COCHLEAR LIMITED — Earnings Release 2018

Aug 13, 2018

Appendix 4E (ASX Listing Rule 4.3A)

PRELIMINARY FINAL REPORT

Cochlear Limited ACN 002 618 073 30 June 2018

Results for announcement to the market

Results for announcement to the market
		Movement		A$m
Sales revenue	up	9%	to	1,351.4
Revenue	up	9%	to	1,363.7
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)	up	10%	to	348.4
Net profit attributable to members	up	10%	to	245.8
Basic earnings per share (cents)	up	10%	to	427.3
Net tangible assets per share at 30 June 2018 (cents)	up	30%	to	461.4
Net tangible assets per share at 30 June 2017 (cents)				354.7

		Amount per	Franked amount	Conduit foreign
Dividends (distributions)		security	per security	income per security
Final dividend payable		$1.60	$1.60	$0.00
Interim dividend paid		$1.40	$1.40	$0.00
Total		$3.00	$3.00	$0.00
Previous corresponding financial year:
Final dividend paid		$1.40	$1.40	$0.00
Interim dividend paid		$1.30	$1.30	$0.00
Total		$2.70	$2.70	$0.00
Record date for determining entitlements to the final dividend			18 September 2018
Dividend payment date			10 October 2018

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will be held as follows:
	Australian Securities Exchange
Place	Exchange Square Auditorium
	20 Bridge Street,Sydney
Date	16 October 2018
Time	10:00am

Additional Appendix 4E disclosure requirements can be found in the 2018 Annual Report lodged with this document which contains the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2018. This report is based on the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2018 which have been audited by KPMG.