BONUS
OPTION
PLAN
BONUS OPTION PLAN
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Shareholders should obtain their own
professional advice on the nancial and tax
implications of participating in the Bonus
Option Plan.
Given the complex nature of taxation and of other
legislation, the variety of jurisdictions involved, and
the diverse taxation and nancial circumstances
applying to ANZ shareholders, ANZ cannot take
responsibility for any advice expressed or implied
in this publication. In addition, changes to taxation
laws and other legislation may occur subsequent
to the preparation of this booklet.
Shareholders should obtain their own professional
advice in relation to the nancial and taxation
implications of participating in ANZ’s Bonus
Option Plan. This booklet does not contain the
information which would be contained in a
prospectus. It is limited to general shareholder
information only and relates only to ANZ’s
ordinary shares.
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1. WHAT IS THE BOP?
The BOP enables eligible holders to increase their ANZ shareholding
by forgoing all or part of the dividends payable on their ANZ ordinary
shares and receiving bonus ANZ ordinary shares instead. No other
ANZ securities can participate.
Participation is optional and non-transferrable.
2. WHY PARTICIPATE?
Participants do not pay brokerage, commission or other transaction
costs on ANZ ordinary shares which are issued under the BOP and,
presently, no stamp or other transaction duties are payable by BOP
participants. All ANZ ordinary shares issued under the BOP rank
equally with all other fully paid ANZ ordinary shares on issue.
There is no fee from ANZ for participating in the BOP.
3. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Subject to the restrictions set out below, holders of ANZ ordinary
shares which / who are entitled to receive a dividend payment may
participate in the BOP for an Eligible Dividend.
Until ANZ’s Board decides otherwise, BOP participation is not
available directly or indirectly to any holder of ANZ ordinary shares
(legal or otherwise):
- resident in (or who is acting on behalf, or for the account or benet,
of an entity or person who is resident in) the USA, its possessions or
territories, or Canada; or
- any other country whose laws make the holder ineligible to
participate.
Shareholders are responsible for conrming their eligibility to
participate in the BOP and for obtaining any government approvals
required in connection with the allotment of ANZ ordinary shares
under the BOP.
4. HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
Shareholders can elect to participate in the BOP, vary their
participation or withdraw from the BOP online at anz.com/easyupdate.
Alternatively, shareholders can contact ANZ’s Share Registrar,
Computershare, to obtain a copy of the Election form to complete
and return.
5. WHEN WILL MY PARTICIPATION BEGIN?
If your Election is accepted, participation in the BOP will commence in
respect of the next Eligible Dividend.
Please note, there is a cut-o date for ANZ’s Share Registrar,
Computershare, to receive BOP Elections in order to participate in
the next Eligible Dividend. Please contact Computershare if you wish
to nd out when the last day is for making a BOP Election. If you
miss this date, your Election, if accepted, will apply in relation to the
following Eligible Dividend.
This booklet, including the Terms and Conditions, provides
important information about participating in ANZs Bonus
Option Plan (BOP). Please read it carefully if you are considering
making an election to participate in the BOP.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Capitalised terms not defined in these questions and answers have the meaning given to them in
the Terms and Conditions. These questions and answers are for general information only, and do not
override the Terms and Conditions to the extent of any inconsistency.
BONUS OPTION PLAN
NEED ASSISTANCE?
shareholder.anz.com
anzshareregistry@computershare.com.au
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
GPO Box 2975 Melbourne
Victoria 3001 Australia
1800 113 399 (within Australia)
0800 174 007 (within New Zealand)
+61 3 9415 4010 (outside Australia)
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6. HOW DOES THE BOP INTERACT WITH
ANZ’S DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN?
ANZ also has a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP). If you make an
Election to participate in the BOP and also an election to participate
in ANZ’s DRP, the BOP election will have priority over the DRP Election
to the extent of any conict.
7. HOW DOES THE BOP INTERACT WITH
ANZ’S MANDATORY DIRECT CREDIT
PAYMENT POLICY?
