ALLOT: FPH: NOTIFICATION OF ISSUE OF SECURITIES

7 Jan 2010 10:11 am

FPH 07/01/2010 ALLOT

REL: 1011 HRS Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

ALLOT: FPH: NOTIFICATION OF ISSUE OF SECURITIES

NOTIFICATION OF ISSUE OF SECURITIES

Auckland, New Zealand, 7 January 2010 - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited (NZSX:FPH, ASX:FPH) advises that 20,656 ordinary shares in the company were issued on 7 January 2010 to US employees accepting an offer to participate in the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the plan), following approval by the Board on 19 December 2008. The issue price of the shares is NZ$2.68 per share and will be paid in cash.

The Company has a total of 512,284,195 ordinary shares on issue. This issue of shares takes that total to 512,304,851. 20,656 ordinary shares represent approximately 0.00403% of the shares presently on issue.

The shares were issued on the terms of the plan as set out in the Plan rules dated 13 February 2003.

This advice is given under Listing Rule 7.12.1. End CA:00189971 For:FPH Type:ALLOT Time:2010-01-07:10:11:41

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