WHITEHAVEN COAL LIMITED — Earnings Release 2018

Aug 13, 2018

RESULTS FOR ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

Name of Entity

Whitehaven Coal Limited

ABN

68 124 425 396

	2018 $000	2017 $000	Movement
Revenue	2,257,446	1,773,242	27.3%
Profit from ordinary activities after tax attributable to members – excluding significant items	525,576	367,168	43.1%
Significant items net of tax	-	38,199	-
Net Profit for the period attributable to members	525,576	405,367	29.7%
Earnings per share – basic (cents) Earnings per share – diluted (cents)	53.2 52.2	41.2 40.7	29.1% 28.3%

Shareholder Distributions	Amount Per Security	Franked amount per security
Current reporting period - Final dividend FY2018 (payable September 2018) - Special dividend FY2018 (payable September 2018) -Interim dividend FY2018 (paid March 2018)	14 cents 13 cents 13 cents	n/a n/a n/a
Previous corresponding reporting period - Capital return FY2017 (paid November 2017) - Final dividend FY2017 (paid November 2017) -Interim dividend FY2017	14 cents 6 cents nil cents	n/a n/a n/a

Net Tangible Asset Backing	Net Tangible Asset Backing	2018	2017
Net tangible assets per share		3.3796	3.1871
The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at:
Location	The Mint 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Date	Thursday 25thOctober 2018
Time	11.00am (Sydney time)

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COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

This report is based on the audited financial statements of the Company and its controlled entities.

The Company has a formally constituted Audit Committee.

____ T Burt Company Secretary Date: 14 August 2018

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