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AGM22 November 2018KMDConsumer Discretionary

1. At actual exchange rates total Kathmandu sales growth +8.3%. Kathmandu same store sales growth +6.2%
2. Average conversion rates year-to-date NZD/AUD 0.915 (FY18 0.913) NZD/GBP 0.510 (FY18 0.545), NZD/USD 0.660


KATHMANDU HOLDINGS LIMITED

ASX/NZX/MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

23 NOVEMBER 2018

TRADING UPDATE


Kathmandu Holdings Limited (ASX and NZX Code: KMD) today provides an update on sales

performance for FY2019.


KATHMANDU

Sales for the 15 full weeks to 11 November 2018:

 Kathmandu total sales growth +8.4% at constant exchange rates

*1

(excluding Oboz);

 Kathmandu same store sales growth +6.3% at constant exchange rates;

*1


 Same store sales growth by country: Australia +7.1%, New Zealand +5.2%.



OBOZ

For the first quarter of FY2019:

 Oboz sales NZD $15.7m at a gross margin of 39.8%;

 Remain on track to achieve the US$7.1m EBITDA earn-out target for the 2018 calendar

year.


Kathmandu’s Chief Executive Office Xavier Simonet said “we have seen continuing demand for

core Kathmandu products, following on from a successful winter last year. We are also pleased

with the continuing strong performance of Oboz and integration into the Kathmandu Group.”


Mr Simonet added “we have achieved good sales growth leading into the key Christmas trading

period, and we expect first half profit to be strongly above last year. However, as always our

first half-year result is highly dependent on the success of our Summer Sale.”


ENDS


Media:

Helen McCombie

Citadel-MAGNUS

Tel: + 61 2 8234 0103

Investors:

Reuben Casey

Chief Operating and Financial Officer

Tel: +64 3 968 6166

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