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Update Summary

Entity name

AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATION INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Security on which the Distribution will be paid

AFI - ORDINARY FULLY PAID

Announcement Type

Update to previous announcement

Date of this announcement

Tuesday February 14, 2017

Reason for the Update

Update section 2B.2a and 2B.2b with the foreign currency exchange rates applicable to the interim dividend.

Updated section 4A.6 and 4B.6 with the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Dividend Substitution Share Plan issue

price for the interim dividend.

Refer to below for full details of the announcement

Announcement Details

Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

1.1 Name of +Entity

AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATION INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED

1.2 Registered Number Type

ABN

Registration Number

56004147120

1.3 ASX issuer code

AFI

1.4 The announcement is

Update/amendment to previous announcement

1.4a Reason for update to a previous announcement

Update section 2B.2a and 2B.2b with the foreign currency exchange rates applicable to the interim dividend.

Updated section 4A.6 and 4B.6 with the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Dividend Substitution Share Plan issue

price for the interim dividend.

1.4b Date of previous announcement(s) to this update

Monday January 23, 2017

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1.5 Date of this announcement

Tuesday February 14, 2017

1.6 ASX +Security Code

AFI

ASX +Security Description

ORDINARY FULLY PAID

Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details

2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution

Ordinary

2A.2 The Dividend/distribution:

relates to a period of six months

2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending

ended/ending (date)

Saturday December 31, 2016

2A.4 +Record Date

Wednesday February 8, 2017

2A.5 Ex Date

Tuesday February 7, 2017

2A.6 Payment Date

Friday February 24, 2017

2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution before business day 0

of the timetable?

Security holder approval

Court approval

Lodgement of court order with +ASIC

ACCC approval

FIRB approval

Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the

timetable for the dividend/distribution.

No

2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency")

AUD - Australian Dollar

2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount

per +security (in primary currency) for all

dividends/distributions notified in this form

AUD 0.10000000

2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements

relating to the currency in which the

dividend/distribution is paid to securityholders

that it wishes to disclose to the market?

Yes

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2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for

dividends/distributions on this +security?

We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment

Plan (DRP)

We have a Bonus +Security Plan or equivalent

(BSP)

2A.11a If the +entity has a DRP, is the DRP

applicable to this dividend/distribution?

Yes

2A.11a(i) DRP Status in respect of this

dividend/distribution

Full DRP

2A.11b If the +entity has a BSP, is the BSP

applicable to this dividend/distribution?

Yes

2A.11b(i) BSP status in respect of this

dividend/distribution

Full BSP offered

2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component

information apart from franking?

No

Part 2B - Currency Information

2B.1 Does the entity default to payment in certain currencies dependent upon certain attributes

such as the banking instruction or registered address of the +securityholder? (For example NZD

to residents of New Zealand and/or USD to residents of the U.S.A.).

Yes

2B.2 Please provide a description of your currency arrangements

Shareholders resident in New Zealand default to receiving a dividend converted to NZD.

Shareholders resident in Great Britain, Isle of Man, Guernsey or Jersey default to receiving a dividend converted to

GBP.

All other shareholders default to receiving an AUD dividend.

Shareholders who provide the share registry with AU, NZ or GB financial institution account details will receive a

dividend in AUD or converted to NZD or GBP respectively, regardless of residency.

2B.2a Other currency/currencies in which the dividend/distribution will be paid:

NZD - New Zealand DollarNZD 0.10512000

GBP - Pound SterlingGBP 0.06031000

2B.2b Please provide the exchange rates used for non-primary currency payments

AUD: 1.000 : GBP 0.6031

AUD: 1.000 : NZD 1.0512

2B.2c If payment currency equivalent and

exchange rates not known, date for information

to be released

Tuesday February 14, 2017

Estimated or Actual?

Actual

2B.3 Can the securityholder choose to receive a currency different to the currency they would

receive under the default arrangements?

