Investment PolicyAUI 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 |
|
2009/10 |
25.5 |
|
2010/11 |
26.5 |
|
2011/12 |
28.0 |
List of Directors
Charles Goode
Charles Goode AC, B.Com (Hons)
(Melb), MBA
(Columbia), Hon LLD (Melb), Hon LLD
(Monash). Age 72, Appointed
April 1990. Mr Goode is the
Chairman of the Boards of Diversified United Investment Limited (since 1991), The Ian Potter
Foundation Limited (governor since 1987) and Grosvenor Australia Properties Pty
Limited (since 2008) and Flagstaff Partners (since 2010). Formerly he was a director of Australia and New
Zealand Banking Group Limited (1991 - 2010, Chairman 1996 - 2010) and Woodside Petroleum
Limited (1988 - 2007, Chairman 1999 - 2007).
John Rose
John Rose AO, B.Com (NZ), DipEc (Camb),
PhD (Melb), Hon D.Bus (Melb). Age 75, 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 Wetherall
Peter Wetherall B.E. Hons (Qld), B.A. Hons
(Oxon). Age 55, Appointed November 2001. Mr Wetherall has 30 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.
James Craig
James Craig B.Ec/LLb (Hons) (Adel), LLM (Melb). Age
46, Appointed October 2009. Mr Craig is Chairman of Macquarie Capital
Advisers, Australia. He is a director of Murdoch Children's Research
Institute and Trinity College (University of Melbourne). He also is a
director of a number of private companies, including Australian Stem Cell
HealthCare Pty Ltd. From 2003 to 2007 he was CEO of Macquarie Capital
and Chairman of Macquarie Bank Ltd in Europe. He was founding CEO of
Macquarie European Infrastructure Funds (MEIF) and then Chairman of the MEIF
Investment Committee. From 1998 to 2002, he was Head of Macquarie
Bank's global natural resources advisory business.
Corporate Governance Statement
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Constitution
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