IMPORTANT:
Please note that the bar chart below utilizes only the declared dividend and any Special dividend. It DOES NOT include
imputation credits (for NZ residents) and /or supplementary dividends (which are for non residents). Information on
Imputation credits and Supplementary dividends may be either found further down this page or on the NZX website.
Distributions and dividends
Reporting period is for the 12 months ended 30 September for years 1999 to 2004, for the nine months ended 30 June 2005 for the year 2005 (reflecting the move to a new balance date), and for the 12 months ended 30 June thereafter.
Dividend (cash)
| Dividend relating to period | Type | Cents per share | Record date | Payment date |
| Year end 30 June 2017 | Total | | | |
| | Final | | | |
| | Interim | 11.0 | 28-Feb-17 | 17-Mar-17 |
| Year end 30 June 2016 | Total | 26.0 | | |
| | Final | 15.0 | 06-Sep-16 | 23-Sep-16 |
| | Interim | 11.0 | 02-Mar-16 | 23-Mar-16 |
| Year end 30 June 2015 | Total | 76.0 | | |
| | Final | 15.0 | 02-Sep-15 | 15-Sep-15 |
| | Special | 50.0 | 10-Jun-15 | 23-Jun-15 |
| | Interim | 11.0 | 04-Mar-15 | 26-Mar-15 |
| Year end 30 June 2014 | Total | 26.0 | | |
| | Final | 15.0 | 03-Sep-14 | 15-Sep-14 |
| | Interim | 11.0 | 07-Mar-14 | 27-Mar-14 |
| Year end 30 June 2013 | Total | 25.0 | | |
| | Final | 14.0 | 04-Sep-13 | 16-Sep-13 |
| | Interim | 11.0 | 08-Mar-13 | 26-Mar-13 |
The Board have decided to discontinue the use of the Profit Distribution Plan as the current capital programme comes to an end, and have reverted to a cash distribution in 2013.
Profit distribution (non-taxable bonus shares with cash buy back opportunity)
| Period | Cents per share | Record date | Allotment and payment date | Non-taxable bonus share strike price |
| Year end 30 June 2012 |
| Total | 23.0 | | | |
| Final | 12.0 | 28-Aug-12 | 21-Sep-12 | 4.87565121 |
| Interim | 11.0 | 06-Mar-12 | 30-Mar-12 | 4.95482499 |
| Year end 30 June 2011 |
| Total | 23.0 | | | |
| Final | 12.0 | 05-Sep-11 | 27-Sep-11 | 5.3460944 |
| Interim | 11.0 | 11-Mar-11 | 31-Mar-11 | 5.840124 |
| Year end 30 June 2010 |
| Total | 25.0 | | | |
| Final | 14.0 | 03-Sep-10 | 27-Sep-10 | 5.7098778 |
| Interim | 11.0 | 09-Mar-10 | 30-Mar-10 | 6.0962532 |
| Year end 30 June 2009 |
| Total | 28.0 | | | |
| Final | 17.0 | 28-Aug-09 | 22-Sep-09 | 6.1998719 |
| Interim | 11.0 | 10-Mar-09 | 31-Mar-09 | 5.6608609 |
Dividend (cash)
| Dividend relating to period | Type | Cents per share | Record date | Payment date |
| Year end 30 June 2008 | Total | 28.00 | | |
| | Final | 17.00 | 09-Sep-08 | 23-Sep-08 |
| | Interim | 11.00 | 07-Mar-08 | 26-Mar-08 |
| Year end 30 June 2007 | Total | 27.00 | | |
| | Final | 17.00 | 11-Sep-07 | 25-Sep-07 |
| | Interim | 10.00 | 09-Mar-07 | 23-Mar-07 |
| Year end 30 June 2006 | Total | 26.00 | | |
| | Final | 16.00 | 08-Sep-06 | 21-Sep-06 |
| | Interim | 10.00 | 09-Mar-06 | 23-Mar-06 |
| Nine months ended 30 June 2005 | Total | 18.00 | | |
| | Final | 10.00 | 31-Aug-05 | 14-Sep-05 |
| | Interim | 8.00 | 13-May-05 | 27-May-05 |
| Year end 30 September 2004 | Total | 25.00 | | |
| | Final | 8.00 | 07-Dec-04 | 21-Dec-04 |
| | Special | 10.00 | 18-Aug-04 | 02-Sep-04 |
| | Interim | 7.00 | 14-May-04 | 28-May-04 |
| Year end 30 September 2003 | Total | 23.00 | | |
| | Final | 17.50 | 05-Dec-03 | 19-Dec-03 |
| | Interim | 5.50 | 23-May-03 | 30-May-03 |
| Year end 30 September 2002 | Total | 20.90 | | |
| | Final | 15.40 | 13-Dec-02 | 20-Dec-02 |
| | Interim | 5.50 | 24-May-02 | 31-May-02 |
| Year end 30 September 2001 | Total | 19.00 | | |
| | Final | 2.50 | 24-May-02 | 31-May-02 |
| | Interim | 11.00 | 16-Nov-01 | 23-Nov-01 |
| | Interim | 5.50 | 18-May-01 | 25-May-01 |
| Year end 30 September 2000 | Total | 17.36 | | |
| | Final | 12.36 | 08-Dec-00 | 15-Dec-00 |
| | Interim | 5.00 | 17-Mar-00 | 31-Mar-00 |
| Year end 30 September 1999 | Total | 15.79 | | |
| | Final | 11.00 | 10-Dec-99 | 22-Dec-99 |
| | Interim* | 4.79 | n/a | 30-Apr-99 |
| *An interim dividend of $28.9 million (equivalent to 4.79 cents per share) for the six months ended 31 March 1999 was paid to the Crown, as owner of the company`s shares during that period. |
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