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  • Retail and B2B Healthcare collectively up 6.7%

  • Market share growth in key retail categories

  • Professional Hygiene down only 4% despite COVID-19 restrictions impacting "away-from-home" activity

  • EBITDA up 6.3% despite 11% increase in brand investment

  • Margin growth 1.9pp; favourable input costs, mix

  • Continuing NPAT up 25.2%

  • No COVID-19 related government assistance

  • Net debt reduction $44.4m

  • Leverage ratio down to 1.21

  • Dividend declared 3 cps; fully franked

  • Finance facilities extended

  • Less exposure to capital intensive, low margin consumer tissue

  • Exited baby category NZ

  • TOM Organic acquisition completed 29 January 2021

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