The Anglo American Plc Board has proposed a final dividend of $0.74 per share (2021: $1.18 ordinary dividend per share and $0.50 special dividend per share), equivalent to $0.9 billion (2021: $2.1 billion including special dividend).
Other financial highlights include:
•Underlying EBITD of $14.5 billion
•Profit attributable to equity shareholders of $4.5 billion
•Net debt of $6.9 billion (<0.5 x underlying EBITDA): cash generation offset by investment in value-adding growth
•Woodsmith impaired by $1.7 billion due to extended development schedule and budget, designed to deliver maximum returns over long life of asset
•Quellaveco commissioned on time and on budget: multi-decade copper operation ramping up
