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Annual Meeting Presentation

AGM15 October 2018EBOHealthcare

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ANNUAL

MEETING

16 October 2018

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DISCLAIMER

The information in this presentation was prepared by EBOS Group Ltd with due care and attention. However, the information is supplied

in summary form and is therefore not necessarily complete, and no representation is made as to the accuracy, completeness or

reliability of the information. In addition, neither the EBOS Group nor any of its subsidiaries, directors, employees, shareholders nor any

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thinks are reasonable assumptions. EBOS gives no warranty or representation as to its future financial performance or any future matter.

Except as required by law or NZX or ASX listing rules, EBOS is not obliged to update this presentation after its release, even if things

change materially.

This presentation does not constitute financial advice. Further, this presentation is not and should not be construed as an offer to sell or

a solicitation of an offer to buy EBOS Group securities and may not be relied upon in connection with any purchase of EBOS Group

securities.

This presentation contains a number of non-GAAP financial measures, including Gross Operating Revenue, EBIT, EBITA, EBITDA, NPAT,

Underlying EBITDA, Underlying NPAT, Underlying Earnings per Share, Free Cash Flow, Net Debt and Return on Capital Employed. Because

they are not defined by GAAP or IFRS, EBOS’s calculation of these measures may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other

companies and they should not be considered in isolation from, or construed as an alternative to, other financial measures determined

in accordance with GAAP. Although EBOS believes they provide useful information in measuring the financial performance and condition

of EBOS's business, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these non-GAAP financial measures.

All currency amounts are in New Zealand dollars unless stated otherwise.

2018 Annual Meeting
Chairman – Mr Mark Waller

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AGENDA

Welcome


Introducing members of the Board


Presentations

Mark Waller, Chairman

John Cullity, Chief Executive Officer


Business of meeting


Conclusion

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sarah Ottrey

Independent

Director

Joined 2006

Elizabeth Coutts

Independent

Director

Joined 2003

Mark Waller

Independent Chairman of

Directors

Appointed 1987

Appointed Chairman 2015

Peter Williams

Non-executive

Director

Joined 2013

Stuart McGregor

Non-executive

Director

Joined 2013

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FY18 SUMMARY RESULTS

Note 1: Net profit after tax and non-controlling interests.

Note 2: Calculated on a constant FX and underlying basis that excludes transaction costs incurred on prior year acquisitions.

Constant FX

ReportedUnderlying

NZ$m

FY18FY17Var%

Var%

2

Revenue

7,609.5 7,625.9 (0.2%)(2.5%)

EBITDA272.4 234.4 16.2%10.3%

NPAT

1

149.6 133.3 12.2%5.5%

Earnings per Share (cents)98.5c87.8c12.1%5.4%

Total Dividends (cents)68.5c63.0c8.7%

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175.4

196.7

225.5

241.4

272.4

FY14

FY15

FY16

FY17

FY18

5 Year Underlying EBITDA

NZ$m

5 YEARS POST SYMBION DEAL

We continue to deliver results whilst reinvesting for growth

Investments made (NZ$m)

Results achieved

$569m over

last 5 years

Share Price

+137%

EBOS Share Price (NZ$) Last 5 Years performance

62.8

70.8

84.0

91.3

98.5

FY14

FY15

FY16

FY17

FY18

5 Year Underlying EPS

cents per share

35.3

15.4

17.6

37.6

63.2

3.5

70.9

88.1

203.6

33.6

FY14FY15FY16FY17FY18

Capital expenditureAcquisitions and investments

5 Year

CAGR

+11.6%

5 Year

CAGR

+11.9%

8.00

10.00

12.00

14.00

16.00

18.00

20.00

22.00

24.00

30/06/1330/06/1430/06/1530/06/1630/06/1730/06/18

Share Price (NZD)

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Health Care

Animal Care

Pharmacy

(Wholesale and retail)

Institutional Healthcare

Contract Logistics

Consumer Products

BUSINESS SEGMENT OVERVIEW

Gross Operating Revenue (GOR) FY18

5%

14%

14%

25%

8%

FY18 GOR Mix

48%

86%

FY18 Revenue by country

FY18 EBITDA by country

Australia

Australia

79%

21%


82%

18%


New

Zealand

New

Zealand

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EBOS STRATEGIC APPROACH

Investing for Growth

Our Healthcare and Animal Care strategic focus is centred on

We focus on delivering profitable growth and superior returns

Leading Market

Positions

Disciplined Capital

Management

Two types of investments:

Acquisitions: we have a

successful track record of

deal execution.

