98/99 Half Yearly Results:: Equity accounted results for announcement to the market

98/99 Half Yearly Results:: Equity accounted results for announcement to the market

Appendix 4B (equity accounted)
 
  Half yearly (tick) Preliminary Final (tick) Half year ended ('current period')
  31 December 1998
 
Equity accounted results for announcement to the market  
     
$A'000  
   
Sales (or equivalent operating) revenue (item 1.1)     up 4.9% to 642,650  
     
Abnormal items after tax attributable to members (item 2.5)     gain of   36,742  
     
Operating profit (loss) after tax (before amortisation of   goodwill) attributable to members (item 1.26) down -65.8% to 137,043
         
             
Operating profit (loss) after tax attributable to members  (item 1.10) down -65.8% to 137,000
         
           
Extraordinary items after tax attributable  to members (item 1.13)   gain/(loss) of 0  
       
           
Operating profit (loss) and extraordinary items after  tax attributable to members (item 1.16) down -65.8% to 137,000
     
   
Dividends     Amount per security Franked amount per security at 36% tax
       
Interim dividend: (item 15.6) Ordinary 9 cents 9 cents
     
 
Previous corresponding period (item 15.7): Ordinary 9 cents 9 cents
 
       
Record date for determining entitlements to the dividend (item 15.2)   15 March 1999

Brief explanation of omission of directional and percentage changes to profit in accordance with Note 1 and short details of any bonus or cash issue or other item(s) of importance not previously released to the market: N/A
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98/99 Half Yearly Results:: Equity accounted results for announcement to the market

98/99 Half Yearly Results:: Equity accounted results for announcement to the market

Appendix 4B (equity accounted)
 
  Half yearly (tick) Preliminary Final (tick) Half year ended ('current period')
  31 December 1998
 
Equity accounted results for announcement to the market  
     
$A'000  
   
Sales (or equivalent operating) revenue (item 1.1)     up 4.9% to 642,650  
     
Abnormal items after tax attributable to members (item 2.5)     gain of   36,742  
     
Operating profit (loss) after tax (before amortisation of   goodwill) attributable to members (item 1.26) down -65.8% to 137,043
         
             
Operating profit (loss) after tax attributable to members  (item 1.10) down -65.8% to 137,000
         
           
Extraordinary items after tax attributable  to members (item 1.13)   gain/(loss) of 0  
       
           
Operating profit (loss) and extraordinary items after  tax attributable to members (item 1.16) down -65.8% to 137,000
     
   
Dividends     Amount per security Franked amount per security at 36% tax
       
Interim dividend: (item 15.6) Ordinary 9 cents 9 cents
     
 
Previous corresponding period (item 15.7): Ordinary 9 cents 9 cents
 
       
Record date for determining entitlements to the dividend (item 15.2)   15 March 1999

Brief explanation of omission of directional and percentage changes to profit in accordance with Note 1 and short details of any bonus or cash issue or other item(s) of importance not previously released to the market: N/A