Dividend Information
Share Statistics
|
Financial Year Ending 31 December
|
| 2006 |
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
| Return on Average Shareholder Funds |
(%) |
23 |
27
|
26
|
12
|
12
|
| Earning per share |
($)* |
0.564**** |
0.674****
|
0.406 |
0.154
|
0.148
|
| Effective tax rate |
% |
33 |
32
|
35
|
38
|
39 |
History of Dividends Declared
|
| Interim** |
August |
cps |
10
|
10
|
10
|
6
|
10
|
| |
Dividend declared |
$'000's
|
24,000 |
24,000
|
24,000
|
14,400
|
24,000
|
| |
Supplem-
entary |
$'000's |
666
|
637
|
652
|
382
|
642
|
| |
Imputation credits*** |
$'000's |
11,155
|
11,184
|
11,169
|
6,710
|
11,178
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Final** |
Febuary |
cps |
35
|
22.5
|
20
|
6
|
5
|
| |
Dividend declared |
$'000's
|
84,000 |
54,000
|
48,000
|
14,400
|
12,000
|
| |
Supplem-
entary |
$'000's |
2,317 |
1,531
|
1,308
|
384
|
321
|
| |
Imputation credits*** |
$'000's
|
39,056
|
25,066
|
22,334
|
6,709
|
5,589
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
Dividends Declared |
cps |
45 |
32.5
|
30
|
12
|
15
|
| |
|
$'000's
|
108,000
|
78,000
|
72,000
|
28,800
|
36,000
|
| |
Supplem-
entary |
$'000's
|
2,983
|
2,168
|
1,960
|
776
|
963
|
| |
Imputation credits***
|
$'000's |
50,211
|
36,250
|
33,503
|
13,419 |
16,767
|
* In October 2005, there was a 10 for 1 share split. For purposes of comparison, the statistics for all years prior to 2005 have been adjusted as if the split applied in those years also. The assumption for each year is 240,000,000 shares of $0.10 value.
** Interim dividends are declared in August of each year for payment in September. Final dividends are declared in February following the end of the financial year, payable in March.
*** Imputation credits disclosed in this table are net of the supplementary dividend.
**** Earnings per share are based on NZ IFRS restated profit for the 2005 and 2006 financial years