Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited declared interim dividend of 10 cents per share, fully franked, the same as last year. In addition, the Directors have declared a special dividend of 8 cents to distribute the proceeds of the Company's participation in the Rio Tinto and BHP off-market buy-backs. The dividends will be paid on 25 February 2019 to ordinary shareholders on the register on 11 February 2019 and the shares are expected to commence trading on an ex-dividend basis on 8 February 2019.