Monday 10th June 2002

Diary Dates

Monday 10 June to Monday 17 June 2002

Monday 10 June
Capital Properties New Zealand Limited Ex Div 2.175cps
Lion Nathan Limited Ex Div A8cps
The NZ Mid-Cap Index Fund (NS) Ex Div 0.03675cps (CNZ)
The NZ Mid-Cap Index Fund (NS) Ex Div 0.00272cps (CNZ)
National Australia Bank Limited Ex Div A72cps
Westpac Banking Corporation Ex Div A34cps
New Zealand Oil & Gas Limited Ex 1:2 Renounceable Rights Issue

Tuesday 11 June
Australian 20 Leaders Index Fund (NS) Record Date Interim Dividend (SGB)

Wednesday 12 June
Australian 20 Leaders Index Fund (NS) Ex Div .07268cps (SGB)

Thursday 13 June

Friday 14 June
Colonial First State Property Trust Record Date Interim Dividend
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited Record Date Final Dividend
Horizon Energy Distribution Limited Record Date Final Dividend
Henderson Far East Income Trust plc Record Date Interim Dividend
The NZ Mid-Cap Index Fund (NS) Record Date Interim Dividend (CPT)
The NZ Mid-Cap Index Fund (NS) Record Date Interim Dividend (WPT)
Powerco Limited Record Date Final Dividend
Richmond Limited Record Date Interim Dividend
Westpac Banking Corporation Record Date Interim Dividend
WestpacTrust Investments Limited Record Date Interim Dividend
Guinness Peat Group Plc Record Date Interest Payment Convertible Notes
Rocom Wireless Limited (NM) Record Date 5:14 Renounceable Rights Issue

Monday 17 June
Colonial First State Property Trust Ex Div 2.21cps
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited Ex Div 25cps
Horizon Energy Distribution Limited Ex Div 75cps Final Div
Henderson Far East Income Trust plc Ex Div 2pps
The NZ Mid-Cap Index Fund (NS) Ex Div .04254cps (CPT)
The NZ Mid-Cap Index Fund (NS) Ex Div .30706cps (WPT)
Powerco Limited Ex Div 7.2cps
Richmond Limited Ex Div 5cps
WestpacTrust Investments Limited Ex Div 34cps
Guinness Peat Group Plc Ex Interest 1.60pps
Rocom Wireless Limited (NM) Ex 5:14 Renounceable Rights Issue

New Zealand Companies - Meeting Dates

Tuesday 10 June to Friday, 30 August 2002

ISSUER NAME	TYPE OF MEETING	DATE

Richina Pacific Limited	AGM	19/06
Advantage Group Limited	SGM	20/06
Independent News & Media NZ Limited	AGM	21/06
Rocom Wireless Limited (NM)	AGM	26/06
Savoy Equities Limited	AGM	28/06
Newcall Group Limited	AGM	28/06
Northland Port Corporation (NZ) Limited (NS)	AGM	28/06
IT Capital Limited	AGM	16/07
Software of Excellence International Limited	AGM	17/07
Capital Properties New Zealand Limited	AGM	19/07
Infratil Limited	AGM	05/08
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited	AGM	09/08
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited	AGM	12/08
Pacific Retail Group Limited	AGM	14/08
Dorchester Pacific Limited	AGM	21/08
Horizon Energy Distribution Limited	AGM	29/08
TrustPower Limited	AGM	29/08
GPG Finance Limited	AGM	TBA
Powerco Limited	AGM	TBA
Rubicon Limited	AGM	TBA

Rights Issues Pending

ISSUER

CODE

RATIO

EX DATE

RECORD DATE 5PM

TRADING COMM

TRADING STOP 5PM

APPLN MONEY$

APPLN DATE

RENUN DATE

FINAL DELIVERY DATE

PACIFIC RETAIL GROUP LIMITED

TBA

PACIFIC RETAIL GROUP ANNOUNCED ITS INTENTION TO UNDERTAKE A RIGHTS ISSUE TO RAISE UP TO $20M TO FUND ITS GROWTH AND ACQUISITION STRATEGY.

