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Dividend information

Creating sustainable shareholder value is important to us and this continues to be demonstrated by the healthy dividends we pay to our shareholders.

Our Dividend Policy targets for a minimum of 50% of profit after tax to be returned to shareholders as dividends. Dividends are proposed or declared by the Board of Directors based on availability of adequate cash including foreign currency, after meeting capital expenditure and other business requirements for future growth.

Dividend payments by Dhiraagu may be made on an interim and annual basis. in July/August and April/May of each year.

2013 ^[2]

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Dividend

Interim

341,545,559

367,840,000

449,920,000

452,960,000

314,640,000

157,320,000

126,160,000

Final

434,901,344

358,720,000

356,440,000

642,200,000

444,600,000

452,200,000

597,360,000

392,160,000

313,880,000

430,920,000

443,840,000

Total

434,901,344

700,265,559

724,280,000

1,092,120,00

897,560,000

905,160,000

912,000,000

549,480,00

471,200,000

557,080,000

570,000,000

Dividend (per share)

Interim

4.50

4.84

5.92

5.96

4.14

2.07

1.66

Final

5.73

4.72

4.69

8.45

5.85

5.95

7.86

5.16

4.13

5.67

5.84

Total

5.73

9.23

9.53

14.37

11.81

11.91

12.00

7.23

6.20

7.33

7.50

Profit After Tax

483,361,000

700,569,000

724,523,000

840,016,000

897,560,000

905,093,000

941,759,000

732,452,000

813,060,000

909,287,000

896,479,000

Dividend payout %

90%

100%

130%

100%

97%

75%

58%

61%

64%

[1] The calculation based on all dividends declared and paid after January 2012.
[2] In April 2013, the financial year was changed from April/March to Jan/Dec. The reported period for 2013 was for 9 months ending 31st December 2013. An interim dividend was not declared during this period due to timing issues.