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Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC)
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Whitehaven listed on the ASX on 1 June 2007.
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Whitehaven paid twice-yearly dividends between 2009 and 2012 before stopping its payouts. It resumed paying dividends in 2017 until 2020. The company did not pay out a dividend in 2021 after it posted a net loss after tax.
However, soaring coal prices saw the Whitehaven Coal share price rocket in 2022 and the company reinstated its dividends, paying an interim dividend of 8 cents a share, unfranked, and a final dividend of 40 cents a share, fully franked.
Dividend Payment History Data provided by Morningstar.
Ex-Date | Amount | Franking | Type | Payable |
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23 Feb 2023 | $0.3200 | 100.00% | Interim | 10 Mar 2023 |
01 Sep 2022 | $0.4000 | 100.00% | Final | 16 Sep 2022 |
24 Feb 2022 | $0.0800 | 0.00% | Interim | 11 Mar 2022 |
27 Feb 2020 | $0.0150 | 0.00% | Interim | 06 Mar 2020 |
05 Sep 2019 | $0.1300 | 50.00% | Final | 19 Sep 2019 |
25 Feb 2019 | $0.1500 | 0.00% | Interim | 06 Mar 2019 |
04 Sep 2018 | $0.1300 | 0.00% | Special Cash | 13 Sep 2018 |
04 Sep 2018 | $0.1400 | 0.00% | Final | 13 Sep 2018 |
23 Feb 2018 | $0.1300 | 0.00% | Interim | 02 Mar 2018 |
10 Nov 2017 | $0.0000 | 0.00% | Final | 28 Nov 2017 |
11 Sep 2012 | $0.0300 | 100.00% | Final | 28 Sep 2012 |
19 Apr 2012 | $0.5000 | 100.00% | Special Cash | 04 May 2012 |
12 Sep 2011 | $0.0410 | 100.00% | Final | 30 Sep 2011 |
08 Mar 2011 | $0.0330 | 100.00% | Interim | 31 Mar 2011 |
13 Sep 2010 | $0.0280 | 100.00% | Final | 30 Sep 2010 |
05 Mar 2010 | $0.0280 | 100.00% | Interim | 31 Mar 2010 |
14 Sep 2009 | $0.0600 | 100.00% | Final | 30 Sep 2009 |
WHC ASX Announcements
An announcement is considered as "Price Sensitive" if it is thought that it may have an impact on the price of the security.
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About Whitehaven Coal Ltd
Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) is an Australia-based coal miner that exports high-quality thermal coal (primarily used to generate electricity) and metallurgical coal (primarily used for steel making) from Australia to Asia.
Its main focus is in the Gunnedah Basin in northwest New South Wales, where it operates four mines - three open cut and one underground. Additionally, it has approval to construct an open-cut coal mine at Vickery, 25km north of Gunnedah, and also has plans for another open-cut mine at Winchester South in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
Coal is railed to ports in Newcastle for export to Asian customers.
The Whitehaven Coal share price hit an all-time high in October 2022 on the back of record coal prices.
WHC Share Price History Data provided by Morningstar.
