FY21 Dividends

Downer will pay a final dividend of 12 cents per share, unfranked, payable on 23 September 2021 to shareholders on the register at 26 August 2021. The unfranked dividend will be paid out of Conduit Foreign Income. 

Downer's  interim dividend of 9.0 cents per share, unfranked, was paid on 25 March 2021 to shareholders on the register at 25 February 2021. 

Dividends for the full year totalled 21 cents per share.

FY20 Dividends

Downer’s deferred unfranked interim dividend of 14 cents per share was paid on 25 September 2020 to shareholders on the register at 26 February 2020.

No final dividend was paid for the year ended 30 June 2020.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) was established in September 2004, providing shareholders with the opportunity to reinvest their dividends in Downer without incurring any brokerage costs. The DRP has been suspended since 2014. If it is reintroduced, shareholders wishing to participate can contact Downer’s Share Registry, via the Managing Your Shareholding section of this website and refer to the DRP Rules.

Dividend History

Record dateDate paidTypeCents per shareFranking (%)CFI (%)DRP PriceDRP discount (%)
25-02-21 25-03-21 Interim 9 0 100 n/a n/a
26-02-20 26-09-20 Interim 14 0 100 n/a n/a
04-09-19 02-10-19 Final 14 50 50 n/a n/a
21-02-19 21-03-19 Interim 14 50 50 n/a n/a
30-08-18 27-09-18 Final 14 50 50 n/a n/a
7-03-18 4-04-18 Interim 13 50 50 n/a n/a
12-09-17 10-10-17 Final 12 100 0 n/a n/a
16-02-17 16-03-17 Interim 12 100 0 n/a n/a
18-08-16 15-09-16 Final 12 100 0 n/a n/a
18-02-16 17-03-16 Interim 12 100 0 n/a n/a
20-08-15 17-09-15 Final 12 100 0 n/a n/a
19-02-15 19-03-15 Interim 12 100 0 n/a n/a
19-08-14 17-09-14 Final 12 100 0 n/a n/a
18-02-14 20-03-14 Interim 11 70 30 $5.00 0
20-08-13 24-09-13 Final 11 70 30* $4.23 0
15-03-13 15-04-13 Interim 10 70 30* $4.25 2.5
1-09-10 1-10-10 Final 16 0 100 $4.25 2.5
9-03-10 9-04-10 Interim 13.1 0 100 $7.32 2.5
1-09-09 2-10-09 Final 16 0 100 $7.86 2.5
11-03-09 14-04-09 Interim 13 0 0 $3.69 2.5
4-09-08 17-10-08 Final 12.5 0 0 $7.51 0
7-03-08 11-04-08 Interim 13 0 0 $6.15 0
4-09-07 18-10-07 Final 8 0 100 $6.11 2.5
9-03-07 13-04-07 Interim 13 0 0 $6.69 5
4-09-06 19-10-06 Final 8 0 0 $5.37 5
10-03-06 13-04-06 Interim 12 70 0 $7.82 5
2-09-05 19-10-05 Final 12 70 0 $5.76 5
4-03-05 22-04-05 Interim 6 50 0 $4.75 5
2-09-04 19-10-04 Final 9.6 50 0 $3.58 5
2-09-04 19-10-04 Special 2 50 0 $3.58 5
15-03-04 29-03-04 Interim 4 50 0 $ - 0

Dividend payment options

There are currently three methods available to shareholders by which they can nominate to receive their dividends:

  • By cheque
  • By direct deposit to a nominated back account
  • Participation in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP)

Shareholders should visit the Managing Your Shareholding section of this website to nominate their preferred dividend payment method.

International shareholders can use the Global Payments System belonging to the Company’s Share Registrar to receive dividend payments in the currency of their choice at a nominal cost to the shareholder.

Please note that the DRP has been suspended since 2014.