OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Acquired a significant shareholding in Coles Group Limited
- Acquired leading insurance brokers OAMPS (Australia) and Crombie Lockwood (New Zealand)
- Completed construction of $360 million Curragh North conveyor and coal handling system
- Good progress on expansion of CSBP’s ammonium nitrate facility
- Commenced construction of LNG plant at Kwinana, Western Australia
- Acquired Coregas, a major producer and distributor of industrial and medical gases
- Acquired Bullivants, a leading supplier of materials handling, lifting and rigging equipment
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Revenue of $9.8 billion, up 10.1 per cent from $8.9 billion
- Profit of $786.3 million
- Full-year dividend up 4.7 per cent to $2.25 per share
- Operating cash flow up 14.3 per cent to $3.41 per share
- Home improvement division earnings up 25.7 per cent to $528.4 million
- Return on equity of 25.1 per cent
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