ANZ has a policy that all dividends payable to shareholders in
Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom will be paid by direct
credit into their nominated nancial institution account (excluding
credit card accounts).
Any BOP Election will have priority over the submission of Direct
Credit instructions to the extent of any conict.
9. CAN I ELECT TO PARTIALLY
PARTICIPATE IN THE BOP?
Yes. Shareholders can elect full BOP participation (to forgo your
entitlement to a dividend on all ANZ ordinary shares under a
particular holder number) or partial BOP participation (to forgo
your entitlement to a dividend on a nominated number of your ANZ
ordinary shares as specied in the Election).
10. HOW MANY ANZ ORDINARY SHARES
WILL I RECEIVE UNDER THE BOP?
This is worked out according to a formula. The number of bonus
shares issued is calculated by reference to the arithmetic average
of the daily volume weighted average sale price of ANZ ordinary
shares sold on applicable trading platform/s (currently ASX and Cboe
Australia) during the relevant pricing period, less any discount as
determined by the Board.
8. WHAT HAPPENS IF I HAVE MORE
THAN ONE HOLDING OF ANZ ORDINARY
SHARES?
An Election to participate in the BOP relates to a particular holding
under a holder identication number (HIN) / securityholder reference
number (SRN). If you hold ANZ ordinary shares under more than one
HIN / SRN and want more than one holding to participate, you will
need to submit multiple Elections.
EXAMPLE:
Claire holds 1,000 ANZ ordinary shares and wants to fully
participate in the BOP. She has submitted a correctly completed
Election to ANZs Share Registrar before the last date for BOP
Elections for the Interim Dividend.
INTERIM DIVIDEND
ANZ has announced an 80 cents per share Interim Dividend
The amount Claire has forgone due to her BOP participation is
$800.00 (80c x 1,000 shares = $800.00)
The BOP price for the relevant dividend is $28.80, so Claire will
receive 27 bonus shares (27 x $28.80 = $777.60)
Claire still has $22.40 unutilised ‘value’ which is not enough for
another BOP share (at $28.80), so $22.40 is carried forward to the
next Eligible Dividend ($800.00 - $777.60 = $22.40)
Claire now holds 1,027 ANZ ordinary shares (1,000 + 27)
FINAL DIVIDEND
ANZ has announced an 80 cents per share Final Dividend
The amount Claire has forgone due to her BOP participation is
$844.00 (80c x 1,027 shares + $22.40 unutilised ‘value’ carried
forward)
The BOP price for the relevant dividend is $28.95, so Claire will
receive 29 bonus shares (29 x $28.95 = $839.55)
Claire still has $4.45 unutilised ‘value’ which is not enough for
another bonus share (at $28.95), so $4.45 is carried forward to the
next Eligible Dividend ($844.00 - $839.55 = $4.45)
Claire now holds 1,056 ANZ ordinary shares (1,027 + 29)
If you participate in ANZ’s BOP and instead wish to receive
dividend payments into your nominated nancial institution
account, submitting a new Direct Credit instruction will not
override the BOP Election. You will need to formally terminate
your participation in the BOP rst.
IMPORTANT:
If you participate in ANZ’s BOP and wish to participate in the
DRP instead, you will need to ensure that your BOP election
is terminated rst. If you wish to partially participate in both
the DRP and the BOP, you must ensure that your DRP and BOP
elections are for the correct number of ANZ ordinary shares each
and that there is no overlap.
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11. HOW DO I KNOW HOW MANY BONUS
SHARES I HAVE RECEIVED?
ANZ will send each BOP participant an advice for each Eligible
Dividend payment showing transaction details.
12. WILL ANZ ORDINARY SHARES RECEIVED
UNDER THE BOP AUTOMATICALLY
PARTICIPATE IN THE BOP?
