Meridian AUD FX rate for 2017 interim and special dividends

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Meridian AUD FX rate for 2017 interim and special dividends
3 April 2017

The foreign exchange rate used for Meridian Energy’s 2017 interim and special dividends paid to Australian
investors in AUD has been set at 0.9209. Dividends will be paid on Thursday 13 April 2017.
Attached is an amended ASX Appendix 3A.1 Notification of Dividend/Distribution released to ASX.

ENDS
Mark Binns
Chief Executive
Meridian Energy Limited




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Update Summary
Entity name
MERIDIAN ENERGY LIMITED
Security on which the Distribution will be paid
MEZ - ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX
Announcement Type
Update to previous announcement
Date of this announcement
Monday April 3, 2017
Reason for the Update
Confirmation of the NZD/AUD exchange rate used for the FY2017 interim ordinary and special dividends of the
company to be paid on 13 April 2017.
Additional Information
The foreign exchange rate used for the FY2017 interim ordinary and special dividends of the company payable to
Australian investors in Australian Dollars (NZD/AUD) has been set to 0.9209. The dividends will be paid on 13 April
2017.
Refer to below for full details of the announcement
Announcement Details
Part 1 - Entity and announcement details
1.1 Name of +Entity
MERIDIAN ENERGY LIMITED
1.2 Registered Number Type
ARBN
Registration Number
151800396
1.3 ASX issuer code
MEZ
1.4 The announcement is
Update/amendment to previous announcement
1.4a Reason for update to a previous announcement
Confirmation of the NZD/AUD exchange rate used for the FY2017 interim ordinary and special dividends of the
company to be paid on 13 April 2017.
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1.4b Date of previous announcement(s) to this update
Wednesday February 22, 2017
1.5 Date of this announcement
Monday April 3, 2017
1.6 ASX +Security Code
MEZ
ASX +Security Description
ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX
Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details
2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution
Ordinary
Special
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
Friday March 31, 2017
2A.5 Ex Date
Thursday March 30, 2017
2A.6 Payment Date
Thursday April 13, 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")
NZD - New Zealand Dollar
2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount
per +security (in primary currency) for all
dividends/distributions notified in this form
NZD 0.08597700

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2A.9a AUD equivalent to total
dividend/distribution amount per +security
0.07917622
2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for
information to be released
Friday March 31, 2017
Estimated or Actual?
Actual
2A.9c FX rate (in format AUD 1.00 / primary
currency rate): AUD
AUD 1.00
FX rate (in format AUD rate/primary currency
rate) Primary Currency rate
NZD 1.08589423
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
2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for
dividends/distributions on this +security?
We do not have a securities plan for
dividends/distributions on this security
2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component
information apart from franking?
No
2A.13 Withholding tax rate applicable to the dividend/distribution
15.000000
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
Payment to shareholders on the Australian register will be calculated on the AUD/NZD foreign exchange hedge rate
of 0.9209.
2B.2a Other currency/currencies in which the dividend/distribution will be paid:
AUD - Australian DollarAUD 0.07917622
2B.2b Please provide the exchange rates used for non-primary currency payments
NZD/AUD 0.9209
2B.2c If payment currency equivalent and
exchange rates not known, date for information
to be released
Friday March 31, 2017
Estimated or Actual?
Actual

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2B.3 Can the securityholder choose to receive a currency different to the currency they would
receive under the default arrangements?
No
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
NZD
3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per
security
NZD 0.05330000
3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution
franked?
No
3A.3 Percentage of ordinary
dividend/distribution that is franked
0.0000 %
3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked
amount per +security
NZD 0.00000000
3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is
unfranked
100.0000 %
3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked
amount per +security excluding conduit foreign
income amount
NZD 0.05330000
Part 3B - Special dividend/distribution
3B.1 Is the special dividend/distribution
estimated at this time?
No
3B.1a Special dividend/distribution estimated
amount per +security
NZD
3B.1b Special dividend/distribution amount per
+security
NZD 0.02440000
3B.2 Is special dividend/distribution franked?
No
3B.3 Percentage of special dividend/distribution
that is franked
0.0000 %
3B.4 Special dividend/distribution franked
amount per +security
NZD 0.00000000
3B.5 Percentage of special dividend/distribution
that is unfranked
100.0000 %

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3B.6 Special dividend/distribution unfranked amount per +security excluding conduit foreign
income amount
NZD 0.02440000
Part 3F - NZD declared dividends/distributions - supplementary dividend/distribution
3F.1 Is a supplementary dividend/distribution payable?
Yes
3F.2 Is the supplementary dividend/distribution
estimated at this time?
No
3F.2a Supplementary dividend/distribution
estimated amount per +security
NZD
3F.2b Supplementary dividend/distribution amount per +security
NZD 0.00827700
3F.3 Is the Supplementary dividend/distribution
franked?
No
3F.4 Percentage of Supplementary
dividend/distribution that is franked
0.0000 %
3F.4a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking
credit (%)
%
3F.5 Supplementary dividend/distribution
franked amount per +security
NZD 0.00000000
3F.6 Percentage of Supplementary
dividend/distribution that is unfranked
100.0000 %
3F.7 Supplementary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per security
NZD 0.00827700
Part 5 - Further information
5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution
The total dividend / distribution amount per security referred to in 2A.9 refers to an ordinary dividend of NZD
0.05330, special dividend of NZD 0.02440 plus a supplementary dividend of NZD 0.008277 payable to non-New
Zealand resident shareholders.
5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary
The foreign exchange rate used for the FY2017 interim ordinary and special dividends of the company payable to
Australian investors in Australian Dollars (NZD/AUD) has been set to 0.9209. The dividends will be paid on 13 April
2017.