Hutchison Telecommunications Aus : Preliminary Final Report

ASX Market Announcements Australian Securities Exchange Date: 23 February 2017‌‌‌

Subject: Preliminary Final 2016 Annual Results Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited

ABN 15 003 677 227

Level 1, 177 Pacific Highway North Sydney, NSW 2060 Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

www.hutchison.com.au

Please find attached the Company's results for the year to 31 December 2016 in the form of Appendix 4E, together with the audit report referred to in the Appendix 4E.

The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 10 am on 28 April 2017.

Yours faithfully

Louise Sexton Company Secretary

Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited

Appendix 4E Preliminary final report

for the year ended 31 December 2016

Contents

Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited ABN 15 003 677 227

ASX Appendix 4E Preliminary final report 31 December 2016

Results for announcement to the market 3

Review of HTAL's results 4

VHA Performance 4

Outlook 7

VHA financial and operating metrics 8

Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 9

Consolidated statement of financial position 10

Consolidated statement of changes in equity 11

Consolidated statement of cash flows 12

Notes to the consolidated financial statements 13

Note 1 - Summary of significant accounting policies 13

Note 2 - Earnings per share 22

Note 3 - Operating segment 23

Supplementary Appendix 4E information 24

Lodged with the ASX under Listing Rule 4.3A.

These preliminary financial statements do not include all the notes of the type normally included in an annual financial report. Accordingly, these financial statements are to be read in conjunction with the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2015 and any public announcements made by Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited during the interim reporting period in accordance with the continuous disclosure requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.

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Year ended 31 December 2016

Results for announcement to the market

Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited ("HTAL") reports a $63.5 million loss for the year ended 31 December 2016, compared with a loss of $182.9 million in the prior year. HTAL's share of Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Limited's ("VHA") net loss included in HTAL's results for the year was $68.0 million for the year ended 31 December 2016 compared with a net loss of $187.5 million in 2015.

HTAL's revenue from ordinary activities represents interest income received on loans to VHA. HTAL's revenue from ordinary activities for the year ended 31 December 2016 decreased from $6.0 million in 2015 to $5.8 million.

$ '000 Revenue from ordinary activities 4% 5,807 Loss from ordinary activities after tax attributable to members

65%(63,453)

Net loss for the year attributable to members 65%(63,453)

Dividends / distributions	Amount per security	Franked amount per security
Final dividend	Nil	Nil
Interim dividend	Nil	Nil

Record date for determining entitlements to the dividend

n/a

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