Appendix 3B – DRP and DSSP

29 August 2019


The Manager
ASX Market Announcements
Australian Securities Exchange
Exchange Centre
Level 4
20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000



Electronic Lodgement


Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited
Appendix 3B – DRP and DSSP


Dear Sir / Madam


Please find attached a Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Dividend Substitution
Share Plan issue announcement for the Company.


Yours faithfully

Matthew Rowe
Company Secretary

Appendix 3B
New issue announcement



+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5
Appendix 3B

New issue announcement,
application for quotation of additional securities
and agreement

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and
documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.
Introduced 01/07/96 Origin: Appendix 5 Amended 01/07/98, 01/09/99, 01/07/00, 30/09/01, 11/03/02, 01/01/03, 24/10/05, 01/08/12,
04/03/13


Name of entity
AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATION INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED

ABN
56 004 147 120

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.


Part 1 - All issues
You must complete the relevant sections (attach sheets if there is not enough space).

1
+
Class of
+
securities issued or to
be issued

Fully paid ordinary shares


2 Number of
+
securities issued or
to be issued (if known) or
maximum number which may
be issued

6,162,867


3 Principal terms of the
+
securities (e.g. if options,
exercise price and expiry date; if
partly paid
+
securities, the
amount outstanding and due
dates for payment; if
+
convertible securities, the
conversion price and dates for
conversion)
Same as other fully paid ordinary shares.

Appendix 3B
New issue announcement



+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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4 Do the
+
securities rank equally
in all respects from the
+
issue
date with an existing
+
class of
quoted
+
securities?

If the additional
+
securities do
not rank equally, please state:
• the date from which they do
• the extent to which they
participate for the next
dividend, (in the case of a
trust, distribution) or
interest payment
• the extent to which they do
not rank equally, other than
in relation to the next
dividend, distribution or
interest payment
The shares rank equally in all respects with
the other existing fully paid ordinary shares.


5 Issue price or consideration

5,540,584 ordinary shares at $6.21 each
under the DRP.
622,283 ordinary shares issued at nil cost
under the DSSP.


6 Purpose of the issue
(If issued as consideration for
the acquisition of assets, clearly
identify those assets)

Shares issued to participants in the Dividend
Reinvestment Plan (DRP) and Dividend
Substitution Share Plan (DSSP) in respect of
the final dividend.


6a Is the entity an
+
eligible entity
that has obtained security
holder approval under rule 7.1A?

If Yes, complete sections 6b – 6h
in relation to the
+
securities the
subject of this Appendix 3B, and
comply with section 6i
No


6b The date the security holder
resolution under rule 7.1A was
passed
N/A


6c Number of
+
securities issued
without security holder approval
under rule 7.1
N/A


6d Number of
+
securities issued
with security holder approval
under rule 7.1A
N/A

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New issue announcement



+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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6e Number of
+
securities issued
with security holder approval
under rule 7.3, or another
specific security holder approval
(specify date of meeting)

N/A


6f Number of
+
securities issued
under an exception in rule 7.2
N/A


6g If
+
securities issued under rule
7.1A, was issue price at least 75%
of 15 day VWAP as calculated
under rule 7.1A.3? Include the
+
issue date and both values.
Include the source of the VWAP
calculation.
N/A


6h If
+
securities were issued under
rule 7.1A for non-cash
consideration, state date on
which valuation of
consideration was released to
ASX Market Announcements
N/A


6i Calculate the entity’s remaining
issue capacity under rule 7.1 and
rule 7.1A – complete Annexure 1
and release to ASX Market
Announcements
N/A


7
+
Issue dates
Note: The issue date may be prescribed by
ASX (refer to the definition of issue date in
rule 19.12). For example, the issue date for a
pro rata entitlement issue must comply with
the applicable timetable in Appendix 7A.
Cross reference: item 33 of Appendix 3B.
29 August 2019



Number
+
Class
8 Number and
+
class of all
+
securities quoted on ASX
(including the
+
securities in
section 2 if applicable)



1,206,311,276



Fully paid ordinary
shares

Appendix 3B
New issue announcement



+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Appendix 3B Page 4 04/03/2013


Number
+
Class
9 Number and
+
class of all
+
securities not quoted on ASX
(including the
+
securities in
section 2 if applicable)
N/A


10 Dividend policy (in the case of a
trust, distribution policy) on the
increased capital (interests)
Same as the existing fully paid ordinary
shares.