Yes. Regardless of whether you are a full or partial BOP participant,
shares received under the BOP will automatically be added to those
already participating in the BOP unless you notify ANZ’s Share
Registrar otherwise.
13. WHAT HAPPENS IF I COMBINE MY
SEPARATE SHAREHOLDINGS OR CHANGE
BROKERS?
If you decide to combine your holdings by e.g. converting your
issuer sponsored holding to a CHESS holding or change brokers,
your participation in the BOP may be aected. You should contact
ANZ’s Share Registrar, Computershare, to ensure the appropriate BOP
Election continues to be applied.
14. WHAT ARE THE TAX IMPLICATIONS OF
BOP PARTICIPATION?
AUSTRALIAN CONSIDERATIONS
Bonus shares issued under the BOP are generally not treated as
income under Australian tax law and are not subject to imputation
arrangements in the hands of the shareholder. Such shares are
regarded as having been acquired at the same time as the existing
holding for no extra cost and the cost of the existing holding then
becomes the cost of the aggregate of the existing holding and the
new ANZ ordinary shares.
However, Australian income tax laws contain anti-dividend streaming
provisions which allow the Commissioner of Taxation to make a
determination to treat shares acquired under certain bonus option
plans as taxable dividends. Shareholders are advised to seek
independent tax advice to determine the potential impact of the anti-
dividend streaming provisions.
The BOP may be attractive where capital gains (or other income) tax is
not applicable to the shares.
OVERSEAS CONSIDERATIONS
The BOP may be attractive to shareholders outside Australia. In some
countries bonus shares are not treated as income and therefore may
not attract any tax when received.
In contrast, cash dividends and shares allotted under the DRP may
be treated as income and subject to tax. In particular, for certain
shareholders resident in the United Kingdom there may not be any
tax liability arising upon the issue of bonus shares under the BOP.
So from the earlier example, if Claire terminates her participation
in the BOP, she will forfeit the $4.45 unutilised ‘value’.
So from the earlier example, if Claire sells all of her 1,056 ANZ
ordinary shares and does not acquire any more ANZ ordinary
shares under that HIN / SRN by the Record Date of the next Eligible
Dividend, she is taken to have terminated her participation in the
BOP, and will forfeit the $4.45 unutilised ‘value’.
Alternatively, if Claire sells all of her 1,056 ANZ ordinary shares and
acquires new ANZ ordinary shares under the HIN / SRN used for
the BOP Election by the Record Date of the next Eligible Dividend,
the newly acquired ANZ ordinary shares will automatically
participate in the BOP in accordance with Claire’s existing BOP
Election.
Capital gains tax may apply upon the ultimate disposal of the
ordinary shares which will have no additional cost base for UK capital
gains tax purposes. For New Zealand resident individual shareholders,
any ordinary shares issued, whether under the BOP or DRP, will be
treated as taxable dividend income.
All shareholders should seek independent advice on the nancial
and taxation implications of participating in the BOP, including their
position when they dispose of any of the ANZ ordinary shares so
received.
15. CAN I CHANGE MY PARTICIPATION?
Yes. You can terminate or vary your participation in the BOP at any
time by submitting a new Election. The Election must be received by
ANZ’s Share Registrar by 5pm (Melbourne, Australia time) on the next
relevant BOP Election Date to be eective for that dividend.
16. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE UNUTILISED
VALUE’ IF I LEAVE THE BOP?
If you terminate your participation in the BOP, any unutilised ‘value
in your BOP account will be forfeited. This amount cannot be
transferred for use in connection with participation, if any, in the DRP.
17. WHAT IF I SELL MY ANZ ORDINARY
SHARES?
If you sell all of your ANZ ordinary shares in the holding that was the
subject of the BOP Election and do not hold any ANZ ordinary shares
under the HIN / SRN used for the BOP Election at the Record Date of
the next Eligible Dividend, you are taken to have terminated your
participation in the BOP for that holding and any unutilised ‘value’
will be forfeited.
