Original article by Eli Greenblat
The Australian – Page: 13 & 14 : 23-Dec-19

Coopers Brewery’s 2019 financial report shows that shareholders received a total of $13.789m in dividend payments during the last year. Coopers has also disclosed that its banking covenants were breached in June, although the brewer obtained a waiver from its lender. Meanwhile, Coopers’ net profit fell by 31 per cent in 2019, to $16.4m. Coopers is the largest Australian-owned brewer, and the Coopers family comprises the bulk of its shareholders.

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