - Further information

1. Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution
2. Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

Interim dividend for six months ending 31 December 2019

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