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1. PARTICIPATION IN THE BOP
1.1 PARTICIPATION BY SHAREHOLDERS
Participation by Shareholders in the BOP is optional, non transferable
and subject to these Terms and Conditions.
The degree of a Shareholder’s participation may, subject to the
restrictions and procedures provided for in these Terms and
Conditions, be varied or terminated by the Shareholder or the
Company at any time.
1.2 SHAREHOLDERS NOT ELIGIBLE TO
PARTICIPATE
A Shareholder who is subject to the laws of a country or place other
than Australia may not be eligible to participate in the BOP because
of legal requirements that apply in that country or place or in
Australia. Allotment of Shares to Shareholders who are not resident
in Australia at the time of allotment will be subject to all necessary
government approvals. It is the responsibility of each Shareholder
to obtain any such approvals. Before electing to participate in the
BOP, Shareholders who are not resident in Australia should seek
professional advice to ascertain if any restrictions apply.
The Board may determine at any time that the right to participate
in the BOP shall not be available to a Shareholder whose registered
address is in a country or place where, in the absence of a registration
statement or other formality, the oer of a right to so participate
would or might be unlawful.
Until the Board otherwise determines, participation in the BOP is not
available directly or indirectly to any entity or person, including any
legal or benecial owner of Shares, who is (or who is acting on behalf
of or for the account or benet of an entity or person who is) in or
resident in the United States of America, its possessions or territories,
or Canada. Copies of BOP documents shall not be mailed or otherwise
distributed or sent into the United States of America, its possessions
or territories, or Canada.
2. APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE
A Shareholder may apply to participate in the BOP by submitting an
Election. Upon receipt by the Share Registrar of a correctly completed
Election, a Shareholder will, subject to rule 12.1, participate in the BOP
commencing in respect of the next relevant Eligible Dividend.
If a Shareholder is shown on the Share Registry as holding more than
one parcel of Shares and has been allocated a separate, unique holder
identication number or securityholder reference number for each of
those parcels:
(a) a separate Election is required for each of those parcels; and
(b) these Terms and Conditions apply as if each of those parcels were
registered in the name of a separate Shareholder.
If a Shareholder makes an election to participate in the BOP and also
a separate election to participate in the DRP, the BOP election will
have priority over the DRP election to the extent of any conict.
3. DEGREE AND LIMITS ON PARTICIPATION
3.1 DEGREE OF PARTICIPATION
Participation in the BOP may be either “full” or “partial” for:
(a) all of the Shares registered in the name of the Shareholder on a
relevant Record Date; or
(b) the number of Shares registered in the name of the Shareholder
specied in an Election.
An Election which does not specify the degree of participation shall
be deemed to be a request for full participation in the BOP of all
Shares registered in the name of the Shareholder.
An Election which species a number of Shares which is greater than
the Shareholder’s total holding on a relevant Record Date shall be
deemed to be a request for full participation in the BOP of all Shares
registered in the name of the Shareholder for the purposes of the
Eligible Dividend relating to that Record Date.
Shares allotted under the BOP will be added to those already
participating in the BOP and these will automatically forgo future
dividends and generate further bonus shares until the Shareholder
noties the Share Registrar otherwise.
ANZ’S BONUS OPTION PLAN –
TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS AT 3 JANUARY 2023
BONUS OPTION PLAN
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3.2 LIMIT ON BOP PARTICIPATION
The Board may determine from time to time that not more
than a specied number or percentage of Shares registered in a
Shareholder’s name may participate in the BOP. If the Board does so,
the Company must notify Shareholders accordingly. Once notied,
each BOP Participant’s participation will be subject to that maximum
threshold and, if any BOP Participant’s participating Shares exceeds
the maximum determined by the Board, the number of Shares
participating will be that maximum number determined by the Board.
