date:Aug 21, 2014
Wesfarmers Ltd, Asias largest listed retailer, said it would pay shareholders A$1.1 billion in cash as a measure of sales at its Bunnings hardware chain rose at the fastest pace in more than four years.
Wesfarmers will give investors A$1 per share, the Perth-based company said in a regulatory statement today as it announced a 19-per-cent increase in full-year profits. Net income in the 12 months ended June was A$2.69 billion from A$2.26 billion a year earlier.
Sales at Bunnings and Coles super