MYSTATE LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2014

Dec 16, 2014

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Media

Release

17 December 2014

MyState Limited appoints Ross Illingworth as non-executive director

Hobart, Wednesday 17 December 2014: Chairman of MyState Limited (ASX:MYS), Mr Miles Hampton, announced today that the Board has appointed Mr Ross Illingworth as an independent nonexecutive director.

Mr Illingworth is a highly experienced investment industry veteran with a career spanning more than 28 years. He is an executive director of Kingfisher Capital Partners, a boutique investment manager, and has served on a number of listed company boards as a non-executive director including The Rock Building Society Limited from 2009 to 2011 and Equity Trustees Limited from 2003 to 2006.

Previously, he was a non-executive director of The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation and a non-executive director of Arthritis Victoria. Mr Illingworth has also held senior management and executive positions including chief investment officer of Carnbrea & Co Limited and senior vice president, wealth management at Citi Smith Barney. Prior, he held various stockbroking roles including institutional sales at Johnson Taylor Potter (acquired by Bell Securities), senior client adviser at McIntosh Securities and managing director and board member of Johnson Taylor Stockbrokers.

Mr Illingworth holds a Bachelor of Business from Deakin University (Victoria College) in Human Resources.

Mr Hampton said, "Mr Illingworth brings significant experience in the banking and wealth management sectors. MyState Limited is a growing diversified financial services group and his experience, particularly at The Rock and Equity Trustees, will prove valuable for our organisation and our shareholders. His appointment compliments the skills of our existing board and we are pleased to welcome him to MyState Limited.”

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For further information, please contact: Stephen Pender, General Manager Marketing, Communications and Products 0409 166 764 or Stephen.Pender@mystate.com.au

Ashley Rambukwella, Financial & Corporate Relations 0407 231 282 or a.rambukwella@fcr.com.au

About MyState Limited

MyState Limited is an ASX-listed diversified financial Group formed in September 2009 to effect the merger of MyState Bank Limited (MSB), an authorised deposit-taking institution, and Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited (TPTL), a trustee and wealth management company. MyState acquired The Rock Building Society Limited, based in Rockhampton, in December 2011.

MyState Limited, MSB and The Rock are regulated by APRA and MyState Limited was enabled under Tasmanian legislation to own the authorised trustee company TPT. MSB, The Rock and TPT hold Australian Financial Services Licences issued by ASIC.