If:
(a) the Board determines to impose a limit on the number or
percentage of a Shareholder’s Shares that may participate in the
BOP; and
(b) Shares are held in a broker’s clearing account (as dened in the
Listing Rules) or by a trustee or nominee,
the broker, trustee or nominee will be permitted to participate up to
such limit in respect of each person whose Shares are held that way,
subject to the restrictions and procedures provided for in these Terms
and Conditions.
4. OPERATION OF THE BOP
4.1 APPLICATION OF DIVIDEND
The amount of each Eligible Dividend otherwise payable to a BOP
Participant (but for participation in the BOP) on the BOP Participant’s
BOP Shares will be forgone by the BOP Participant. However, the
Board shall issue and allot to the BOP Participant the number of
Shares determined under rule 4.4.
4.2 BOUND BY CONSTITUTION
By applying to participate in the BOP, a Shareholder agrees to be
bound by the Constitution in respect of all Shares allotted to the
Shareholder under the BOP.
4.3 BOP ACCOUNT
The Company will establish and maintain a BOP Account for each BOP
Participant. The Company will record in each BOP Participant’s BOP
Account the number of BOP Shares held by the BOP Participant, from
time to time, including any Shares allotted under rule 4.4.
4.4 NUMBER OF BOP SHARES TO BE ALLOTTED
The number of Shares (N) which may be allotted to a BOP Participant
in relation to an Eligible Dividend is the quotient (Q) determined in
accordance with the following formula after rounding Q down to the
nearest whole number:
Q = [(S x D) + PB] divided by AP
Where:
S is the number of BOP Shares held by the BOP Participant in the
BOP Participant’s BOP Account on the Record Date in relation to the
Eligible Dividend;
D is the amount in cents per Share of the Eligible Dividend that the
BOP Participant has forgone in respect of the BOP Participants BOP
Shares;
PB is the amount expressed in cents (if any) determined in
accordance with rule 4.5; and
AP is the Acquisition Price (expressed in cents) in relation to the
Eligible Dividend.
4.5 PREVIOUS BOP BALANCES
For the purpose of determining under rule 4.4 the number of Shares
which may be allotted to a BOP Participant in respect of an Eligible
Dividend (the applicable Eligible Dividend), if N as determined
in accordance with rule 4.4 for a BOP Participant for the previous
Eligible Dividend is in any case less than the quotient (Q) determined
in accordance with the formula in rule 4.4 for that previous Eligible
Dividend, then, PB in respect of the applicable Eligible Dividend shall
be the amount in cents calculated in accordance with the following
formula:
PB = (Q - N) x AP
Where:
PB is the amount in cents;
Q is the quotient as determined by applying the formula in rule 4.4 in
relation to the previous Eligible Dividend (which for the avoidance of
doubt is before rounding to the nearest whole number);
N is the whole number determined pursuant to rule 4.4 in relation to
the previous Eligible Dividend; and
AP is the amount determined as AP pursuant to rule 4.4 in relation to
the previous Eligible Dividend.
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5. SHARES ALLOTTED UNDER THE BOP
Shares allotted under the BOP will be issued as bonus Shares and
no consideration is payable for the issue of those Shares. The issued
Shares will, from the date of allotment, rank equally in all respects
with all other Shares in the Company, and will be allotted on, or as
soon as practicable after, the payment date of the relevant Eligible
Dividend.
An allotment of bonus Shares to which BOP Participants become
entitled under the BOP shall be eected by the allotment and issue
of such bonus Shares without any amount being credited to the
Company’s share capital account.
Shares allotted under the BOP will be registered on the Share Registry
on which the BOP Participant’s holding of BOP Shares is currently
registered.
6. COST TO SHAREHOLDERS
No brokerage, commission or other transaction costs will be payable
by a Shareholder on Shares provided under the BOP and no stamp or
other transaction duties will, under applicable law at the date of this
document, be payable by a BOP Participant.
7. BOP STATEMENTS
The Company will send to each BOP Participant a BOP statement for
each Eligible Dividend providing full details of the BOP Participant’s
transactions in the BOP and the BOP Account.
