Dividend 2007

2007 Final Dividend of 34US cents/shares - payment date 16 May 2008

2007 Final Dividend - payment date 16 May 2008
Dividend dates 2008
  • Please note in order for your request to be processed, completed forms must be returned to the Registrars no later than 25 April 2008. Any requests received after the 25 April 2008 will not apply for the dividend payable 16 May 2008, but only to subsequent dividends.
  • Please download and complete the Xstrata currency election and dividend mandate forms.
  • Please read this important dividend information (PDF, 44Kb)
Preliminary Results Announcement 3 March 2008
Ex-Dividend date 23 April 2008
Deadline for return of currency election forms 25 April 2008
Record date 25 April 2008
AGM 6 May 2008
Applicable exchange rate date 9 May 2008
Payment date 16 May 2008

DIVIDEND EXCHANGE RATES for dividend payment of 16 May 2008

Xstrata publishes its accounts in US dollars and the dividend payable on 16 May 2008 will be paid in US dollars. The company has made arrangements for shareholders who so elected prior to 25 April 2008 to receive this dividend in pounds sterling, Euros or Swiss Francs. The pound sterling, Euro or Swiss Franc amount payable will be determined by reference to the closing mid exchange rates applicable to the US dollar on Friday 9 May 2008, being 7 days prior to the dividend payment date.

These rates are noted below and were published in the Financial Times on Saturday 10 May 2008:

Dividend Exchange Rate for dividend payment of 18 May 2007
USD/GBP USD/EUR USD/CHF
USD1.9463 = £1 USD1.5433 = EUR1 USD1 = CHF1.0441

EXCHANGE RATES FOR RECLAIM OF THE SWISS WITHHOLDING TAX for dividend payment of 16 May 2008

For the purpose of reclaiming the Swiss withholding tax, the Swiss tax authorities require that the gross amount of the dividend is reflected in Swiss Francs. The relevant foreign exchange rates agreed with the Swiss tax authorities that should be applied to claim the refund are as follows:

EXCHANGE RATES FOR RECLAIM OF THE SWISS WITHHOLDING TAX for dividend payment of 18 May 2007
GBP/CHF USD/CHF EUR/CHF
£1 =2.0320 USD1 = 1.0441 EUR1 = 1.6113

 

2007 Interim Dividend of 16US cents/share - payment date 12 October 2007

2007 Interim Dividend - payment date 12 October 2007
Dividend dates 2007
  • Please note in order for your request to be processed, completed forms must be returned to the Registrars no later than 21 September 2007. Any requests received after the 21 September 2007 will not apply for the dividend payable 12 October 2007, but only to subsequent dividends.
  • Please download and complete the Xstrata currency election and dividend mandate forms.
  • Please read this important dividend information (PDF, 97Kb)
Interim Results Announcement 7 August 2007
Ex-Dividend date 19 September 2007
Deadline for return of currency election forms 21 September 2007
Record date 21 September 2007
Applicable exchange rate date 5 October 2007
Payment date 12 October 2007

DIVIDEND EXCHANGE RATES for dividend payment of 12 October 2007

As Xstrata publishes its accounts in US dollars, the dividend payable on 12 October 2007 will be paid in US dollars. The company has made arrangements for shareholders who so elected prior to 21 September 2007 to receive this dividend in pounds sterling, Euros or Swiss Francs. The pound sterling, Euro or Swiss Franc amount payable will be determined by reference to the closing mid exchange rates applicable to the US dollar on Friday 5 October 2007, being 7 days prior to the dividend payment date.

These rates are noted below and were published in the Financial Times on Saturday 6 October 2007:

Dividend Exchange Rate for dividend payment of 12 October 2007
USD/GBP USD/EUR USD/CHF
USD2.0418 = £1 USD1.4143 = EUR1 USD1 = CHF1.1771

EXCHANGE RATES FOR RECLAIM OF THE SWISS WITHHOLDING TAX for dividend payment of 12 October 2007

For the purpose of the reclaim of Swiss withholding tax the Swiss tax authorities require that the gross amount of the dividend is reflected in Swiss Francs. The relevant foreign exchange rates agreed with the Swiss tax authorities that have to be applied for claiming the refund are as follows:

EXCHANGE RATES FOR RECLAIM OF THE SWISS WITHHOLDING TAX for dividend payment of 12 October 2007
GBP/CHF USD/CHF EUR/CHF
£1 =2.4034 USD1 = 1.1771 EUR1 = 1.6647

Xstrata plc maintains a progressive dividend policy, which takes into account underlying growth in Group earnings, capital requirements and cash flows, while maintaining an appropriate level of dividend cover.

Interim and final dividends are generally paid in the approximate ratio of one-third and two-thirds of the total annual dividend. The Sterling, Euro or Swiss Franc amount payable will be determined by reference to the exchange rates applicable to the US dollar seven days prior to the dividend payment date. Dividends can be paid directly into a UK bank or building society account to shareholders who elect for their dividend to be paid in pounds sterling. Currency election and dividend mandate forms are available below.

Please feel free to contact us for any additional enquiries you may have.