Internal Capex: investment

to lift productivity, manage

costs and deliver better

customer service.

Cash generation to drive

scope for further

investment which allows for

dividends to be paid in the

range of 60-70% of Net

Profit After Tax.

Acquisitions and new

business focus on

supporting the Group’s

return on capital employed.

We aim to have positions of

scale in the markets we operate

in and maximise opportunities

across our wide range of

businesses wherever possible.

2018 Annual Meeting
CEO – Mr John Cullity

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2018 STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS

Investments and New Business

Investments of $33.6m made in FY18

14.1% investment in ASX listed, MedAdvisor Ltd

(October 2017). Australia’s leading digital medication

management company.

Acquisition of Gran’s Remedy (March 2018). New

Zealand leading foot care consumer health brand.

Acquisition of Ventura Health (April 2018).

Management company of Australian pharmacy retail

group.

HPS acquired in June 2017 and fully integrated.

Capex of $63.2m in FY18

A new 25,000m

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Contract Logistics facility in

Sydney opened in June 2018.

New highly automated wholesale distribution

centre opened in Brisbane on 15 October 2018.

New Sydney Contract Logistics facility.

New Brisbane wholesale distribution facility

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2019 BUSINESS & INVESTMENT UPDATE

Previously announced – 2 July 2018 – Chemist Warehouse tender win

In July 2018, EBOS was notified it won the tender to act as the exclusive third party

distributor of pharmaceutical products to more than 400 Chemist Warehouse and My

Chemist stores in Australia.

EBOS expects to enter into a five-year supply agreement, to take effect from 1 July

2019, with the potential for an extension of a further 3 years.

EBOS estimates that sales to the Chemist Warehouse Group stores will generate

approximately A$1 billion in revenue in the first year of operations.


New acquisition

In September 2018, EBOS acquired Warner & Webster, a medical & surgical supplies

wholesaler with operations in Victoria and South Australia. The business focuses on

servicing Primary Care (GP’s) and Aged care and strengthens our EBOS Healthcare

business in Australia.


We have made an active start to the FY19 year

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CORPORATE VIDEO

The corporate video that will be shown at the Annual Meeting

can be viewed on the EBOS Group website at

www.ebosgroup.com

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FY18 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE

HEALTHCARE

EBITDA increase of $27.1m or 10.4%

(constant FX):

Australia up 11.9% assisted by the full

year contributions of HPS (acquired June

2017) and TWC (acquired October 2016).

New Zealand up 4.6%.

Revenue decrease of $5.1m or 2.3%

(constant FX):

Australia down 4.4% due to FY18

hepatitis C revenue being $364m lower

than last year (constant FX). Monthly

HepC sales were steady in the second

half of FY18.

New Zealand revenue up 6.2%, with

growth from all business units.

FY14 to FY18 – EBITDA and EBITDA %

Constant FX

NZ$m

FY18

FY17VarVar

Revenue7,197.67,202.7(0.1%)(2.3%)

EBITDA235.9208.813.0%

10.4%

EBIT205.2187.1

9.7%7.2%

EBITDA%3.28%2.90%

38pts38pts

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FY18 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE

ANIMAL CARE

9%

FY17: 20%

EBITDA increase of $5.1m or 9.0%

(constant currency):

Black Hawk sales growth in Australia

of 23%.

Earnings were negatively impacted by

$3.3m: due to costs associated with

the launch of Black Hawk in New

Zealand and exiting the Mars agency

business.

EBITDA margin% increase reflects our

strategic focus on developing our key

brands.

FY14 to FY18 – EBITDA and EBITDA %

Constant FX

NZ$m

FY18FY17VarVar

Revenue411.9

423.2(2.7%)(5.1%)

EBITDA49.8

44.711.3%9.0%

EBIT46.241.212.2%

9.8%

EBITDA%12.08%10.57%151pts151pts

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FY19 TRADING UPDATE

We have made a solid start to the first quarter of FY19, with strong growth

in Animal care and modest underlying growth in Healthcare attributable to

increasingly competitive market dynamics.

On the basis of our current trading performance, we expect the Group to

generate underlying earnings growth in FY19 with further growth forecast

into FY20 as we commence servicing the Chemist warehouse volumes.


2018 Annual Meeting
Business of the Meeting

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To consider and receive the annual report and the financial statements for

the year ended 30 June 2018 and the audit report thereon.

ITEM 1

Annual Report and Financial Statements

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ITEM 2

Director re-election – Elizabeth Coutts

To consider the re-election of Elizabeth Coutts as a director of the

Company. Elizabeth Coutts retires by rotation and being eligible offers

herself for re-election.