8. VARIATION OR TERMINATION OF
PARTICIPATION
Subject to rule 12.1, a BOP Participant may at any time give notice to
the Company:
(a) increasing or decreasing the number of the BOP Participant’s
Shares participating in the BOP; or
(b) terminating the BOP Participant’s participation in the BOP.
If a BOP Participant dies or becomes bankrupt, the participation
of that BOP Participant and any other Shareholder with whom the
deceased or bankrupt BOP Participant was a joint Shareholder will be
terminated upon receipt by the Company of notice of the death or
bankruptcy, as the case may be.
Upon termination of participation in the BOP by a Shareholder for any
reason (other than termination by the Company), the Shareholder will
not be entitled to receive from the Company payment of any money
in respect of a BOP Account at the time at which participation by the
Shareholder in the BOP is terminated or the Shareholder ceases to
participate in the BOP.
9. PARTIAL PARTICIPATION AND DISPOSAL
OF SHARES
Where a BOP Participant with partial participation in the BOP
disposes of part of the BOP Participant’s holding of Shares then,
unless the BOP Participant advises the Company otherwise, the
Shares disposed of will be deemed to be Shares not participating
in the BOP. If the number of Shares disposed of is greater than the
number of the BOP Participant’s Shares not participating in the BOP,
the Shares disposed of will be deducted from the BOP Participants
holding of Shares in the following order:
(a) Shares not participating in either the DRP or BOP;
(b) Shares participating in the DRP; and
(c) BOP Shares.
Where a BOP Participant disposes of all of the BOP Participant’s
holding of Shares without giving the Company notice of termination
of participation and is not registered as the holder of Shares under
the holder identication number / securityholder reference number
which was the subject of the BOP Election at the Record Date of the
next Eligible Dividend, the BOP Participant is taken to have formally
terminated their participation in the BOP.
10. MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION AND
TERMINATION OF THE BOP
The BOP may be modied, suspended or terminated by the Board
at any time upon notice being given to Shareholders. In the case of
a modication, it will be deemed that each existing BOP Participant
will continue to participate under the modied BOP on the basis of
the last Election received by the Company in accordance with these
Terms and Conditions unless the Company is notied to the contrary
by the BOP Participant in an Election.
If the BOP is suspended or terminated, a BOP Participant will not
be entitled to receive from the Company payment of any money
in respect of a BOP Account at the time when participation by the
BOP Participant in the BOP is suspended or terminated. If the BOP is
suspended and subsequently reinstated, subject to rule 8 and unless
otherwise determined by the Board, each Shareholder who was a BOP
Participant before the suspension is taken to continue to participate
in the BOP when it recommences with, subject to these Terms and
Conditions, the same degree of participation as immediately before
the suspension.
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11. SECURITIES EXCHANGE LISTING
The Company will promptly make application for Shares allotted
under the BOP to be listed for quotation on ASX and the New Zealand
Stock Exchange (as applicable).
12. APPLICATIONS AND NOTICES
12.1 APPLICATIONS AND NOTICES TO THE
COMPANY
Applications and notices to the Company shall be in writing and
in accordance with directions set out in the Election. Applications
and notices will be eective upon receipt by the Share Registrar in
accordance with any directions in the Election subject to:
(a) these Terms and Conditions;
(b) in the case of applications to participate in the BOP made on an
Election, acceptance by the Company;
(c) in relation to any Eligible Dividend, receipt by not later than
5.00pm (Melbourne, Australia time) (or such other time as the
Board determines) on the BOP Election Date for that Eligible
Dividend; and
(d) any other restrictions that the Board may determine from time to
time.
The Company will not accept an Election from any entity or person
who does not represent that they are not (and that they are not
acting on behalf or for the account or benet of an entity or person
who is) in, or resident in, the United States of America, its possessions
or territories, Canada, or any other jurisdiction which the Board may
determine in its absolute discretion.
