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Ingham's Group Highlights and Financial Update

INGHAM'S Outlook Heart of the Table > Poultry demand continues to grow as consumers are attracted by the relative affordability of chicken as a healthy protein > Current feed costs remain close to historic highs, impacting the outlook into 2H FY2020 dependent upon the next domestic grain harvest > Australian margins are being negatively impacted by higher input costs and channel mix > Further Processing network rationalisation project has not delivered to plan. Stronger customer demand has impacted operations, mix and resulted in higher costs. The financial impact will be significant in FY2020 > The new operations leadership team has quickly assessed performance issues and is implementing solutions to balance the network and unlock additional capacity > New Zealand performance is returning to year-on-year growth and remains well below historical profit levels > EBITDA in FY2020 will be below underlying FY2019, with a return to growth expected in FY2021 > Dividend policy in FY2020 will maintain payout ratio of 60-70% of underlying NPAT, which excludes the impact of leasing PAGE // 17
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