Dividend history

(1) This summary is of a general nature and the tax rates used and the calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) These tax credits are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend received for NZ tax purposes. They are comprised wholly of imputation credits and do not include any dividend withholding payment credits. The dividend has imputation credits attached at the rate of 3.0 cents per share.

(3) The supplementary dividend is payable to non-New Zealand shareholders and has the effect of removing the cost of New Zealand non-resident withholding tax on that part of the dividend which is fully imputed.

(4) There are no Australian franking credits attached to this dividend. Refer to dividend commentary in this announcement for the Company's franking tax crediting policy.

(5) For all NZ resident shareholders who do not hold an exemption certificate, resident witholding tax (RWT) is required to be deducted at 33% from that part of the gross dividend which has not been credited with imputation credits at 3% from that part of the gross dividend which has been credited with imputation credits at 30%. Accordingly, for those shareholders, a deduction of 2.61 cents per share will be made on the date of payment from the dividend declared of 14.0 cents per share and forwarded to Inland Revenue. Resident shareholders who have a tax rate less than 33% will need to file a tax return to obtain a refund of the RWT.

(6) NZ non-resident withholding tax at the rate of 15% on the gross dividend for NZ tax purposes.

(7) This summary uses the 15% income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

(1) This summary is of a general nature and the tax rates used and the calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) These tax credits are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend received for NZ tax purposes. They are comprised wholly of imputation credits and do not include any dividend withholding payment credits. The dividend has imputation credits attached at the rate of 6.0 cents per share.

(3) The supplementary dividend is payable to non-New Zealand shareholders and has the effect of partly removing the cost of New Zealand non-resident withholding tax on the dividend.

(4) There are no Australian franking credits attached to this dividend. Refer to dividend commentary in this announcement for the Company's franking tax crediting policy.

(5) For all NZ resident shareholders who do not hold an exemption certificate, resident witholding tax (RWT) is required to be deducted at 33% from that part of the gross dividend which has not been credited with imputation credits at 3% from that part of the gross dividend which has been credited with imputation credits at 30%. Accordingly, for those shareholders, a deduction of 3.9 cents per share will be made on the date of payment from the dividend declared of 24.0 cents per share and forwarded to Inland Revenue. Resident shareholders who have a tax rate less than 33% will need to file a tax return to obtain a refund of the RWT.

(6) NZ non-resident withholding tax at the rate of 15% on the gross dividend for NZ tax purposes.

(7) This summary uses the 15% income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

(1) This summary is of a general nature and the tax rates used and the calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) These tax credits are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend received for NZ tax purposes. The dividend only has imputation credits attached at 33 percent on 10.5 cents per share and 30 percent on the balance of 14.0 cents per share.

(3) The supplementary dividend is payable to non-New Zealand shareholders and has the effect of removing the cost of New Zealand non-resident withholding tax on the dividend.

(4) These amounts are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend received for Australian tax purposes.

(5) For all NZ resident shareholders who do not hold an exemption certificate, resident witholding tax (RWT) is required to be deducted at 33 percent from that part of the gross dividend which has not been credited with imputation credits at 33 percent. For those shareholders, a deduction of 0.60 cents per share will be made on the date of payment. Resident shareholders who have a tax rate less than 33 percent will need to file a tax return to obtain a refund of the RWT.

(6) NZ non-resident withholding tax at the rate of 15% on the gross dividend for NZ tax purposes.

(7) This summary uses the 15% income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

The Australian tax is calculated as: gross dividend for NZ tax purposes 28.8235 plus franking credits 10.5000 less NZ supplementary dividend (4.3235) 6.1765 gross dividend for Australian tax purposes 35.0000 net Australian tax payable (15%) 5.2500

(8) The Australian franking credit assessable amount and tax offset is calculated by reducing the franking credits by the NZ supplementary dividend. Any surplus franking credit offset is refundable to Australian resident shareholders on issue of their Australian tax assessment.

(1) This summary is of a general nature and the tax rates used and the calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) These tax credits are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend received for NZ tax purposes.

(3) There are no Australian franking credits attached to this dividend. Refer to dividend commentary in this announcement for the Company's franking tax crediting policy.

(4) NZ non-resident withholding tax is imposed at the rate of 15% on the gross dividend for NZ tax purposes.

(5) This summary uses the 15% income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

(1) This summary is of a general nature and the tax rates used and the calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) These tax credits are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend received for NZ tax purposes. They are comprised wholly of imputation credits and do not include any dividend withholding payment credits.