Yes

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2B.3a Please describe what choices are available to a securityholder to receive a currency different

to the currency they would receive under the default arrangements

Shareholders who provide the share registry with AU, NZ or GB financial institution account details will receive a

dividend in AUD or converted to NZD or GBP respectively, regardless of residency.

2B.3b Date and time by which any document or communication relating to the above arrangements

must be received in order to be effective for this dividend/distribution

Thursday February 9, 2017 17:00:00

2B.3c Please provide, or indicate where relevant forms can be obtained and how and where they

must be lodged

From and with the Company's share registry, Computershare:

Tel (Aus): 1300 662 270 or +61 3 9415 4373

Tel (NZ): 0800 333 501

Internet: www.investorcentre.com

Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution

3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution

estimated at this time?

No

3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated

amount per +security

AUD

3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per

security

AUD 0.10000000

3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution

franked?

Yes

3A.2a Is the ordinary dividend/distribution fully

franked?

Yes

3A.3 Percentage of ordinary

dividend/distribution that is franked

100.0000 %

3A.3a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking

credit (%)

30.0000 %

3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked

amount per +security

AUD 0.10000000

3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is

unfranked

0.0000 %

3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked

amount per +security excluding conduit foreign

income amount

AUD 0.00000000

3A.7 Ordinary dividend/distribution conduit

foreign income amount per security

AUD 0.00000000

Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)

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4A.1 What is the default option if +security holders do not indicate whether they want to

participate in the DRP?

Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment)

4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of

election notices to share registry under DRP

Thursday February 9, 2017 17:00:00

4A.3 DRP discount rate

0.0000 %

4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price

Start Date

Tuesday February 7, 2017

End Date

Monday February 13, 2017

4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology

The price will be the Volume Weighted Average Price of AFI shares traded on the

ASX and Chi-X automated trading systems over the 5 trading days commencing on the ex-dividend date.

4A.6 DRP Price (including any discount):

AUD 5.84000

4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date

Friday February 24, 2017

4A.8 Will DRP +securities be a new issue?

Yes

4A.8a Do DRP +securities rank pari passu from

+issue date?

Yes

4A.9 Is there a minimum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?

No

4A.10 Is there a maximum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?

No

4A.11 Are there any other conditions applying to DRP participation?

No

4A.12 Link to a copy of the DRP plan rules

http://www.afi.com.au/Registry-info-forms-and-explanatory-notes.aspx

4A.13 Further information about the DRP

Part 4B - Bonus +security plan or equivalent (BSP)

4B.1 What is the default option if +security holders do not indicate whether they want to

participate in the BSP?

Do not participate in BSP (i.e. cash payment)

4B.2 Last date and time for lodgement of

election notices to share registry under BSP

Thursday February 9, 2017 17:00:00

4B.3 BSP discount rate

0.0000 %

4B.4 Period of calculation of BSP price

Start Date

Tuesday February 7, 2017

End Date

Monday February 13, 2017

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4B.5 BSP price calculation methodology

The price will be the Volume Weighted Average Price of AFI shares traded on the ASX and Chi-X automated

trading systems over the 5 trading days commencing on the ex-dividend date.

4B.6 BSP Price

AUD 5.8400

4B.7 BSP +securities +issue date

Friday February 24, 2017

4B.8 Will BSP +securities be a new issue?

Yes

4B.8a Do BSP +securities rank pari passu from

+issue date?

Yes

4B.9 Is there a minimum dollar amount or number of +securities required for BSP participation?

No

4B.10 Is there a maximum dollar amount or number of +securities required for BSP participation?

No

4B.11 Are there any other conditions applying to BSP participation?

4B.12 Link to a copy of the BSP plan rules

Eligibility requirements as set out in Rule 1 of the Dividend Substitution Share Plan rules (link

below).

4B.13 Further information about the BSP

http://www.afi.com.au/Registry-info-forms-and-explanatory-notes.aspx

Part 5 - Further information

5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution

5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

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