Stock exchange and listing requirements
The shareholder information set out below was applicable as at 22 August 2007.
Distribution of equity securities
Analysis of numbers of equity security holders by size of holding:
Ordinary shares
1 – 1,000 Shares 2,021
1,001 – 5,000 Shares 3,674
5,001 – 10,000 Shares 946
10,001 – 100,000 Shares 705
100,001 and over Shares 41
There were 307 holders of less than a marketable parcel of ordinary shares.
Equity security holders
Twenty largest quoted equity security holders
Name Number of ordinary shares held % of issued shares
JP Morgan Nominees Australia Limited 16,262,281 19.18
National Nominees Limited 6,753,422 7.97
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited 5,353,645 6.31
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited 3,745,554 4.42
Queensland Investment Corporation 3,077,019 3.63
ANZ Nominees Ltd <Cash Income A/C> 2,388,965 2.82
Australia Foundation Investment Company Limited 1,744,715 2.06
Cogent Nominees Pty Limited 1,365,283 1.61
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company Limited 1,195,180 1.41
Cogent Nominees Pty Limited <SMP Accounts> 1,130,084 1.33
Brickworks Investment Company Limited 673,881 0.79
Intercontinental Assets Pty Ltd 626,047 0.74
Mr Ian Jackson <Jackson Family Account> 500,000 0.59
Argo Investments Limited 497,421 0.59
Milton Corporation Limited 439,569 0.52
Neale Edwards Pty Limited 400,000 0.47
Mrs Jill Christine Thygesen 400,000 0.47
Mr Ian Edward Jackson 300,000 0.35
Mrs Una Margaret Pullen 271,257 0.32
Andos Pty Limited 226,566 0.27
47,350,889 55.85
Substantial holders
Substantial holders in the company are set out below:
Ordinary shares
Name Number of ordinary shares held % of issued shares
INVESCO Australia Limited 4,251,671 5.01
Paradice Investment Management Pty Ltd 4,292,780 5.06
Nomination for office of director
No person other than a retiring director is eligible for election as a director
at a General Meeting unless notice pursuant to Rule 6 of the
company’s Constitution is lodged at the registered office of the company 40
days before the meeting.
Shareholder communications
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the
company will be held on Friday
26 October 2007 at 2.30pm at the
Sydney Harbour Marriott, Thomas
Keneally Room, 30 Pitt Street, Sydney,
NSW, Australia.
Full details of the meeting are contained
in the Notice of Annual General Meeting.
Wattyl intends to make full use of the
forum of the Annual General Meeting to
inform shareholders of all current
developments at Wattyl and to provide
an opportunity to shareholders to ask
questions of the Board, the Managing
Director and of the company’s Auditor.
Share enquiries
Shareholders can obtain information about
their shareholding by contacting the
company’s Share Registry:
Computershare Investor Services Pty
Limited
Level 3
60 Carrington Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Telephone: 1 300 855 080
Facsimile: (02) 8234 5050
All written enquires should include your
Holder Identification Number (HIN) or
Security Reference Number (SRN) as it
appears on your holding statement along
with your current address.
Change of address
Shareholders are requested to advise
the Share Registry immediately there
is a change to their address or bank
account details, if required for dividend
payment purposes.
Change of name
Shareholders should notify the Share
Registry, in writing, and attach a certified
copy of a relevant marriage certificate or
deed poll.
Lost Holding statements
Shareholders should inform the Share
Registry immediately, in writing, so that a
replacement statement can be arranged.
A fee may be charged for this service.
Tax File Number (TFN)
Although it is not compulsory for each
shareholder to provide a TFN or exemption
details, for those shareholders who choose
not to, the company will be obliged to
deduct tax from any unfranked portion
of their dividends at the top marginal rate.
TFN notification forms can be obtained
from the Share Registry, any Australia Post
Office or the Australian Taxation Office.
Dividends
A fully franked interim dividend of 8 cents
per share was paid on 30 March 2007.
A fully franked final dividend of 7 cents per
share will be paid on 21 September 2007,
with a record date for determining
entitlements of 10 September 2007.
Payment of dividends
The following options are available
to shareholders regarding payment
of dividends:
(a)
by direct deposit to a bank, credit
union or building society account; or
(b) by cheque payable to the shareholder.
Lost or stolen cheques should be
reported immediately to the company’s
Share Registry.
Shareholders seeking an electronic
payment of dividends should request an
application form from the Share Registry.
A publication “Dividends – Shareholder
Alternatives An Explanatory Guide”
is available upon request from the
Share Registry.
Dividend Re-investment
Plan (DRP)
The DRP remains suspended.
Bonus Share Plan (BSP)
The company has established a BSP
under which holders of ordinary shares
may elect to forego all or part of their
dividend entitlements and in lieu thereof
receive new ordinary fully paid bonus
shares. The BSP applies without discount.
Participation in the BSP may only be
varied prior to the date on which a
dividend is declared.
Removal from mailing list
Shareholders who have previously elected
to receive a copy of the Annual report by
mail, and no longer wish to receive a copy
of the Annual Report, are requested to
advise the Share Registry in writing.
Stock exchange listing
The company’s shares are listed on ASX
under the code “WYL”.
Company publications
This Annual Report is the main source
of information on the company. Other
company publications available include:
•
2007 Half Yearly Announcement
•
2006 Annual Report
These publications are available upon
request from the Share Registry.
Internet site
Further information on Wattyl can be
obtained by visiting the website
www.wattyl.com.au. The site includes
this Annual Report.
Further information
Requests for further information can
be directed, in writing, to the Company
Secretary at the following address:
Company Secretary
Wattyl Limited
Level 1
68 Waterloo Road
North Ryde NSW 2113
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