Part 2 - Pro rata issue

11 Is security holder approval
required?

N/A


12 Is the issue renounceable or non-
renounceable?
N/A


13 Ratio in which the
+
securities
will be offered
N/A


14
+
Class of
+
securities to which the
offer relates
N/A


15
+
Record date to determine
entitlements
N/A



16 Will holdings on different
registers (or subregisters) be
aggregated for calculating
entitlements?
N/A


17 Policy for deciding entitlements
in relation to fractions

N/A


18 Names of countries in which the
entity has security holders who
will not be sent new offer
documents
Note: Security holders must be told how their
entitlements are to be dealt with.
Cross reference: rule 7.7.
N/A


19 Closing date for receipt of
acceptances or renunciations
N/A







20 Names of any underwriters
N/A

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+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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21 Amount of any underwriting fee
or commission
N/A


22 Names of any brokers to the
issue
N/A


23 Fee or commission payable to the
broker to the issue
N/A


24 Amount of any handling fee
payable to brokers who lodge
acceptances or renunciations on
behalf of security holders
N/A


25 If the issue is contingent on
security holders’ approval, the
date of the meeting
N/A


26 Date entitlement and acceptance
form and offer documents will be
sent to persons entitled
N/A


27 If the entity has issued options,
and the terms entitle option
holders to participate on
exercise, the date on which
notices will be sent to option
holders
N/A


28 Date rights trading will begin (if
applicable)
N/A


29 Date rights trading will end (if
applicable)
N/A


30 How do security holders sell
their entitlements in full through
a broker?
N/A


31 How do security holders sell part
of their entitlements through a
broker and accept for the
balance?
N/A


32 How do security holders dispose
of their entitlements (except by
sale through a broker)?
N/A


33
+
Issue date

N/A

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New issue announcement



+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Part 3 - Quotation of securities
You need only complete this section if you are applying for quotation of securities

34 Type of
+
securities
(tick one)

(a)

+
Securities described in Part 1


(b)

All other
+
securities
Example: restricted securities at the end of the escrowed period, partly paid securities that become fully paid,
employee incentive share securities when restriction ends, securities issued on expiry or conversion of convertible
securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(a)

Additional securities forming a new class of securities


Tick to indicate you are providing the information or
documents


35

If the
+
securities are
+
equity securities, the names of the 20 largest holders of the
additional
+
securities, and the number and percentage of additional
+
securities
held by those holders


36

If the
+
securities are
+
equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional
+
securities setting out the number of holders in the categories
1 - 1,000
1,001 - 5,000
5,001 - 10,000
10,001 - 100,000
100,001 and over


37

A copy of any trust deed for the additional
+
securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38 Number of
+
securities for which
+
quotation is sought

N/A



39
+
Class of
+
securities for which
quotation is sought

N/A

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New issue announcement



+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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40 Do the
+
securities rank equally in
all respects from the
+
issue date
with an existing
+
class of quoted
+
securities?

If the additional
+
securities do not
rank equally, please state:
• the date from which they do
• the extent to which they
participate for the next
dividend, (in the case of a
trust, distribution) or interest
payment
• the extent to which they do
not rank equally, other than in
relation to the next dividend,
distribution or interest
payment
N/A


41 Reason for request for quotation
now
Example: In the case of restricted securities, end
of restriction period

(if issued upon conversion of
another
+
security, clearly identify
that other
+
security)

N/A



Number
+
Class
42 Number and
+
class of all
+
securities quoted on ASX
(including the
+
securities in clause
38)



N/A


Quotation agreement

1
+
Quotation of our additional
+
securities is in ASX’s absolute discretion. ASX
may quote the
+
securities on any conditions it decides.

2 We warrant the following to ASX.

• The issue of the
+
securities to be quoted complies with the law and is
not for an illegal purpose.

• There is no reason why those
+
securities should not be granted
+
quotation.

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New issue announcement
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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•An offer of the
+
securities for sale within 12 months after their issue
will not require disclosure under section 707(3) or section 1012C(6) of
the Corporations Act.
Note: An entity may need to obtain appropriate warranties from subscribers for the securities in order to be
able to give this warranty
•S
ection 724 or section 1016E of the Corporations Act does not apply to
any applications received by us in relation to any
+
securities to be
q
uoted and that no-one has any right to return any
+
securities to be
q
uoted under sections 737, 738 or 1016F of the Corporations Act at the
time that we request that the
+
securities be quoted.
•If we are a trust, we warrant that no person has the right to return the
+
securities to be quoted under section 1019B of the Corporations Act at
th
e time that we request that the
+
securities be quoted.
3 W
e will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any
claim, action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the
warranties in this agreement.
4 We give ASX the information and documents required by this form. If any
information or document is not available now, we will give it to ASX before
+
quotation of the
+
securities begins. We acknowledge that ASX is relying on
the information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true an
d
co
mplete.
A
dditional information for NZSX:
ISIN Number: AU000000AFI5
T
he percentage of this class of additional ordinary shares as a percentage of the total
number of ordinary shares on issue post completion of the issue is 0.51%
S
ign here:
Date: 29 August 2019
(
Company secretary)
Pr
int name: Matthew Rowe