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COVER

Ramelius gallops

into the next tier

Before exiting the stage following his presentation at the 2017 edition of Diggers & Dealers,
Ramelius Resources Ltd managing director Mark Zeptner was asked if his company had a
dividend policy. He cheekily replied: “Yes, our policy is we don’t have one.”

by Michael Washbourne

ot flustered by Zeptner’s quick-witted response, the 2014 – underneath all the jokes and frivolity which helps keep
Nintrepid investor asked if the company would “seriously the day-to-day stresses of working life at bay, there is a serious
think about” paying dividends to its shareholders at some point gold producer mapping out a long-term future.
in the near future. “Mining is a serious business and you’ve got to do it safely in
Again, with tongue firmly in cheek, Zeptner replied: “Yes, we’ll terms of looking after your environment and all of those things,
think about it.” but it doesn’t mean as a team you can’t enjoy what you do,”
None of what Zeptner said was incorrect. At the time Ramelius Zeptner tells GMJ.
did not have a dividend policy, but plans were well and truly “As people say, things are going best when it’s enjoyable, but at
under way to place the company in a position to announce one. the same time it’s not like it’s a party. So yes, while it’s a serious
It was also a moment in time that perhaps best encapsulates business we’re in, we like to enjoy what we do, we like to work
how the relatively unheralded Ramelius has gone about its with people who get along and we all share in the success.”
business since Zeptner took the reins of the company back in

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