Elizabeth Coutts

ONZM, BMS, CA

Independent Director




Elizabeth Coutts was appointed to the EBOS Group Limited Board in July 2003. She is Chairman of the

Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. She is Chair of Ports of

Auckland Ltd, Urwin & Co Limited, Oceania Healthcare Ltd and Skellerup Holdings Limited and Director

of the Yellow Group of Companies and Tennis Auckland Region Incorporated and Member, Marsh New

Zealand Advisory Board. She is President of the Institute of Directors Inc.


Elizabeth is a former Chairman of Meritec Group, Industrial Research and Life Pharmacy Limited,

former director of Air New Zealand Limited, the Health Funding Authority and Sanford Limited, former

Deputy Chairman of Public Trust, former board member of Sport NZ, former member of the

Pharmaceutical Management Agency (Pharmac), former Commissioner for both the Commerce and

Earthquake Commissions, former external monetary policy adviser to the Governor of the Reserve

Bank of New Zealand and former Chief Executive of the Caxton Group of Companies.

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ITEM 3

Director re-election – Peter Williams

To consider the re-election of Peter Williams as a director of the

Company. Peter Williams retires by rotation and being eligible offers

himself for re-election.


Peter Williams

Non-executive Director

Peter Williams was appointed to the EBOS Group Limited Board in July 2013. Peter has been an

executive of The Zuellig Group since 2000. Peter is a director of Pharma Industries Limited, Green

Cross Health Limited and CB Norwood Pty Ltd. He is also a director of Cambert, a company marketing

health and personal care products in South East Asia.

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That the directors be authorised to fix the fees and expenses of Deloitte as

the auditor of the Company.

ITEM 4

Auditor fees and expenses

www.ebosgroup.com
Thank you for

attending

Please join us for

refreshments

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EBOS Group Limited. NZBN 9429031998840
Level 7, 737 Bourke Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008, Australia. PO Box 7300, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.

Phone: +61 3 9918 5555, Fax: +61 3 9918 5588.

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EBOS Group Limited

Chairman’s Address to the Annual Meeting

16 October 2018



The 2018 financial year was yet another successful year for EBOS. The record financial results

continued the momentum of recent years and demonstrate the successful execution of our

strategy.


In 2018 EBOS delivered:

 revenue of $7.6 billion, and

 a 12.2% increase in net profit after tax to $149.6 million.


Our reported results were positively impacted by the weaker NZD/AUD exchange rate compared to

the prior year.


Adjusting for foreign exchange, our financial performance on an underlying, constant currency

basis delivered:


 EBITDA growth of 10.3% to $272.4 million reflecting organic growth, cost control and the

strategic acquisitions of HPS and a 50.1% stake in TerryWhite Chemmart undertaken in

FY17; and

 net profit after tax growth of 5.5%.


On the back of this performance, l’m very pleased to report that dividends to shareholders for the

year were increased by 8.7% to 68.5c per share.


Post the transformational Symbion deal in June 2013, we have continued on our strategy of

growing our Healthcare and Animal care businesses so that today we are uniquely positioned as

the largest and most diversified Australasian marketer, wholesaler and distributor of healthcare,

medical and pharmaceutical products. We are also a leading marketer and distributor of recognised

consumer products and animal care brands.


The strength of our balance sheet and cash flow management has allowed us to invest $569 million

in acquisitions and capital expenditure since the 1

st

of July 2013 - with close to $100 million

invested in FY18 - without the need to call on shareholders for additional capital.


Our results over the same period show that these investments, coupled with organic growth

drivers, have led to the Group recording very strong financial results. In a relatively short period we

have grown EBITDA from $175 million in FY14 to $272 million in 2018 and grown earnings per

share by 57% from 62.8 cents in FY14 to 98.5 cents for FY18.



EBOS Group Limited. NZBN 9429031998840

Level 7, 737 Bourke Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008, Australia. PO Box 7300, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.

Phone: +61 3 9918 5555, Fax: +61 3 9918 5588.

www.ebos.co.nz Page 2 of 6

At the same time we have improved our return on capital employed from 12.8% in FY14 to 15.8%

in FY18.


Shareholders have benefitted from a steady increase in both dividends received and capital growth

through the increase in share price that has had an annualised return of over 20% for the last 5

years. It is great to see EBOS shareholders being rewarded with your company recently recognised

as the strongest performer on the NZX during the September 2018 quarter with the share price

increasing 25% over the last three months to an all-time high.


Your Board remains supportive of investing further to expand the Group. We have a sharp focus on

generating strong cash flows and returns from our businesses, which allows us to pay consistent

dividends to our shareholders whilst keeping our debt at acceptably conservative levels.


