Announcement PDF Notification of dividend / distribution Notification of dividend / distribution Announcement Summary Entity name ARGO INVESTMENTS LIMITED Security on which the Distribution will be paid ARG - ORDINARY FULLY PAID Announcement Type New announcement Date of this announcement Monday February 1, 2016 Distribution Amount AUD 0.15000000 Ex Date Thursday February 11, 2016 Record Date Monday February 15, 2016 Payment Date Friday March 4, 2016 DRP election date Tuesday February 16, 2016 17:00:00 Refer to below for full details of the announcement Announcement Details Part 1 - Entity and announcement details 1.1 Name of +Entity ARGO INVESTMENTS LIMITED Registration Number 1.2 Registered Number Type ACN 007519520 1.3 ASX issuer code ARG 1.4 The announcement is New announcement 1.5 Date of this announcement Monday February 1, 2016 Notification of dividend / distribution 1/4 Notification of dividend / distribution 1.6 ASX +Security Code ARG ASX +Security Description ORDINARY FULLY PAID Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details 2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution Ordinary 2A.2 The Dividend/distribution: relates to a period of six months 2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending ended/ending (date) Thursday December 31, 2015 2A.4 +Record Date Monday February 15, 2016 2A.5 Ex Date Thursday February 11, 2016 2A.6 Payment Date Friday March 4, 2016 2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution before business day 0 of the timetable? Security holder approval Court approval Lodgement of court order with +ASIC ACCC approval FIRB approval Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the timetable for the dividend/distribution. No 2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency") AUD - Australian Dollar 2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount per +security (in primary currency) for all dividends/distributions notified in this form AUD 0.15000000 2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements relating to the currency in which the dividend/distribution is paid to securityholders that it wishes to disclose to the market? No Notification of dividend / distribution 2/4 Notification of dividend / distribution 2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for dividends/distributions on this +security? We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP) 2A.11a If the +entity has a DRP, is the DRP applicable to this dividend/distribution? 2A.11a(i) DRP Status in respect of this dividend/distribution Yes Full DRP 2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information apart from franking? No Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution 3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at this time? 3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount per +security No AUD 3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per security AUD 0.15000000 3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked? 3A.2a Is the ordinary dividend/distribution fully franked? Yes Yes 3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is franked 3A.3a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking credit (%) 100.0000 % 30.0000 % 3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked amount per +security 3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked AUD 0.15000000 0.0000 % 3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount AUD 0.00000000 3A.7 Ordinary dividend/distribution conduit foreign income amount per security AUD 0.00000000 Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) 4A.1 What is the default option if +security holders do not indicate whether they want to participate in the DRP? Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment) 4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of election notices to share registry under DRP Tuesday February 16, 2016 17:00:00 Notification of dividend / distribution 4A.3 DRP discount rate 2.0000 % 3/4 Notification of dividend / distribution 4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price Start Date End Date Monday February 15, 2016 Thursday February 18, 2016 4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology Shares issued under the DRP will be priced at a 2 per cent discount to the volume-weighted average ex-dividend price of ARG shares traded on the record date and the three trading days immediately following the record date. 4A.6 DRP Price (including any discount): 4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date AUD Friday March 4, 2016 4A.8 Will DRP +securities be a new issue? 4A.8a Do DRP +securities rank pari passu from +issue date? Yes Yes 4A.9 Is there a minimum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation? No 4A.10 Is there a maximum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation? No 4A.11 Are there any other conditions applying to DRP participation? Yes 4A.11a Conditions for DRP participation Shareholders whose registered addresses are in countries other than Australia or New Zealand will not be able to participate in the DRP. 4A.12 Link to a copy of the DRP plan rules http://www.argoinvestments.com.au/how-to-invest/dividend-reinvestment-plan 4A.13 Further information about the DRP Part 5 - Further information 5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution 5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary Notification of dividend / distribution 4/4