The shareholder information set out below was applicable as at 1 August 2017.
DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES
(a) Analysis of numbers of shareholders by size of holding:
| RANGE OF SHARES | NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS |
NUMBER OF SHARES |
| 1 – 1,000 | 287,096 | 102,706,811 |
| 1,001 – 5,000 | 125,045 | 264,842,515 |
| 5,001 – 10,000 | 11,903 | 83,926,440 |
| 10,001 – 100,000 | 5,509 | 105,911,263 |
| 100,001 and over | 125 | 737,029,451 |
| Total | 429,678 | 1,294,416,480 |
All shares above are fully paid ordinary shares.
(b) There were 8,959 holders of less than a marketable parcel of shares.
TOP 20 LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS
| NAME | NUMBER OF SHARES | PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SHARES ISSUED (%) |
|
| 1 | HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited | 287,648,585 | 22.22 |
| 2 | JP Morgan Nominees Australia Limited | 154,160,824 | 11.91 |
| 3 | Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited | 88,339,612 | 6.82 |
| 4 | BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd | 81,287,758 | 6.28 |
| 5 | National Nominees Limited | 51,205,005 | 3.96 |
| 6 | UBS Nominees Pty Ltd | 9,498,239 | 0.73 |
| 7 | Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited | 5,065,000 | 0.39 |
| 8 | Woolworths Custodian Pty Ltd | 4,845,845 | 0.37 |
| 9 | AMP Life Limited | 4,578,071 | 0.35 |
| 10 | Argo Investments Limited | 4,133,026 | 0.32 |
| 11 | IOOF Investment Management Limited <IPS Super A/C> | 3,020,269 | 0.23 |
| 12 | Milton Corporation Limited | 2,903,973 | 0.22 |
| 13 | Netwealth Investments Limited <Wrap Services A/C> | 2,388,818 | 0.18 |
| 14 | Navigator Australia Ltd <MLC Investment Sett A/C> | 2,227,391 | 0.17 |
| 15 | Nulis Nominees (Australia) Limited <Navigator Mast Plan Sett A/C> | 1,860,431 | 0.14 |
| 16 | Pacific Custodian Pty Limited <WOW Plans Ctrl A/C> | 1,572,511 | 0.12 |
| 17 | RBC Investor Services Australia Nominees Ptd Ltd <VFA A/C> | 1,397,787 | 0.11 |
| 18 | Australian United Investment Company Limited | 1,200,000 | 0.09 |
| 19 | BNP Paribas Noms (NZ) Ltd <DRP> | 1,060,330 | 0.08 |
| 20 | BKI Investment Company Limited | 1,050,244 | 0.08 |
SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS
Woolworths Limited had received the following substantial shareholder notification. As at 1 August 2017, no other substantial notices have been received.
| HOLDER | SHARES HELD AT DATE OF NOTICE |
PERCENTAGE OF SHARES HELD AT DATE OF NOTICE (%) |
DATE OF NOTICE |
| BlackRock Group | 64,766,473 | 5.00 | 19/06/2017 |
| Perpetual Limited and subsidiaries | 64,217,336 | 5.05 | 3/03/2016 |
UNQUOTED EQUITY SECURITIES
As at 1 August 2017, there were 6,535,529 performance rights over unissued ordinary shares.
DIVIDEND
The final dividend of 50 cents per share is expected to be paid on 6 October 2017 to eligible shareholders. A 1.5% discount will apply to the dividend reinvestment plan for the 2017 final dividend. There is currently no limit on the number of shares that can participate in the DRP.
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTINGS
Woolworths Limited ordinary shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under code: WOW.
AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS
Woolworths Limited shares may be traded in sponsored American Depository Receipts form in the United States.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
A copy of the Corporate Governance Statement can be found on our website. Visit www.woolworthsgroup.com.au
SHAREHOLDER CALENDAR 1
2017
September
7 Ex date for Final Dividend
8 Record date for Final Dividend
October
6 Payment date for Final Dividend
31 Announcement of First quarter sales results
November
23 Annual General Meeting – Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
2018
February
23 Announcement of half year results
March
1 Ex date for Interim Dividend
2 Record date for Interim Dividend
April
6 Payment date for Interim Dividend
May
2 Announcement of third quarter sales results
- Dates are subject to change
COMPANY DIRECTORY
REGISTERED OFFICE
1 Woolworths Way
Bella Vista NSW 2153
Tel: (02) 8885 0000
Web: www.woolworthsgroup.com.au
COMPANY SECRETARIES
Richard Dammery
Marcin Firek
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Paul van Meurs – Head of Investor Relations
AUDITOR
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
225 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: (02) 9322 7000
Web: www.deloitte.com.au
SHAREHOLDER ENQUIRIES
Enquiries and correspondence should be directed to Woolworths Limited’s Share and Share Plans Registrar, Link Market Services at the following contact details:
Link Market Services
Locked Bag A14, Sydney South NSW 1235
Tel: 1800 111 281
Web: www.linkmarketservices.com.au
For shareholders, please email: woolworths@linkmarketservices.com.au
For employees, please email: wow.eps@linkmarketservices.com.au
MEDIA
Woolworths Press Office
Tel: (02) 8885 1033
Email: media@woolworths.com.au