As mentioned previously, we have a wide range of businesses and we view this breadth of activity

as a key strength.


The Group has a very long heritage of operating healthcare businesses in both New Zealand and

Australia and it is this heritage, combined with our operational expertise and scale, which has

delivered consistently strong financial returns.


We have strategically expanded the Group well beyond our traditional Pharmacy wholesale

operations so that this business unit now accounts for less than 50% of the Group’s gross operating

revenue.


We have many businesses that operate in highly competitive and regulated markets in New

Zealand and Australia. Government healthcare funding remains constrained and we expect this to

continue. That said, we’ve proven our ability to deliver strong growth in this environment over

many years and we see many future opportunities for the Group to grow in the years ahead.


EBOS will continue to invest in its principal business segments of Healthcare and Animal care and

we are confident that our strategy will lead to continued long term growth for the benefit of our

customers, suppliers, employees and shareholders.


To summarise the Group’s strategy we continue to:


1. invest for growth through external acquisitions and also commit internal capital

expenditure to lift productivity, manage costs and deliver better customer service;


2. protect, build or acquire market leading positions in a range of healthcare and animal care

sectors so as to maximize our growth opportunities; and


3. focus on generating strong operating cash flow to allow for further investment and

improved returns for shareholders.


2018 was another year of delivering on this strategy with a number of smaller investments made

and excellent progress made on completing our large capital expenditure programs in New South

Wales and Brisbane which John will soon discuss in more detail.



EBOS Group Limited. NZBN 9429031998840

Level 7, 737 Bourke Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008, Australia. PO Box 7300, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.

Phone: +61 3 9918 5555, Fax: +61 3 9918 5588.

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These investments will further shape the growth of the business for the future and show EBOS’

unwavering commitment to the provision of high-quality healthcare and animal care products that

positively impact the lives of millions of people and animals across the Australasian region, every

single day.


Your Board continues to review its structure to ensure that it brings to its deliberations a range of

experience. Accordingly, the Board intends to appoint two new independent directors in 2019.


Finally, l would like to thank John, the management team and all employees of the EBOS Group for

their efforts in this past year in delivering another excellent result. On behalf of the Board I would

also like to thank you, our shareholders, for your continued support.


I will now hand over to John for a more in depth review of the operational performance of the

business, and to provide some guidance on where we are heading in 2019.





EBOS Group Limited. NZBN 9429031998840

Level 7, 737 Bourke Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008, Australia. PO Box 7300, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.

Phone: +61 3 9918 5555, Fax: +61 3 9918 5588.

www.ebos.co.nz Page 4 of 6

EBOS Group Limited

Chief Executive Officer’s Address to the Annual Meeting

16 October 2018



Thank you Mark, and good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. As Mark has described, our company

had another strong year in FY18 and the results reflect the excellent work of our staff across our

businesses in both New Zealand and Australia. We now employ over 3,300 people across more

than 50 locations and I want to acknowledge their ability and hard work, without which we would

not be able to deliver these results.


I would also like to personally thank the Board for entrusting me to succeed Patrick Davies as the

Group’s new CEO and for their continued support. I joined the business over 8 years ago as the CFO

of Symbion and have had the privilege of working with a highly motivated management team who

are always striving for the best outcomes for our customers, suppliers and shareholders. This is a

wonderful company and l’m very passionate about continuing to build on our strategy as

Australasia’s premier Healthcare and Animal care business.


The 2018 financial year was another successful year for the Group as we continued on our strategic

path of expansion.


In October 2017, we acquired a strategic 14.1% shareholding in MedAdvisor Ltd, an Australian

digital medication company and in March 2018, we acquired one of New Zealand’s leading footcare

consumer brands, Gran’s Remedy.


We also further expanded our pharmacy retail network with the acquisition of Ventura Health

which is responsible for the franchise management of approximately 80 retail stores in Australia.


Our major capital projects in both Australia and New Zealand have all seen excellent progress over

the period. The new Christchurch and Sydney Contract Logistics facilities are now fully operational

and our new Brisbane distribution facility commenced operations yesterday on time and on

budget. These investments are a key part of our strategy to provide the most efficient warehousing

and distribution facilities for our expanding portfolio of businesses. These new facilities are state-

of-the-art, adopting high degrees of automation and are integral to the Group maintaining its

Industry leading position.


We have made a positive start to the 2019 financial year with a number of important

developments:


In July 2018, we were notified that we had been successful in winning the tender to act as the

exclusive third party distributor of pharmaceutical products to more than 400 Chemist Warehouse

and My Chemist stores in Australia for 5 years, effective from 1 July 2019.


