Dividends

The recent dividend per share history for the Company is as follows;

Year to 30 June	Interim Dividend per share	Final Dividend per share	Total Dividend per share
1998	2c	7c	9c
1999	3c	11c	14c
2000	3c	12c	15c
2001	4c	13c*	17c
2002	4c*	16c	20c
2003	8c	17c*	25c
2004	10c	20c	30c
2005	13c	23c	36c
2006	15c	26c	41c
2007	17c	29c	46c
2008	20c	32c*	52c
2009	22c^†	35c^#	57c
2010	24c^#

* The Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan was operational for these dividends.

^† 60% franked.
^# 35% franked.

None of the dividends above included conduit foreign income.

The Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Sonic Healthcare's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) was reactivated on 21 August 2008 for the 2008 final dividend. The company's DRP remains suspended for the 2010 interim dividend and until further notice.
Full details of the Plan can be found in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Booklet.