ASX Appendix 3A.1

Chorus Limited
Level 10, 1 Willis Street
P O Box 632
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Email:
company.secretary@chorus.co.nz


STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

20 February 2023

ASX Appendix 3A.1

Further to the filing of Chorus’ half year result we attach a copy of the ASX
Appendix 3A.1 released to the ASX in relation to Chorus’ FY23 interim dividend.

Authorised by:

Andrew Carroll
Chief Financial Officer (acting)

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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Announcement Summary
Entity name
CHORUS LIMITED
Security on which the Distribution will be paid
CNU - ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX
Announcement Type
New announcement
Date of this announcement
20/2/2023
Distribution Amount
NZD 0.17000000
Ex Date
13/3/2023
Record Date
14/3/2023
Payment Date
11/4/2023
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
1.5 Date of this announcement
20/2/2023
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)
31/12/2022
2A.4 +Record Date
14/3/2023
2A.5 Ex Date
13/3/2023
Ordinary
New announcement

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2A.6 Payment Date
11/4/2023
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 0.17000000
2A.9a AUD equivalent to total dividend/distribution
amount per +security
AUD
2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for information
to be released
21/3/2023
Estimated or Actual?
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.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.).
No
No
We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)
Yes
Estimated
No

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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
2B.2b Please provide the exchange rates used for non-primary currency payments
2B.2c If payment currency equivalent and exchange
rates not known, date for information to be released
21/3/2023
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 0.17000000
3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked?
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 0.17000000
No
No
No
Actual
Yes

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Part 3F - NZD declared dividends/distributions - supplementary dividend/distribution
3F.1 Is a supplementary dividend/distribution payable?
Part 5 - Further information
5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution
5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary
No