HERITAGE GOLD NZ LIMITED

HGDRA

2:3

27/05

24/05

27/05

19/06

0.01

21/06

20/06

HERITAGE GOLD NEW ZEALAND ANNOUNCED A RENOUNCEABLE RIGHTS ISSUE OF TWO WARRANTS FOR EVERY THREE ORDINARY SHARES HELD ON THE RECORD DATE OF 24/05/2002. ISSUE PRICE: $0.01 PAYABLE ON APPLICATION. MINIMUM ENTITLEMENT: SHAREHOLDERS HOLDING LESS THAN 3,000 EXISTING SHARES WILL BE ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR A MINIMUM HOLDING OF 2,000 WARRANTS. THE ISSUE WILL ENABLE THE COMPANY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR WORKING CAPITAL AND TO FOCUS ON ADVANCING ITS 3 KEY PROJECTS IN THE WAIHI GOLD DISTRICT IN NEW ZEALAND AND THE THACKARINGA COBALT PROJECT NEAR BROKEN HILL, AUSTRALIA. FRACTIONAL ENTITLEMENTS WILL BE DISREGARDED. EACH RIGHT CONFERS AN ENTITLEMENT TO SUBSCRIBE FOR ONE WARRANT WHICH IN TURN WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A FULLY PAID ORDINARY SHARE UPON PAYMENT IN FULL OF THE PRICE OF $0.09. TRADEABLE RIGHTS CODE: HGDRA ISIN FOR RIGHTS: NZHGDE0001S1. CODE FOR THE WARRANTS: HGDCA ISIN FOR WARRANTS: NZHGDW0001S3. DELAYED DELIVERY TAG LIFTED ON ALLOTMENT DATE (27/06/2002). SHARES ALLOTTED UPON CONVERSION OF THE WARRANTS WILL RANK FROM THE DATE OF THEIR ISSUE PARI PASSU IN ALL RESPECTS WITH EXISTING ORDINARY SHARES.

SUMMIT RESOURCES LIMITED

N/A

20/05

17/05

N/A

0.12

21/06

N/A

28/06

NON-RENOUNCEABLE AND NON-PRO RATA BASIS ON A RIGHTS ISSUE OF UP TO APPROXIMATELY 51,000,000 ORDINARY SHARES. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE OFFER EACH SHAREHOLDER WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A MINIMUM ENTITLEMENT OF 10,000 SHARES AND A MAXIMUM ENTITLEMENT OF 30,000 SHARES. SHAREHOLDERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL SHARES OVER AND ABOVE THEIR MAXIMUM ENTITLEMENT OF 30,000 SHARES BY APPLYING FOR ANY SHORTFALL IN MAXIMUM ENTITLEMENTS NOT TAKEN UP BY SHAREHOLDERS ACCEPTANCES. FRACTIONS WILL BE ROUNDED UP TO THE NEXT WHOLE NUMBER OF OPTIONS. THE OFFER IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY SHAREHOLDERS AT A SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 06/06/2002.

NEW ZEALAND OIL & GAS LIMITED

NOGRA

1:2

10/06

07/06

10/06

03/07

0.02

05/07

12/07

RIGHTS FOR A NEW ISSUE OF OPTIONS, PRO RATA TO SHAREHOLDERS AND OPTION HOLDERS. TRADEABLE RIGHTS CODE: NOGRA. ISIN: NZNOGE0004S0. LETTERS OF ENTITLEMENT SENT: 11/06. ALLOTMENT DATES: 12/07. FRACTIONS ROUNDED DOWN. CODE FOR NEW OPTIONS: NOGOC. ISIN FOR OPTIONS: NZNOGE0005S7

ROCOM WIRELESS LIMITED

ROCRA

5:14

17/06

14/06

17/06

10/07

0.185

12/07

11/07

RENOUNCEABLE RIGHTS ISSUE TO EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS ENTITLING THEM TO 5 NEW SHARES FOR EVERY 14 SHARES HELD AT A PRICE OF 18.5 CENTS PER SHARE. TRADEABLE RIGHTS CODE: ROCRA. ISIN FOR RIGHTS: NZROCE0002S4. LETTERS OF ENTITLEMENT SENT: 11/06. ALLOTMENT DATE: 16/07. FRACTIONS ROUNDED DOWN.

