FY22 Overview & Safety Program Update
FY22 OVERVIEW
Our favourable commodity mix and recent
portfolio improvements, supported record
earnings and shareholder returns in FY22
• Record earnings, free cash flow from operations" and ROIC
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Record shareholder returns of US$1.3B (a), equal to
~10% of our market capitalisation (b)
Balance sheet returned to a net cash position following
substantial investments, transforming our portfolio
Increased our critical metals exposure, adding copper and
growing our low-carbon aluminium capacity by >100%5
Expected to deliver 14% copper equivalent production6
growth in FY23
• Advanced our growth pipeline, delivering study milestones
for our development options and increasing our investment
in exploration to discover our next generation of mines
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Notes:
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b.
In respect of the June 2022 financial year. Includes fully franked dividends (interim ordinary US$405M,
final ordinary US$648M and final special US$139M) and on-market share buy-back of US$128M.
Based on South32's market capitalisation as at 19 August 2022. 4,628 million shares outstanding,
a closing share price of A$4.19 and an AUD: USD exchange rate of 0.69.
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