Chorus Limited/Announcement
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DRP price and AUD dividend rate

Dividend21 March 2022CNUCommunication Services

Chorus Limited
Level 10, 1 Willis Street

P O Box 632

Wellington

New Zealand

Emai

l: company.secretary@chorus.co.nz

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

22 March 2022

DRP price and AUD dividend rate

The price at which shares will be allotted under Chorus’ Dividend Reinvestment Plan

(DRP) for the 2022 interim dividend is NZ$7.3369. The shares will be issued on 12 April

2022.

The price was set based on the volume weighted average sale price of price setting

trades of Chorus shares on the NZX Main Board taking place over a period of five trading

days commencing on 14 March 2022.

The foreign exchange rate used for Chorus’ FY22 interim dividend payable to Australian

investors has been set at (NZD/AUD) 0.9315. The interim dividend of NZ$0.14 cents per

share will be paid on 12 April 2022. A supplementary dividend of NZ$0.02470588 cents

per share will also be paid on 12 April to shareholders who are not resident in New

Zealand.

A copy of Chorus’ updated ASX Appendix 3A.1 is attached.

Authorised by:

David Collins

Chief Financial Officer

ENDS

For further information:

Steve Pettigrew

Head of External Communications

Mobile +64 (27) 258 6257

Email: Steve.Pettigrew@chorus.co.nz

Brett Jackson

Investor Relations Manager

Phone: +64 4 896 4039

Mobile: +64 (27) 488 7808

Email: Brett.Jackson@chorus.co.nz

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Update Summary

Entity name

CHORUS LIMITED

Security on which the Distribution will be paid

CNU - ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX

Announcement Type

Update to previous announcement

Date of this announcement

22/3/2022

Reason for the Update

Confirmation of the price at which shares will be allotted under the Chorus Dividend Reinvestment Plan for the FY22

interim dividend. The price has been set at NZD 7.3369. The shares will be issued on 12 April 2022. Confirmation of the

foreign exchange rate used for the FY22 interim dividend payable to Australian investors has been set at NZD AUD

0.9315. The dividend will be paid on 12 April 2022.

Refer to below for full details of the announcement

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Announcement Details

Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

1.1 Name of +Entity

CHORUS LIMITED

1.2 Registered Number Type

ARBN

Registration Number

152485848

1.3 ASX issuer code

CNU

1.4 The announcement is

1.4a Reason for update to a previous announcement

Confirmation of the price at which shares will be allotted under the Chorus Dividend Reinvestment Plan for the FY22

interim dividend. The price has been set at NZD 7.3369. The shares will be issued on 12 April 2022. Confirmation of the

foreign exchange rate used for the FY22 interim dividend payable to Australian investors has been set at NZD AUD

0.9315. The dividend will be paid on 12 April 2022.

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

21/2/2022

1.5 Date of this announcement

22/3/2022

1.6 ASX +Security Code

CNU

ASX +Security Description

ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX

Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details

2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution

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)

Ordinary

Update/amendment to previous announcement

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

31/12/2021

2A.4 +Record Date

15/3/2022

2A.5 Ex Date

14/3/2022

2A.6 Payment Date

12/4/2022

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.

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 0.16470588

2A.9a AUD equivalent to total dividend/distribution

amount per +security

AUD 0.15342353

2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for information

to be released

22/3/2022

Estimated or 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 1.07353731

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?

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

dividends/distributions on this +security?

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

this dividend/distribution?

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

dividend/distribution

Full DRP

2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information

Yes

We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)

Yes

Actual

No

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2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information

apart from franking?

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.).

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

Payment to Australian residents calculated as the AUD equivalent of the NZD.

Payments to other shareholders in NZD.

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

CurrencyPayment currency equivalent amount per security

AUD - Australian DollarAUD 0.15342353

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

NZD/AUD 0.9315

2B.2c If payment currency equivalent and exchange

rates not known, date for information to be released

22/3/2022

Estimated or Actual?

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

default arrangements?

Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution

3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at

this time?

3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount

per +security

NZD

3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per

security

NZD 0.14000000

3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked?

3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is

No

No

No

Actual

Yes

No

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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 0.14000000

Part 3F - NZD declared dividends/distributions - supplementary dividend/distribution

3F.1 Is a supplementary dividend/distribution payable?

3F.2 Is the supplementary dividend/distribution

estimated at this time?

3F.2a Supplementary dividend/distribution estimated

amount per +security

NZD

3F.2b Supplementary dividend/distribution amount per +security

NZD 0.02470588

3F.3 Is the Supplementary dividend/distribution franked?

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 0.02470588

Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)

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

4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of election

notices to share registry under DRP

Wednesday March 16, 2022 15:00:00

4A.3 DRP discount rate

0.0000 %

4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price

Start DateEnd Date

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

No

No

Yes

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Start Date

14/3/2022

End Date

18/3/2022

4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology

The volume weighted average sale price of Chorus shares calculated on all price setting trades of Chorus shares through

the NZX over a period of five business days commencing on the ex date, and subject to the adjustment in accordance

with the DRP Offer Document.

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

NZD 7.33690

4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date

12/4/2022

4A.8 Will DRP +securities be a new issue?4A.8a Do DRP +securities rank pari passu from +issue

date?

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

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

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

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

https://company.chorus.co.nz/financials

4A.13 Further information about the DRP

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 relates to ordinary dividend of NZD 0.14000000 plus

a supplementary dividend of NZD 0.02470588 payable to non-New Zealand resident shareholders.

5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

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