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Dividends and Financial Results
On 9 April 2009, shareholders received an interim unfranked dividend of 30 cents per share. A final unfranked dividend of 40 cents per share will be paid on 9 October 2009. Total ordinary dividends for the year were 70 cents per share,
up 52% on the previous year.
The CSL Group achieved a net profit after tax of $1.15 billion, up 63% on the previous year. This result was boosted by some one-off beneficial items including foreign exchange earnings associated with the withdrawal from the Talecris acquisition, some one-off tax benefits and other smaller items. Underlying operational profit† was $1.02 billion up 45% on the previous year. Group sales revenue grew 30% to $4.62 billion. Cash flow from operations was up 49%
to $1.03 billion. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) grew 40% to $1.55 billion.