We expect sales to the Chemist Warehouse Group will generate approximately $1 billion additional

revenue in the first year of operations.



EBOS Group Limited. NZBN 9429031998840

Level 7, 737 Bourke Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008, Australia. PO Box 7300, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.

Phone: +61 3 9918 5555, Fax: +61 3 9918 5588.

www.ebos.co.nz Page 5 of 6

We have also more recently acquired Warner & Webster, a medical and surgical supplies

wholesaler with operations in Victoria and South Australia. This business focuses on servicing GP

clinics and aged care facilities and is an excellent addition to our EBOS Healthcare business in

Australia.


With the Group continuing to expand and with so many different components now part of EBOS,

we would now like to share with you our latest corporate video that provides a visual perspective

of our Group and our progress over the last 12 months.


This video will also be available on our website.


<VIDEO IS AVAILABLE ON WWW.EBOSGROUP.COM>


As the video demonstrates our business is diverse and is focused on our two main segments being

Healthcare and Animal care and both performed very well in 2018.


Our Healthcare businesses generated revenue of $7.2 billion and a 13% increase in EBITDA to

$235.9 million.


Healthcare Revenue was flat to last year driven by a $364 million decline in Hepatitis C medicines in

Australia as the number of patients taking these highly specialised medicines declined on the

previous year’s volumes.


Despite the ongoing impact of the Australian Government’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

reforms and low levels of growth in the non-prescription over-the-counter (OTC) channel, our

Healthcare business continued to perform solidly through a combination of multiple revenue

streams, the acquisitions of HPS and a 50.1% stake in TerryWhite Chemmart and improved

productivity generating cost savings.


On the subject of the regulatory environment in the Australian Pharmacy market we don’t shy

away from the fact we operate in a complex environment. We are firmly of the view that the

wholesale model serves the community exceptionally well, delivering medicines when and where

required but the model today is under threat from the issues of exclusive direct distribution and

the current government funding not adequately addressing falling PBS prices. We are encouraged

with the level of engagement with the Australian Government’s Minister for Health, but we do

require successful resolution of these issues for the benefit of all stakeholders including, most

importantly, the population who are dependent on timely and full access to medicines.


Our New Zealand Healthcare businesses continue to deliver strong results, increasing revenue by

6.2% and EBITDA by 4.6% driven by Red Seal consumer products achieving strong growth and the

acquisition of Gran’s Remedy late in the year. We are expanding the growth of Red Seal into Asian

markets and are confident we can build on our presence in China, South Korea and Japan in the

years ahead.


Our Animal Care segment performed exceptionally well in FY18 and recorded 11.3% EBITDA growth

as the business continues to benefit from excellent growth in our branded products. This includes

our premium pet food brand, Black Hawk which recorded very strong sales growth in Australia of



EBOS Group Limited. NZBN 9429031998840

Level 7, 737 Bourke Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008, Australia. PO Box 7300, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.

Phone: +61 3 9918 5555, Fax: +61 3 9918 5588.

www.ebos.co.nz Page 6 of 6

23% and remains one of Australia’s fastest growing pet food brands and is a market leader in the

pet specialty retail channel.


In July 2017, we launched Black Hawk in New Zealand and sales have continued to grow over the

course of the year. We have been very pleased with the brand’s acceptance and support from both

specialty retailers and veterinary clinics.


It is also worth noting that at the recent NZ National Dog show in Wellington, the dogs that won

the Best in Show and Best Puppy in Show are both fed Black Hawk which is a fantastic achievement

for our team and the brand.


Total Animal care revenue declined 2.7% for the year, principally due to the business ceasing sales

of low-margin products to a major Australian retail chain and discontinuing sales of other products

upon the introduction of Black Hawk into New Zealand. We have strategically repositioned our

Animal care business to focus on developing our own brands to drive greater shareholder value.


EBOS Group’s 50% owned Animates business also performed very well with our share of NPAT

increasing 13% on last year.


In closing I’d like to comment about our current trading and near-term profit expectations.


We have made a solid start to the first quarter of FY19, with strong growth in Animal care and

modest underlying growth in Healthcare attributable to increasingly competitive market dynamics.


On the basis of our current trading performance, we expect the Group to generate underlying

earnings growth in FY19 with further growth forecast into FY20 as we commence servicing the

Chemist warehouse volumes.


Thank you for your attention ladies and gentlemen and your continued support as shareholders.

I’ll hand back to Mark to continue with the formal matters of this meeting.

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