BHP is today paying the largest dividend in Australian corporate history - about $30Billion.
Why, at 1:13pm as I post this, has it not yet announced to the ASX what value the dividend will be?
Just to be clear, I am not asking anyone here to give me their calculation of that dividend, or quote to me the principles that will determine the dividend (BHP announced those more than a month ago); what I am asking is why BHP has not announced the two numbers (div and franking credit per share) to the market prior to opening bell this morning?
BHP is today paying the largest dividend in Australian corporate...
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