C onsolida t ed s t a t emen t o f changes in equit y F or the y e ar ended 31 M ar ch 2019 In mil lions o f A UD Shar e C apit al F or eign C urr enc y T r ansla tion Other r eserv es Emplo y ee shar e based a w ar ds R e t ained e arnings To t a l Non c on tr ol ling In t er es t To t a l E quit y N ot e B alanc e a t 1 April 2017 14534 854 37 41 2002 11756 96 11852 Pr o ft f or the y e ar 518 518 16 534 Other c ompr ehensiv e inc ome 691 03 688 688 T o t al c ompr ehensiv e inc ome f or the period 691 03 518 1206 16 1222 T r ans ac tions with o wners in their capacit y as o wners Dividends pr o vided f or or paid 4b 808 808 808 Shar e buyback 4b 1068 1068 1068 E quit y se ttled per f ormanc e righ ts a w ar ded and v es t ed 4b 15 01 01 15 15 T o t al c on tributions and dis tributions t o o wners 1053 01 807 1861 1861 Changes in o wnership in t er es ts Ac quisition o f non c on tr ol ling in t er es t without change in c on tr ol Non c on tr ol ling in t er es t o wnership o f subsidiary ac quir ed 07 07 T o t al changes in o wnership in t er es ts 07 07 T o t al tr ans ac tions with o wners 1053 01 807 1861 07 1854 B alanc e a t 31 M ar ch 2018 13481 163 34 40 2291 11101 119 11220 Ad jus tmen t on initial applica tion o f AA SB 15 ne t o f t a x 7b 213 213 213 Ad jus tmen t o f initial applica tion o f AA SB 9 ne t o f t a x 7b 34 34 34 Ad jus t ed balanc e 1 April 2018 13481 163 34 40 2538 10854 119 10973 Pr o ft f or the y e ar 1538 1538 10 1548 Other c ompr ehensiv e inc ome 266 10 256 256 T o t al c ompr ehensiv e inc ome f or the period 266 10 1538 1282 10 1292 T r ans ac tions with o wners in their capacit y as o wners Dividends t o equit y holders 4b 975 975 05 980 Shar e buyback 246 246 246 E quit y se ttled per f ormanc e righ ts a w ar ded and v es t ed 4b 24 18 22 19 19 T o t al c on tributions and dis tributions t o o wners 222 18 998 1202 05 1207 Changes in o wnership in t er es ts Ac quisition o f non c on tr ol ling in t er es t without change in c on tr ol Non c on tr ol ling in t er es t o wnership o f subsidiary sold 26 26 T o t al changes in o wnership in t er es ts 26 26 T o t al tr ans ac tions with o wners 222 18 998 1202 31 1233 B alanc e a t 31 M ar ch 2019 13259 429 44 58 1998 10934 98 11032 T he Gr oup has initial ly applied AA SB 9 and AA SB 15 a t 1 April 2018 Under the tr ansition me thods chosen c ompar a tiv e in f orma tion is no t r es t a t ed See no t e 7b T he no t es on pages 44 t o 82 ar e an in t egr al par t o f these c onsolida t ed fnancial s t a t emen ts 46 ALS LIMITED AND IT S SUBSIDIARIES A NNU AL F INANCIAL R EPOR T F OR THE Y EAR E NDED 31 M AR CH 2019 F INANCIAL REPOR T F INANCIAL S T A TEMENT S