12.2 NOTICES FROM THE COMPANY
Any notice to Shareholders or announcement to be made by the
Company or the Board in relation to the BOP (including in relation
to any modication, suspension or termination, any discount or any
other matter provided for in these Terms and Conditions) may be
made:
(a) by notice to ASX for release to the market and on the Company’s
website; or
(b) by notice to Shareholders in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution which provide for notices to Shareholders.
Any such notice or announcement will be eective from the date
given, or any other date provided for in these Terms and Conditions
or referred to in the notice or announcement.
13. TA XATION
Given the complex nature of taxation and of other legislation, the
variety of jurisdictions involved, and the diverse taxation and
nancial circumstances applying to Shareholders, the Company
cannot take any responsibility for any advice expressed or implied in
this document.
Shareholders should obtain their own professional advice in relation
to the nancial and taxation implications of any of the dividend
alternatives oered.
This document does not contain the information which would be
contained in a prospectus. It is limited to information concerning the
operation of the BOP.
Neither the Company nor any of its directors, ocers, employees,
representatives or agents accept any responsibility or assume any
liability for any taxation liabilities incurred by or imposed upon any
Shareholder as a consequence of the Shareholder participating in the
BO P.
14. GENERAL
(a) The BOP and its operation and these Terms and Conditions shall
be governed by the laws of the State of Victoria.
(b) The accidental omission to give any notice (including any notice
of modication, suspension or termination) to, or the non-receipt
of any notice by, any Shareholder shall not invalidate the notice,
or the eect of the notice, including the modication, suspension
or termination of the BOP as the case may be.
(c) Any determination, notication or calculation to be made or given
by the Board or the Company may be made or given by the Board
or the Company respectively in its absolute discretion and in the
absence of manifest error is binding on each Shareholder who
elects to participate in the BOP.
(d) The Board has discretion to:
(i) determine any procedures for administration of the BOP that
are consistent with these Terms and Conditions;
(ii) resolve conclusively all questions of fact or interpretation in
connection with the BOP;
(iii) exercise discretions or powers (including any power to make a
choice, decision, determination or resolution) of the Company
under these Terms and Conditions;
(iv) waive strict compliance with any of the provisions of these
Terms and Conditions.
(e) The Company has the power to settle or resolve any diculties,
anomalies or disputes which arise in connection with, or because
of, the operation of the BOP, in the manner it thinks expedient
(either generally or in relation to a particular Shareholder or Share)
and the decision of the Company is binding on all Shareholders of
the Company.
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15. INTERPRETATION
In these Terms and Conditions, the following denitions apply:
Acquisition Price” in relation to an Eligible Dividend, means the
arithmetic average of the daily volume weighted average sale
price of all Shares sold on ASX and / or any other trading platforms
(for example, Cboe Australia) as the Board may determine from
time to time in the ordinary course of trading on the relevant
trading platform(s) during the Pricing Period, less a discount (if
any) determined by the Board from time to time and notied by
the Company to Shareholders (with the arithmetic average, after
deduction of any discount, rounded to the nearest whole cent but
if the fraction is one half of a cent the amount is to be rounded
down to the nearest whole cent). For the purpose of calculating the
Acquisition Price, the Company may determine at its discretion that a
particular transaction is not to be included in the calculation because,
in the Company’s view, it is not within the ordinary course of trading.
ASX” means ASX Limited (ABN 98 008 624 691) or the market
operated by it (as the context requires).
Board” means the directors of the Company acting collectively under
the Constitution or a committee or person to whom the directors of
the Company have delegated a relevant power in accordance with
the Constitution or the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (or both).
BOP” means the Company’s Bonus Option Plan the subject of these
Terms and Conditions.
BOP Account” means an account established and maintained under
rule 4.3.
BOP Election Date” means the date determined by the Board and
announced to ASX for calculating participation in the BOP with
respect to the relevant Eligible Dividend.
