Meridian AUD FX rate for 2023 interim ordinary dividend

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Meridian AUD FX rate for 2023 interim ordinary dividend

21 March 2023
The foreign exchange rate used for Meridian Energy’s 2023 interim ordinary dividend paid
to Australian investors in AUD has been set at $0.9296. Dividends will be paid on Thursday,
23 March 2023.
Attached is an updated ASX Appendix 3A.1 Notification of Dividend/Distribution released to
the ASX.



ENDS
Jason Woolley
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Meridian Energy Limited


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Update Summary
Entity name
MERIDIAN ENERGY LIMITED
Security on which the Distribution will be paid
MEZ - ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX
Announcement Type
Update to previous announcement
Date of this announcement
21/3/2023
Reason for the Update
The foreign exchange rate used for Meridian Energys 2023 interim ordinary dividend paid to Australian investors in AUD
has been set at 0.9296. Dividends will be paid on Thursday, 23 March 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
MERIDIAN ENERGY LIMITED
1.2 Registered Number Type
ARBN
Registration Number
151800396
1.3 ASX issuer code
MEZ
1.4 The announcement is
1.4a Reason for update to a previous announcement
The foreign exchange rate used for Meridian Energys 2023 interim ordinary dividend paid to Australian investors in AUD
has been set at 0.9296. Dividends will be paid on Thursday, 23 March 2023.
1.4b Date of previous announcement(s) to this update
1/3/2023
1.5 Date of this announcement
21/3/2023
1.6 ASX +Security Code
MEZ
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
Ordinary
Update/amendment to previous announcement

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2A.4 +Record Date
8/3/2023
2A.5 Ex Date
7/3/2023
2A.6 Payment Date
23/3/2023
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 0.06847059
2A.9a AUD equivalent to total dividend/distribution
amount per +security
AUD 0.06365026
2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for information
to be released
21/3/2023
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 1.07573150
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
apart from franking?
No
Yes
We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)
Yes
Actual
No

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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 shareholders on the Australian register will be calculated on the AUD/NZD foreign exchange rate.
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 0.06000000
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 per3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked
No
No
No
Actual
Yes

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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 0.06000000
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 0.00847059
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 0.00847059
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
Thursday March 9, 2023 17:00:00
4A.3 DRP discount rate
0.0000 %
4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price
Start Date
7/3/2023
End Date
13/3/2023
Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment)
No
No
Yes

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4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology
The price is calculated as the volume weighted average sale price for a share (expressed in cents and fractions of cents)
calculated on all sales of shares which took place through the NZX Main Board on the five trading days commencing on 7
March 2023 in accordance with the DRP terms and conditions.
4A.6 DRP Price (including any discount):
NZD
4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date
23/3/2023
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.11a Conditions for DRP participation
The DRP is only available to holders of shares who have an address on the Meridian share register in New Zealand or
Australia. The full terms and conditions of the DRP are set out in the DRP Offer Document at www.meridianenergy.co.nz/
about-us/investors/dividends
4A.12 Link to a copy of the DRP plan rules
about-us/investors/dividendswww.meridianenergy.co.nz/
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 refers to an ordinary dividend of NZD 0.06000000,
plus a supplementary dividend of NZD 0.00847059 payable to non-New Zealand resident shareholders
5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes