BHP pay-out up
NZPA-AAP Melbourne BHP shareholders will have more reason to enjoy the Australian company’s 100th anniversary celebrations next Tuesday with the announcement yesterday of a 40 per cent lift in the company's November dividend to 17.5 cents per $1 share. This represents an increase of 5 cents a share on last November’s half-yearly payout
of 12.5 cents. It also follows closely on the heels of the company’s July 26 announcement of a 20.9 per cent lift in annual profit to a record $752.59M for the year to May 31. The half-yearly dividend, which will be paid on November 27, will involve a total payment of sAustlBo.66M, a 67 per cent increase on the November, 1984, distribution of $108.61M.
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