BOP Participant” means a Shareholder who is not ineligible to
participate as determined by rule 1.2 and:
(a) whose Election has been received and accepted by the Company
and is eective in accordance with rules 2 and 12; and
(b) who has not ceased to participate by operation of rules 8, 9 or 10.
BOP Share” means a Share that is taken to be participating in the BOP
in accordance with rules 2, 3.1 and 3.2.
Cboe Australia” means Cboe Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 47 129 584 667)
or the market operated by it (as the context requires).
Company” means ANZ Group Holdings Limited (ABN 16 659 510 791).
Constitution” means the constitution of the Company from time to
time.
DRP” means the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
Election“ means an application to participate in the BOP in the form
(including electronic form) prescribed or approved by the Company
from time to time.
Eligible Dividend” means each cash dividend determined by the
Board in respect of Shares and (at the discretion of the Board)
includes any special dividends.
Listing Rules” means the Listing Rules of ASX as they apply to the
Company from time to time.
Pricing Period” means, in relation to any Eligible Dividend, the period
of 10 trading days (or such other number of trading days as the
Board may determine from time to time) commencing on the third
trading day immediately following the Record Date in relation to that
Eligible Dividend (or such other day as the Board may determine).
For this purpose, “trading day” means (unless otherwise determined
by the Board) a day which is dened to be a “Trading Day” in the
Listing Rules, other than a day on which the Shares have been placed
in a “trading halt” (as dened in the Listing Rules) or on voluntary
suspension (the suspension of a listed entity’s securities from
quotation requested by the entity as described in Listing Rule 17.2) for
more than 2 hours.
Record Date” means 5.00 pm (Melbourne, Australia time) (or such
other time as the Board determines) on the date for calculating
entitlements to the relevant Eligible Dividend.
Share” means a fully paid ordinary share in the Company.
Share Registrar” means the person appointed as registrar of the
Share Registry from time to time.
Share Registry” means the Company’s share register maintained by
the Share Registrar.
Shareholder” means a holder of a Share or Shares from time to time.
16. TRADING RULES
For so long as the Company remains admitted to the ocial list of
ASX, despite anything else contained in these Terms and Conditions:
(a) if the Trading Rules prohibit an act being done by the Company,
the act shall not be done;
(b) nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions prohibits an act
being done by the Company that the Trading Rules require to be
done;
(c) if the Trading Rules require an act to be done or not to be done,
authority is given for that act to be done or not to be done (as the
case may be);
(d) if the Trading Rules require these Terms and Conditions to contain
a provision and they do not contain that provision, these Terms
and Conditions are taken to contain that provision;
(e) if the Trading Rules require these Terms and Conditions not to
contain a provision and they contain that provision, these Terms
and Conditions are deemed not to contain that provision; and
(f) if any of these Terms and Conditions are or become inconsistent
with the Trading Rules, these Terms and Conditions are to
be taken not to contain that provision to the extent of the
inconsistency.
In this rule, Trading Rules mean:
(a) the Listing Rules; and
(b) the operating rules of ASX Settlement Pty Limited
ABN 49 008 504 532.
BONUS OPTION PLAN
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PRIVACY
The Corporations Act 2001 provides that, as an ANZ shareholder,
your personal information, including details of your shareholding, is
required to be collected by ANZ for the purpose of maintaining its
register of members. The information collected is also used to service
your entitlements and requirements as a shareholder of ANZ.
The maintenance and administration of the register of members is
undertaken by ANZ’s Share Registrar, which collects and maintains
your personal information on behalf of ANZ. Your personal
information may be disclosed to governmental and regulatory bodies
to meet ANZ’s disclosure and reporting obligations.
Subject to the provisions of any applicable law, you may access your
personal information at any time by contacting ANZ’s Share Registrar.
You may also obtain a copy of ANZ’s Privacy Policy by calling 13 13 14
(within Australia) or +61 3 9683 9999 (outside Australia) or by visiting
anz.com.
ANZ Group Holdings Limited (ANZ) ABN 16 659 510 791