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Telstra Corporation Limited and controlled entities
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Our dividends paid are fully franked at a tax rate of 30%.
Dividends declared per ordinary share
Our dividends declared per share in respect of fiscal year are detailed
below:
(a) As our final dividend for fiscal 2007 was not declared, determined
or publicly recommended by the Board as at 30 June 2007, no
provision for dividend was raised prior to, or as at, that dat e in the
balance sheet. Our final dividend has been reported as an event
subsequent to balance dat e and the provision for dividend has been
raised at the declaration date. Refer to note 35 for further details.
4.Dividends
Telstra Entity
Year ended 30 June
2007 2006
Note $m $m
Dividends paid
Previous year final dividend paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,739 1,739
Previous year special dividend paid with the final dividend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -746
Interim dividend paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,740 1,739
Special dividend paid with the interim dividend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -746
Total dividends paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 3,479 4,970
Dividends paid per ordinary share ¢¢
Previous year final dividend paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 14.0
Previous year special dividend paid with the final dividend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -6.0
Interim dividend paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 14.0
Special dividend paid with the interim dividend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -6.0
Total dividends paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.0 40.0
Telstra Entity
Year ended 30 June
2007 2006
¢¢
Interim dividend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 14.0
Special dividend paid with the interim dividend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -6.0
Final dividend (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 14.0
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.0 34.0