Overseas

SUN RESOURCES NO LIABILITY

SUR

1:10

27/05

24/05

N/A

0.01

21/06

N/A

PRO RATA NON RENOUNCEABLE RIGHTS ISSUE OF ONE OPTION FOR EVERY TEN SHARES HELD, AND ONE OPTION FOR EVERY TEN OPTIONS HELD, FOR THE ISSUE OF UP TO 11,618,810 OPTIONS. THE OPTIONS WILL BE EXERCISABLE UNTIL 30/06/2005 AT A PRICE OF 15 CENTS PER OPTION. THERE IS NO MINIMUM SUBSCRIPTION. THE OFFER IS FULLY UNDERWRITTEN.

New Listings and Quotations Pending

ISSUER	SECURITY	SECURITY CODE	PUBLIC OFFER CLOSES	EXPECTED LISTING DATE

NUPLEX INDUSTRIES LIMITED	CAP NOTES	NPX010	14/06/2002	24/06/2002
HERITAGE GOLD NZ LIMITED	WARRANTS	HGDCA	N/A	20/06/2002
GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC	NEW ORD	GPGNB	N/A	02/07/2002

Securities to be Converted

ISSUER NAME	SECURITY TO BECONVERTED	CONVERSION DETAILS	CEASE QUOTATIONS COB	CONVERSION DATE	CONVERSION PRICE	RECORD DATE

GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC	GPGGA	REFER NOTE	N/A	01/07/2002	10PPS	23/05
NOTE: TWO ADDITIONAL TRADING CODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR GPG CONVERTIBLE NOTES: GPGGD WILL REPRESENT THE NOTES WHICH WILL BE REDEEMED. GPGGE WILL REPRESENT THE NOTES FOR WHICH HOLDERS HAVE ELECTED CONVERSION TO ORDINARY SHARES FOLLOWING THE CONVERSION DATE. UNSETTLED TRADES IN GPGGA AND GPGGD ON THE EVENING OF 28 JUNE WILL BE ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE REDEMPTION OF 10 PENCE PER SHARE. GPGGE WILL BE ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE CONVERSION OF 100/455 TO GPGNB AND THE SHARES WILL CHANGE INTO GPGs FOLLOWING THE RECORD DATE FOR ANY DIVIDENDS OR OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS DECLARED OR PAID IN RESPECT OF THE FINANCIAL PERIOD OR PART PERIOD ENDED ON OR PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2002. ON 01/07/2002 THE CONVERTIBLE NOTES WILL EITHER CONVERT INTO ORDINARY SHARES OR BE REDEEMED AT THE OPTION OF THE NOTEHOLDER. THE RECORD DATE TO DETERMINE ISSUE OF ELECTION NOTICES WAS 23/05/2002. ELECTION NOTICES MUST BE RECEIVED BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS 01/07/2002. TRADING IN SHARES ARISING FROM THE CONVERSION WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 02/07/2002 TO 05/07/2002 ON A DELAYED DELIVERY BASIS UNDER THE CODE: GPGNB IF MEMBER FIRMS ARE ON-SELLING WHERE AN ELECTION HAS BEEN MADE THEN SETTLEMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL NEED TO CONTACT COMPUTERSHARE REGISTRY SERVICES LIMITED TO MAKE THE STOCK AVAILABLE IN THE ELECTION CLASS.

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