Your Dividends

Your Dividends

Alumina Limited intends, as far as practicable, to distribute to shareholders all fully franked dividends received.

AWAC's dividend policy

2011 Final Dividend

Alumina Limited announced on 16 February that it will pay a fully franked final dividend of US$0.03 per ordinary share held.  The Record Date for the dividend is 27 February 2012 and the ex date is 21 February 2012.  The payment date is 15 March 2012.

The Dividend Reinvestment Plan remains suspended.

The dividend is determined in US dollars and paid in Australian dollars.  The applicable exchange rate for conversion is the rate determined as at the Record date of 27 February 2012.

Generally, the Board intends, on an annual basis, to distribute cash from operations after debt servicing and corporate cost commitments have been met. Dividends will be fully franked for the foreseeable future.

2011 Final Dividend Currency Exchange Rates

Dividend 3.0 US cents Exchange Rate Dividend per ordinary share in local currency
Australian cents 1.0711  AUD/USD
 2.8009
British pence 0.6754  AUD/GBP
 1.8917


Post demerger dividend history

Payment Date Type Payment Amount $A A centsFranking tax rate % Franked Amount DRP price per share A$
15 March 2012 Final US$0.03 2.8009 30 0.03 DRP Suspended
7 Sept 2011 Interim US$0.03 2.8885 30 0.03 DRP Suspended
18 March 2011 Final US$0.04 3.9430 30 0.04 DRP Suspended
6 Sept 2010 Interim US$0.02 2.2324 30 0.02 DRP Suspended
19 March 2010 Final 0.02 30 0.02 DRP Suspended
6 Aug 2009 Interim Nil n/a n/a Nil
3 Feb 2009 Final Nil n/a n/a Nil
14 Oct 2008 Interim 0.12 30 0.12 $3.15
31 Mar 2008 Final 0.12 30 0.12 $5.67
5 Sep 2007 Interim 0.12 30 0.12 DRP suspended
9 Mar 2007 Final 0.12 30 0.12 DRP suspended
4 Sep 2006 Interim 0.10 30 0.10 DRP suspended
31 Mar 2006 Final 0.10 30 0.10 DRP suspended
31 Oct 2005 Interim 0.10 30 0.10 DRP suspended
31 Mar 2005 Final 0.10 30 0.075 DRP suspended
6 Sep 2004 Interim 0.10 30 0.10 DRP suspended
30 Mar 2004 Final 0.10 30 0.10 DRP suspended
10 Sep 2003 Interim 0.10 30 0.10 DRP suspended
08 Apr 2003 Final 0.13 30 0.13 DRP suspended

 

Pre demerger dividend history*

* The following information represents dividends paid to shareholders of WMC Limited’s pre-demerger businesses, which include results from its then alumina, copper-uranium, nickel and fertilizer operations.

Payment
date		 Type Payment
amount
A$		 Franking
tax rate %		 DRP
10 September 2002 Interim 0.05 30 DRP suspended
15 May 2002 Final 0.13 30 DRP suspended
06 September 2001 Interim 0.16 30 DRP suspended
07 March 2001 Final 0.20 34 DRP suspended
31 August 2000 Interim 0.21 34 DRP suspended
29 February 2000 Final 0.10 36 DRP suspended
22 October 1999 Interim 0.03 36 DRP suspended
20 April 1999 Final 0.03 36 DRP suspended
20 October 1998 Interim 0.07 36 DRP suspended
24 April 1998 Final 0.05 36 4.88
24 October 1997 Interim 0.07 36 5.88
30 April 1997 Final 0.06 36 7.42
31 October 1996 Interim 0.11 36 7.53
30 April 1996 Final 0.11 36 DRP suspended
31 October 1995 Interim 0.12 33 DRP suspended
28 April 1995 Final 0.08 33 DRP suspended
31 October 1994 Interim 0.04 33 DRP suspended
29 April 1994 Final 0.04 33 6.70
29 October 1993 Interim 0.07 33 4.83
30 April 1993 Final 0.03 39 4.82
30 October 1992 Interim 0.05 39 4.25
30 April 1992 Final 0.06 39 4.71
31 October 1991 Interim 0.11 39 4.28
30 April 1991 Final 0.13 39 4.79
31 October 1990 Interim 0.17 39 4.17
30 April 1990 Final 0.13 # (unfranked option)
0.1105 # (franked option)		 Nil
39		 4.87
30 November 1989 Interim 0.17 # (unfranked option)
0.1445 # (franked option)		 Nil
39		 5.42
31 May 1989 Final 0.13 49/51.35 4.71
30 November 1988 Interim 0.13 Nil 4.92
05 May 1988 Final 0.10 49/30.35 5.03
26 November 1987 Interim 0.06 N/A N/A
13 May 1987 Final 0.04 N/A N/A
01 December 1986 Interim 0.02 N/A N/A
14 May 1986 Final 0.04 N/A N/A
02 December 1985 Interim 0.04 N/A N/A
13 May 1985 Final 0.02 N/A N/A