Auckland, New Zealand, 8 April 2010 - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation
Limited (NZSX:FPH, ASX:FPH) advises that 22,476 ordinary shares in the
company were issued on 8 April 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 18
November 2009. The issue price of the shares is NZ$2.788 per share and will
be paid in cash.
The Company has a total of 512,304,851 ordinary shares on issue. This issue
of shares takes that total to 512,327,327. 22,476 ordinary shares represent
approximately 0.00439% 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:00193514 For:FPH Type:ALLOT Time:2010-04-08:10:57:40