Notification of dividend / distribution
Announcement Summary
Entity name
WESFARMERS LIMITED
Security on which the Distribution will be paid
WES - ORDINARY FULLY PAID
Announcement Type
New announcement
Date of this announcement
Tuesday February 14, 2017
Distribution Amount
AUD 1.03000000
Ex Date
Monday February 20, 2017
Record Date
Tuesday February 21, 2017
Payment Date
Tuesday March 28, 2017
DRP election date
Wednesday February 22, 2017 20:00:00
Refer to below for full details of the announcement
Announcement Details
Part 1 - Entity and announcement details
Name of +Entity
WESFARMERS LIMITED
Registered Number Type
ABN
28008984049
Registration Number
ASX issuer code
WES
The announcement is
New announcement
Date of this announcement
Tuesday February 14, 2017
ASX +Security Code
WES
ASX +Security Description
ORDINARY FULLY PAID
Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details
2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution
Ordinary
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)
Saturday December 31, 2016
2A.4 +Record Date
Tuesday February 21, 2017
2A.5 Ex Date
Monday February 20, 2017
2A.6 Payment Date
Tuesday March 28, 2017
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.
No
2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency")
AUD - Australian Dollar
2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount per +security (in primary currency) for all dividends/distributions notified in this form
AUD 1.03000000
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?
No
2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for dividends/distributions on this +security?
We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)
2A.11a If the +entity has a DRP, is the DRP applicable to this dividend/distribution?
Yes
2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information apart from franking?
No
Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution
3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at this time?
No
3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per security
AUD 1.03000000
3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked?
Yes
3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is franked 100.0000 %
3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked amount per +security
AUD 1.03000000
3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount
AUD 0.00000000
3A.7 Ordinary dividend/distribution conduit foreign income amount per security
AUD 0.00000000
Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)
2A.11a(i) DRP Status in respect of this dividend/distribution
Full DRP
3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount per +security
AUD
3A.2a Is the ordinary dividend/distribution fully franked?
Yes
3A.3a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking credit (%)
30.0000 %
3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked
0.0000 %
4A.1 What is the default option if +security holders do not indicate whether they want to participate in the DRP?
Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment)
4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of
election notices to share registry under DRP
Wednesday February 22, 2017 20:00:00
4A.3 DRP discount rate
0.0000 %
4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price
Start Date
Friday February 24, 2017
4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology
End Date
Thursday March 16, 2017
The allocation price will be calculated as the average of the daily volume weighted average price of Wesfarmers Limited shares, excluding trades which are not considered to reflect normal supply and demand, on each of the 15 consecutive trading days during the period from 24 February 2017 to 16 March 2017 inclusive.
4A.6 DRP Price (including any discount):
AUD
4A.8 Will DRP +securities be a new issue?
Yes
4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date
Tuesday March 28, 2017
4A.8a Do DRP +securities rank pari passu from
+issue date?
Yes
4A.9 Is there a minimum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?
No
4A.10 Is there a maximum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?
No
4A.11 Are there any other conditions applying to DRP participation?
Yes
4A.11a Conditions for DRP participation
The directors have determined in accordance with the DRP plan rules that participation is not open to a holder whose registered address is in a country other than Australia and New Zealand.
4A.12 Link to a copy of the DRP plan rules
www.wesfarmers.com.au/dip
4A.13 Further information about the DRP
Part 5 - Further information
Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution
Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary
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