Date | Close | Change | % Change | Volume | Open | High | Low |
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09 Aug 2023 | $7.14 | $0.16 | 2.29% | 4,890,126 | $6.96 | $7.18 | $6.94 |
08 Aug 2023 | $6.98 | $-0.01 | -0.14% | 3,395,380 | $7.04 | $7.06 | $6.92 |
07 Aug 2023 | $6.99 | $-0.08 | -1.13% | 2,758,696 | $7.04 | $7.06 | $6.91 |
04 Aug 2023 | $7.07 | $0.18 | 2.61% | 3,277,498 | $6.94 | $7.07 | $6.94 |
03 Aug 2023 | $6.89 | $0.00 | 0.00% | 2,370,299 | $6.83 | $6.93 | $6.81 |
02 Aug 2023 | $6.89 | $-0.05 | -0.72% | 2,291,009 | $6.90 | $7.00 | $6.87 |
01 Aug 2023 | $6.94 | $0.02 | 0.29% | 3,888,895 | $7.01 | $7.05 | $6.89 |
31 Jul 2023 | $6.92 | $-0.11 | -1.56% | 4,163,606 | $7.01 | $7.08 | $6.92 |
28 Jul 2023 | $7.03 | $-0.05 | -0.71% | 6,198,346 | $7.00 | $7.11 | $6.96 |
27 Jul 2023 | $7.08 | $-0.44 | -5.85% | 10,514,041 | $7.40 | $7.41 | $7.03 |
26 Jul 2023 | $7.52 | $0.13 | 1.76% | 5,561,617 | $7.45 | $7.59 | $7.37 |
25 Jul 2023 | $7.39 | $0.16 | 2.21% | 4,764,328 | $7.32 | $7.44 | $7.30 |
24 Jul 2023 | $7.23 | $0.22 | 3.14% | 4,215,296 | $7.09 | $7.26 | $7.07 |
21 Jul 2023 | $7.01 | $0.11 | 1.59% | 4,245,530 | $6.91 | $7.06 | $6.80 |
20 Jul 2023 | $6.90 | $-0.10 | -1.43% | 5,649,268 | $7.02 | $7.05 | $6.86 |
19 Jul 2023 | $7.00 | $0.19 | 2.79% | 8,412,013 | $7.00 | $7.12 | $6.98 |
18 Jul 2023 | $6.81 | $-0.02 | -0.29% | 5,815,554 | $6.81 | $6.93 | $6.76 |
17 Jul 2023 | $6.83 | $0.18 | 2.71% | 20,897,288 | $6.64 | $6.88 | $6.63 |
14 Jul 2023 | $6.65 | $0.04 | 0.61% | 5,357,715 | $6.62 | $6.71 | $6.62 |
13 Jul 2023 | $6.61 | $-0.06 | -0.90% | 6,054,933 | $6.58 | $6.64 | $6.48 |
12 Jul 2023 | $6.67 | $0.07 | 1.06% | 5,248,071 | $6.67 | $6.76 | $6.62 |
11 Jul 2023 | $6.60 | $0.01 | 0.15% | 4,046,544 | $6.61 | $6.71 | $6.56 |
Director Transactions Data provided by Morningstar.
Date | Director | Type | Amount | Value | Notes |
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15 May 2023 | Mark Vaile | Buy | 2 | $19,836 |
On-market trade.
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08 Mar 2023 | Wallis Graham | Buy | 12 | $85,600 |
On-market trade.
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20 Feb 2023 | George Zage | Buy | 132 | $1,002,368 |
On-market trade.
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19 Dec 2022 | Julie Beeby | Sell | 20 | $211,800 |
On-market trade.
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06 Dec 2022 | Paul Flynn | Issued | 193 | $1,897,744 |
Issue of securities. 31,77,495 Performance Rights
As per announcement on 12-12-2022 |
23 Nov 2022 | Mark Vaile | Sell | 200 | $1,770,543 |
On-market trade.
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22 Nov 2022 | Paul Flynn | Sell | 900 | $7,878,510 |
On-market trade.
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11 Nov 2022 | George Zage | Buy | 150 | $1,235,623 |
On-market trade.
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05 Sep 2022 | John Conde | Sell | 250 | $2,134,096 |
On-market trade.
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Directors & Management Data provided by Morningstar.
Name | Title | Start Date | Profile |
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Dr Julie Patricia Beeby | Non-Executive Director | Jul 2015 |
Ms Beeby has more than 25 years of experience in the minerals and petroleum industries in Australia, including major Australian and US resources companies, and as Chief Executive Officer of the ASXlisted coal seam gas producer WestSide Corporation Ltd. Julie has technical, operations and strategy expertise and has held senior and executive positions in coal mining, mining services and coal seam gas, after commencing her career in coal and mineral processing research.
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Hon Mark Vaile | Non-Executive ChairmanNon-Executive Director | May 2012 |
Mr Vaile established an network of contacts throughout Australia and East Asia as Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the National Party from 2005 to 2007. His focus at home was with regional Australia and particularly northern NSW. As one of Australia's longest serving Trade Ministers from 1999 through until 2006 Mark led negotiations which resulted in Free Trade Agreements being concluded with the United States of America, Singapore and Thailand as well as launching negotiations with China, Japan and ASEAN. Importantly, early in his Ministerial career as the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Mark was instrumental in the establishment of the ARTC which operates the Hunter Valley rail network.
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Ms Fiona A Robertson | Non-Executive Director | Feb 2018 |
Mr Robertson has a corporate finance background, with more than 20 years of experience as CFO of ASX-listed emerging and mid-tier mining and oil and gas companies, preceded by 14 years with Chase Manhattan Bank in London, New York and Sydney in corporate banking, credit risk management and mining finance roles.
