NZX Half Year 2018 & Interim Report Published

NZX today published its half year results and interim report for the six months ended 30 June 2018. Please find the following materials attached: o Announcement: NZX Half Year 2018 Financial Results o Appendix 1 o Appendix 7 - interim dividend o Appendix 7 - special dividend o NZX Interim Report 2018 (including audited financial statements and management commentary on financial results) o NZX Half Year 2018 Investor Presentation o Dividend Reinvestment Plan o Shareholder Letter Summary of key financial results: o Total operating earnings of $13.9 million and net profit after tax was $4.4 million; o Operating revenue from continuing operations was $33.4 million, up 2.0% driven by strong growth in trading and clearing fees and funds management revenues; o Operating expenses from continuing operations increased 7.3% due to targeted investments in marketing, cyber security and the dairy derivatives market, one-off staff related costs, and fund expenditure which was driven by the growth in funds under management; o Successful divestment of non-core businesses, including Farmers Weekly, AgriHQ and the Australian based Grain Information Unit; and o Interim ordinary dividend, fully imputed, of 3.0 cents per share. Plus, a special dividend, fully imputed, of 1.5 cents per share, with the Board returning proceeds from disposals of non-core businesses to shareholders. For further information, please contact: Hannah Lynch Head of Communications T: 09 308 3710 M: 021 252 8990 E: hannah.lynch@nzx.com End CA:00322216 For:NZX Type:HALFYR Time:2018-08-15 08:40:24