Year	Nature of Dividend
	Interim	Final	Total
	%	%	%
2009-10	60.00	40.00	100.00
2008-09	40.00	25.00	65.00
2007-08	100.00	50.00	150.00
2006-07	85.00	20.00	105.00
2005-06		135.00**	135.00
2004-05	60.00	15.00	75.00
2003-04	70.00		70.00
2002-03		75.00 @	75.00
2001-02		60.00	60.00
2000-01	60.00		60.00
1999-00	60.00		60.00
1998-99	30.00	35.00	65.00
1997-98	30.00	25.00	55.00
1996-97 Consolidated Dividend		45.00	45.00
1995-96	15.00	20.00	35.00
1994-95	30.00	20.00	50.00
1993-94	30.00	15.00	45.00
1992-93	15.00	20.00	35.00
1991-92	15.00	15.00	30.00
1990-91	15.00	10.00	25.00
1989-90	20.00	10.00	30.00
1988-89	20.00	10.00	30.00
1987-88	16.00	4.00	20.00
1987 (JAN - MAR)		4.00	4.00
1986	8.00	8.00	16.00
1985	10.00	10.00	20.00
1984	8.00	12.00	20.00
1983	8.00	12.00	20.00
1982	10.00	10.00	20.00
1981	10.00	10.00	20.00
1980	9.00	11.00	20.00
1979	9.00	9.00	18.00
1978	8.00	10.00	18.00
1977	8.00	8.00	16.00
1976	7.00	9.00	16.00
1975#	12.00	2.00	14.00
1974#	10.00	3.00	13.00
1973	6.00	10.00	16.00
1972*	6.00	10.00	16.00
1971	6.00	10.00	16.00
1970	6.00	10.00	16.00
1969		16.00	16.00
1968		15.00	15.00
1967		14.00	14.00
1966		13.50	13.50
1965		14.00	14.00
1964		14.00	14.00
1963		15.00	15.00
1962		15.50	15.50
1961		16.80	16.80
1960		19.75	19.75
1959		17.75	17.75
1958		9.00	9.00
1957		12.50	12.50
1956		12.00	12.00
1955		12.00	12.00
1954		5.00	5.00

* Shares were listed in the Madras Stock Exchange after public issue
# Impoundment of dividend
@ Includes 15% Special Golden Jubilee Dividend
** includes 50% special dividend