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Mr Paul Flynn | Chief Executive OfficerManaging Director | May 2012 |
Mr Flynn has experience in the mining, infrastructure, construction and energy sectors gained through 20 years as a professional advisor at Ernst & Young. Paul was formerly Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Tinkler Group and was instrumental in the merger of Whitehaven Coal with Aston Resources. Paul joined the Board of Whitehaven on 3 May 2012 and assumed the role of Managing Director and CEO on 27 March 2013.
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Mr George Raymond Zage | Non-Executive Director | Aug 2013 |
Mr Zage is the founder and CEO of Tiga Investments Pte Ltd. He is also senior advisor to Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world, and a Non-Executive Director of Toshiba Corporation, which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk, which is listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. Raymond has been involved in investments throughout Asia in various industries including financial services, infrastructure, manufacturing, energy and real estate.
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Mrs Wallis Cook Graham | Non-Executive Director | Feb 2023 |
Ms Graham is currently a Director of Servcorp Limited, where she chairs the Remuneration Committee, and is a director of several not-for-profit organizations in education, the arts and medical research. She also holds a Senior Consulting role with Energy Capital Partners.Ms Graham has spent more than two decades in diverse finance roles in New York and Australia with Goldman Sachs, Saks Inc, Forstmann Asset Management, Pequot Capital and Energy Capital Partners.
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Ms Nicole Brook | Non-Executive Director | Nov 2022 |
Ms Brook has 25 years experience in the resources industry. After starting her career as an underground miner, Nicole went on to hold a number of site technical and consulting roles before taking on a leadership role with Glencore Coal Australia, where she led a team of resources professionals responsible for business development, project assessment and technical governance of mining operations. In 2018, Nicole was named Exceptional Woman in NSW Mining at the NSW Minerals Council awards and was selected for the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining in 2018. Nicole was elected to the AusIMM Board in 2021, where she currently Chairs the Joint AIG / AusIMM Competent Person Review Taskforce
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Mr Timothy Burt | General CounselCompany Secretary | Jul 2009 |
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Kevin Ball | Chief financial officer |
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Michael Vann Maaen | Executive General Manager - Corporate Government and Community Affairs |
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Sara Withell | Executive General Manager - Health Safety and Enviornment |
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Jason Nunn | Executive General Manager - Marketing and Logistics |
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Ian Humpharis | Executive General Manager - Operations |
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Daniel Cram | Executive General Manager - People and Culture |
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Mark Stevens | Executive General Manager - Project Delivery |
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Timothy Burt | General CounselCompany Secretary |
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Top Shareholders Data provided by Morningstar.
Name | Shares | Capital |
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HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Ltd | 174,060,388 | 18.20% |
JP Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited | 173,735,018 | 18.17% |
Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd | 168,680,027 | 17.64% |
BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd <Drp> | 58,282,858 | 6.09% |
Neweconomy Com Au Nominees Pty Limited <900 Account> | 28,775,901 | 3.01% |
Aet Sfs Pty Ltd <Boardwalk Res Inv P/C> | 26,678,979 | 2.79% |
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <Ib Au Noms Retailclient Drp> | 22,903,567 | 2.40% |
National Nominees Limited | 22,672,308 | 2.37% |
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited A/C 2 | 21,126,181 | 2.21% |
Brispot Nominees Pty Ltd <House Head Nominee A/C> | 7,972,428 | 0.83% |
Warbont Nominees Pty Ltd <Unpaid Entrepot A/C> | 5,967,895 | 0.62% |
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd Hub24 Custodial Serv Ltd <Drp A/C> | 5,652,370 | 0.59% |
BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd <Global Markets Drp> | 5,121,828 | 0.54% |
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <Agency Lending Ccllateral> | 4,704,189 | 0.49% |
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited Gsco Eca | 4,409,572 | 0.46% |
UBS Nominees Pty Ltd | 4,212,567 | 0.44% |
Ecapital Nominees Pty Limited <Accumulation A/C> | 3,195,786 | 0.33% |
Invia Custodian Pty Limited <Abex Limited A/C> | 3,100,889 | 0.32% |
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited <Gsco Customers A/C> | 2,959,602 | 0.31% |
National Nominees Limited <Db A/C> | 2,697,760 | 0.28% |