The board of Regis Resources Limited is pleased to announce a strong half year net profit after tax of $93.4 million for the six months ended 31 December 2019.

This represents a 17% increase from the first half net profit after tax of $79.9 million reported in FY2019 and is a record result for the Company.

As a result of the ongoing strong financial performance of the Company, the Board has declared the following fully franked interim dividend:

Dividend amount 8 cents per share fully franked

Ex-dividend date 2 March 2020

Record date 3 March 2020

Payable date 18 March 2020

The interim dividend represents a payout ratio of 11% of revenue and 44% of profit after tax for the half year ended 31 December 2019.

Control Gained or Lost over Entities during the Period

There have been no gains or losses of control over entities in the period ended 31 December 2019

Financial Results

This report is based on the attached Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Report for the half-year ended 31 December 2019, which has been reviewed by KPMG, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated annual financial report as at 30 June 2019 and public announcements made subsequent to 31 December 2019.

Contact:

Tel: +61 8 9442 2200

Fax: +61 8 9442 2290

Email: enquiries@regisresources.com

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