(3) These amounts are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend received for Australian tax purposes.

(4) NZ non-resident withholding tax is imposed at the rate of 15% on the gross dividend for NZ tax purposes.

(5) This summary uses the 15% income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

The Australian tax is calculated as:

gross dividend for NZ tax purposes
27.0588
plus franking credits
9.8571
less NZ supplementary dividend
(4.0588)
5.7983
gross dividend for Australian tax purposes
32.8571
net Australian tax payable (15%)
4.9286

(6) The Australian franking credit assessable amount and tax offset is calculated by reducing the franking credits by the NZ supplementary dividend. Any surplus franking credit offset is refundable to Australian resident shareholders on issue of their Australian tax assessment.

(1) This summary is of a general nature and the tax rates used and the calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) These tax credits are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend received for NZ tax purposes. They are comprised of:

dividend withholding payment credits 3.2507 imputation credits 7.5851

(3) There are no Australian franking credits attached to this dividend. Refer to dividend commentary in this announcement for the company's franking tax crediting policy.

(4) NZ non-resident withholding tax is imposed at the rate of 15% on the gross dividend for NZ tax purposes.

(5) This summary uses the 15% income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

(1) This summary is of a general nature and the tax rates used and the calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) These tax credits are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend received for NZ tax purposes. They are comprised of: dividend withholding payment credits 3.1030 imputation credits 7.2403

(3) The Australian franking credits are not received in cash. While they are not included in the gross dividend for New Zealand tax purposes, they are relevant in determining the gross dividend for Australian tax purposes.

(4) NZ non-resident withholding tax is imposed at the rate of 15% on the gross dividend for NZ tax purposes.

(5) This summary uses the 15% income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

(1) This summary is of a general nature and the tax rates used and the calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) These tax credits are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend received for NZ tax purposes. They are comprised of:

(3) The Australian franking credits are not received in cash. While they are not included in the gross dividend for New Zealand tax purposes, they are relevant in determining the gross dividend for Australian tax purposes.

(4) NZ non-resident withholding tax is imposed at the rate of 15% on the gross dividend for NZ tax purposes.

(5) This summary uses the 15% income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

The Australian tax is calculated as:

(6) The Australian franking credit assessable amount and tax offset are calculated by reducing the franking credits by the NZ supplementary dividend. Any surplus franking credit offset is refundable to Australian resident shareholders on issue of their Australian tax assessment.

(1) This summary is of a general nature, and the tax rates used and the resulting calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) Australian franking credits are not available with this dividend.

(3) NZ non-resident withholding tax is imposed at the rate of 15 percent on the sum of the dividend declared and the New Zealand tax credit refund. It is not imposed on the Australian franking credits component of the gross dividend.

(4) This summary uses the 15 percent income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

(1) This summary is of a general nature and the tax rates used and the calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) These amounts are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend for tax purposes.

(3) NZ non-resident withholding tax is imposed at the rate of 15 percent on the sum of the dividend declared and the NZ tax credit refund. It is not imposed on the Australian franking credits component of the gross dividend.

(4) This summary uses the 15 percent income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

(5) Surplus franking credits are refundable to Australian resident shareholders on issue of their tax assessment.

(1) This summary is of a general nature and the tax rates used and the calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) These amounts are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend for tax purposes.

(3) NZ non-resident withholding tax is imposed at the rate of 15 percent on the sum of the dividend declared and the NZ tax credit refund. It is not imposed on the Australian franking credits component of the gross dividend.

(4) This summary uses the 15 percent income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

(5) Surplus franking credits are refundable to Australian resident shareholders on issue of their tax assessment.

(1) This summary is of a general nature and the tax rates used and the calculations are intended for guidance only. As individual circumstances will vary, shareholders are advised to seek independent tax advice.

(2) These amounts are not received in cash but are relevant in determining the gross dividend received for tax purposes.

(3) NZ non-resident withholding tax is imposed at the rate of 15% on the sum of the dividend declared and the NZ tax credit refund. It is not imposed on the Australian franking credits component of the gross dividend.

(4) This summary uses the 15% income tax rate applicable in Australia to complying superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts. Different tax rates will apply to other Australian shareholders, including individuals, depending on their circumstances.

(5) Surplus franking credits are refundable to Australian resident shareholders on issue of their Australian tax assessment.