Australian United Investment Company Limited


Investment Policy

AUI is an investment company which seeks, through portfolio management, to reduce risk and improve income from dividends and interest over the longer term.

AUI's funds are invested predominantly in shares of companies listed on the ASX.

Investments are purchased or subscribed for on the basis of the directors' assessment of their individual prospects for income and growth.  The directors do not invest by reference to any pre-determined policy that any particular proportions of the capital will be invested in particular investment sectors.

Dividends paid for each of the full financial years since 1993 are as follows:
                       Year
 

Cents Per Share
 

                      1992/93 7.5
                      1993/94 8.0
                      1994/95 8.5
                      1995/96 10.5
                      1996/97 11.0
                      1997/98 11.5
                      1998/99 12.0
                      1999/00 12.5
                      2000/01 13.0
                      2001/02 13.5
                      2002/03 14.0
                      2003/04 15.0
                      2004/05 17.0
                      2005/06 19.5
                      2006/07 23.0
                      2007/08 25.0
                      2008/09 25.0
List of Directors

Charles B Goode
Charles B Goode AC, B.Com (Hons) (Melb), MBA (Columbia), Hon LLD (Melb), Hon LLD (Monash).  Age 70, Appointed April 1990. Mr Goode is the Chairman of the Boards of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (director since 1991), Diversified United Investment Limited (since 1991), The Ian Potter Foundation Limited (governor since 1987) and Grosvenor Australia Properties Pty Limited (since 2008).  Formerly he was a director of Woodside Petroleum Limited (1988 - 2007, Chairman 1999 - 2007) and Singapore Airlines Limited (1999 - 2006).

Graeme E Moir
Graeme E Moir B.Com (Univ. of NZ), ACA (NZ), ACIS.  Age 76, Appointed March 1976. Mr Moir is the principal of the investment management firm Moir's Investment Service Pty Ltd (since 1965), is a director of Graeme Moir and Associates Pty Ltd (since 1965), and Diversified United Investment Limited (since 1991).

Dr P John B Rose
Dr P John B Rose AO, B.Com (NZ), DipEc (Camb), PhD (Melb),  Hon D.Bus (Melb). Age 73, Appointed April 2000. Dr Rose is a governor of The Ian Potter Foundation Limited (since 2000).  Formerly he was the Sidney Myer Professor of Commerce and Business Administration of the University of Melbourne, a Director of The Melbourne Business School, and a director of Woodside Petroleum Ltd (1990 until 2005).

Peter J Wetherall
Peter J Wetherall B.E. Hons (Qld), B.A. Hons (Oxon). Age 53, Appointed November 2001.  Mr Wetherall has 29 years experience in the Australian sharemarket as a stockbroker and funds manager. He is the founder and Managing Director of Wallara Asset Management Pty Ltd (since 1995).  He is Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee.

Ronald R Dewhurst
Ronald R Dewhurst. Age 57, Appointed June 2005. Mr Dewhurst has over 30 years domestic and international experience in investment and financial services management. He was a director and Chief Executive Officer of IOOF Holdings Ltd from 2004 to 2007 and is currently Senior Managing Director, Head of International, for Legg Mason Inc., a US based global asset manager. He is a director of Legg Mason Asset Management Australia Limited (since 2009), Breast Cancer Network of Australia (since 2003), National Gallery of Victoria (since 2003) and Pride Capital Partners LLC (since 2002).  Formerly he was a director of Orchard Petroleum Ltd (2005 - 2007).

Corporate Governance Statement

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Constitution

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