BHP will pay its lowest interim dividend in eight years and the bare minimum allowed under its shareholder returns policy as slowing Chinese steel demand drove profits lower.
Shareholders will receive a US50¢ interim dividend on March 27 after the miner announced a weaker-than-expected $US5.08 billion ($7.98 billion) underlying half-year profit on Tuesday.
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