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Vector Limited (NS) Regulatory Filings 2017

Jan 23, 2017

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Regulatory Filings

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MARKET RELEASE 24 January 2017

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Operational performance for the 6 months ended 31 December 2016

nded 31 December 2016
6 months ended 31
December % change
2016 2015
Electricity
Customers1, 6 552,948 547,319 1.0%
New connections 4,583 3,916 17.0%
Net movement in customers2 2,890 2,806 3.0%
Volume distributed (GWh)3 4,340 4,368 (0.6%)
SAIDI (minutes) – 9 months to 31 December4
Normal operations 119.8 78.3 53.0%
Extreme events 2.4 0.0 0.0%
Total 122.25 78.3 56.1%
Gas Distribution7
Distribution customers1, 6 105,918 102,908 2.9%
New distribution connections 1,907 1,538 24.0%
Net movement in distribution customers2 1,596 1,343 18.8%
Distribution volume (PJ) 7.6 7.6 0.0%
Gas Trading
Natural gas sales (PJ)8 9.3 9.1 2.2%
Gas liquid sales (tonnes)9 38,557 41,120 (6.2%)
9kg LPG bottles swapped10 319,685 302,109 5.8%
Liquigas LPG tolling (tonnes)11 77,688 86,868 (10.6%)
Technology
Electricity: smart meters1, 12 1,203,482 1,044,613 15.2%
  1. As at 31 December.

  2. Net number of customers added during the period, includes disconnected, reconnected and decommissioned ICPs.

  3. Volumes were impacted by the partial closure of a significant industrial customer in October 2015

  4. The SAIDI audited value for normal operations for the regulatory year ended 31 March 2016 was 117.0 minutes.

  5. SAIDI (minutes) for the 9 months ended 31 December 2016 is an unaudited value and subject to change. 6. Billable ICPs.

  6. The group’s gas transmission and non-Auckland gas distribution business (Vector Gas) was sold to First Gas on 20 April 2016. The operating statistics for the period to 31 December 2016 relate only to the Auckland network, and the prior period comparatives have been adjusted accordingly.

  7. Excludes gas sold as gas liquids. These sales are included within the gas liquids sales tonnages.

  8. Total of retail and wholesale LPG and natural gasoline.

  9. Number of 9kg LPG bottles swapped and sold during the year.

  10. Includes product tolled in Taranaki and further tolled in the South Island.

  11. The number of smart meters deployed as at 31 December 2016 includes 78,037 meters managed but not owned by Vector (31 December 2015: 32,804).

The Excel version can be found at: http://vector.co.nz/news

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MEDIA RELEASE

24 January 2017

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ENDS

About Vector

Vector is New Zealand’s leading multi-network infrastructure company which delivers energy and communication services to more than one million homes and businesses across the country.

Vector is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange with ticker symbol VCT. Our majority shareholder, with voting rights of 75.4%, is Entrust (formerly Auckland Energy Consumer Trust).

For further information, visit www.vector.co.nz

MEDIA QUERIES: Melanie Tuala External Relations Mobile 021-518 459

ANALYST QUERIES: Dan Molloy Chief Financial Officer 64-9-213-5179 Mobile 021-441-311

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