COCHLEAR LIMITED — Regulatory Filings 2017

Aug 16, 2017

Appendix 4E (ASX Listing Rule 4.3A)

PRELIMINARY FINAL REPORT

Cochlear Limited ACN 002 618 073 30 June 2017

Results for announcement to the market

Results for announcement to the market
		Movement		A$000
Sales revenue	up	7%	to	1,239,733
Revenue	up	11%	to	1,253,838
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)	up	20%	to	315,600
Net profit attributable to members	up	18%	to	223,616
Basic earnings per share (cents)	up	18%	to	389.7
Net tangible assets per share at 30 June 2017 (cents)	down	10%	to	354.7
Net tangible assets per share at 30 June 2016 (cents)				392.0

		Amount per	Franked amount	Conduit foreign
Dividends (distributions)		security	persecurity	income persecurity
Final dividend payable		$1.40	$1.40	$0.00
Interim dividend paid		$1.30	$1.30	$0.00
Total		$2.70	$2.70	$0.00
Previous corresponding financial year:
Final dividend paid		$1.20	$1.20	$0.00
Interimdividend paid		$1.10	$1.10	$0.00
Total		$2.30	$2.30	$0.00
Record date for determining entitlements to the final dividend			20 September 2017
Dividend payment date			11 October 2017

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will be held as follows:

The Annual General Meeting will be held as follows:
PlaceDateTime	Australian Securities ExchangeExchange Square Auditorium20 Bridge Street,Sydney
	17 October 2017
	10:00am

Additional Appendix 4E disclosure requirements can be found in the 2017 Annual Report lodged with this document which contains the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2017. This report is based on the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2017 which have been audited by KPMG.