Results For 12 Months Ended June 30, 2008

21 August, 2008:  Highlights:

• Amcor announces profit after tax and before significant items of $369.1 million, down 7%.
• Translation impact from the higher Australian dollar on profit after tax and before significant items was negative $32 million.
• Profit before interest and tax for the continuing businesses increased 9.4%, in constant currency terms.
• The final dividend remains steady at 17 cents per share giving a full year dividend of 34 cents per share.
• Free cash flow of $112.4 million, after the dividend payment.
• Significant items, primarily relating to planned restructuring, was a loss of $110.3 million, compared to a profit of $136.7 million in the 2006/07 year.

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