Profit Distribution & Dividends History
Profit Distribution (bonus shares with cash buyback option)
Period
Rates
(cents per share)
Record Date Payable Date Bonus Share Strike Price
2009 Interim
9.00
4 Mar 09
27 Mar 09
2.5174
2008 Final
10.50
12 Sep 08
10 Oct 08
3.6026
2008 Interim
11.00
12 Mar 08
11 Apr 08
3.8473
2007 Final
12.00
10 Sep 07
05 Oct 07
4.3569
2007 Interim
9.00
14 Mar 07
13 Apr 07
4.5257
2006 Final
14.00
08 Sep 06
06 Oct 06
4.7764
2006 Interim
12.00
10 Mar 06
07 Apr 06
4.8885
Dividend (cash)
Period
Rates
(cents per share)
Record Date Payable Date DRP share strike price
2005 Final
12.00
23 Sep 05
07 Oct 05
4.7506
2005 Interim
12.00
18 Mar 05
01 Apr 05
5.0236
2004 Final
15.50
24 Sep 04
08 Oct 04
n/a
2004 Interim
11.00
19 Mar 04
02 Apr 04
n/a
2003 Final
13.00
19 Sep 03
03 Oct 03
n/a
2003 Interim
10.50
21 Mar 03
04 Apr 03
n/a
2003 Special
10.00
22 Nov 02
29 Nov 02
n/a
2002 Final
11.25
20 Sep 02
04 Oct 02
3.4734
2002 Interim
 7.75
15 Mar 02
05 Apr 02
2.8098
2001 Final
 8.75
21 Sep 01
05 Oct 01
2.5836
2001 Interim
 7.00
16 Mar 01
06 Apr 01
2.2685
2000 Final
 8.00
22 Sep 00
06 Oct 00
1.6964
2000 Interim
 6.00
10 Mar 00
24 Mar 00
n/a
1999 Final
 6.50
17 Sep 99
01 Oct 99
n/a
1999 Interim
 4.25
16 Apr 99
30 Apr 99
n/a
1998 Final
 4.25
18 Sep 98
02 Oct 98
n/a
1998 Interim
 3.00
20 Mar 98
03 Apr 98
n/a
1997 Final
 4.88
19 Sep 97
03 Oct 97
n/a
1997 Interim
 3.25
21 Mar 97
04 Apr 97
n/a
1996 Final
 3.88
22 Nov 96
06 Dec 96
n/a
Dividend rates and DRP strike prices have been adjusted for 1:1 share splits on 16 November 2001 and 14 November 2003