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Infratil
               Interim Report
               2021

Delivering:
Profits &
Reinvestment
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Delivering: Profits & Reinvestment - Infratil Interim Report 2021 - Amazon AWS
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Six Month
Score Card

April                                   May                                      June
Jason Boyes succeeds                    After almost 30 years, Vodafone          Infratil pays a 11.5cps final cash
Marko Bogoievski as CEO effective       shut down its dial-up internet service   dividend for FY2021 (and 3.5 cps
from 1 April 2021. Jason is the third   on 31 May 2021 (and 3.5 cps              imputation credits).
CEO in Infratil’s 27 year history.      imputation credits).                     Trustpower announces the
Wellington Airport welcomes its first   Infratil announces a new offer of        conditional sale of its utility retail
trans-Tasman, quarantine-free flight    Infrastructure Bonds maturing in         business to Mercury Energy for
in over a year.                         December 2027 with a coupon of           $441 million.
                                        3.60% per annum.
Tilt Renewables sale price increased                                             CDC achieves ‘Certified Strategic’
from NZ$7.80 to NZ$8.10 per share.      Infratil undertakes the acquisition      accreditation under the Australian
                                        of a 53.5% stake in Pacific Radiology    Federal Government’s hosting
                                        for $313.6 million.                      framework across all its Australian
                                                                                 data centre facilities.
                                                                                 RetireAustralia officially opens its first
                                                                                 vertical village, The Verge, which
                                                                                 overlooks the Burleigh golf course.

July                                    August                                   September
Longroad Energy completes               Infratil completes the $2.0 billion      Infratil announces a US$233 million
construction on the 199MW               sale of its 65.15% stake in              investment to establish Gurīn Energy,
Sun Streams 2 solar project             Tilt Renewables.                         a renewable energy development
in Arizona.                                                                      platform headquartered in Singapore
                                        Trustpower announces its new
                                                                                 which will focus on projects across
Pacific Radiology opens two new         generation business name,
                                                                                 Asia.
clinics in Rolleston and Wellington     Manawa Energy.
with continued investment in leading                                             Infratil commits £120-130 million of
                                        The New Zealand Government
high-tech medical equipment.                                                     growth capital to London data centre
                                        reinstates Covid-19 restrictions
                                                                                 business Kao Data.
The New Zealand Government              across the country.
suspends trans-Tasman, quarantine-                                               Wellington Airport issues $125 million
                                        Vodafone adds Manawatū-
free flights.                                                                    of 3.32% 10-year bonds.
                                        Whanganui to its 5G coverage.
                                                                                 Infratil announces its investment in
                                        Longroad commences construction
                                                                                 Auckland Radiology Group on
                                        of 26MW distributed solar project
                                                                                 4 October.
                                        in Maine and completes construction
                                        of the 331MW Prospero 2 solar project
                                        in Texas.

                                                                                                                              1
Corporate
Structure

                                      Shareholders
                                                                                                            Shareholders
                                      Bondholders
                                                                                                            Bondholders

                                                                                                 100% owned
                                                                                                                                    Banks
                                                                                              Funding Subsidiaries
                                                                                                                                                                               F

               Energy                     Healthcare           Airport          Connectivity                     Data                   Social/Other
                                                                                  Energy                       Healthcare                 Airport                Connectivit

            51% Infratil                  56% Infratil         66% Infratil       49.9% Infratil                48% Infratil               50% Infratil
       27% Tauranga Energy           30% Doctors and Staff   34% Wellington        51%Brookfield
                                                                                49.9%  Infratil                 56% Infratil
                                                                                                            24% Commonwealth           50%66%
                                                                                                                                            NewInfratil
                                                                                                                                                 Zealand           49.9% Infratil
          Consumer Trust                   14% MGIF           City Council    27% Tauranga
                                                                               Asset        Energy
                                                                                     Management            30%Superannuation
                                                                                                               Doctors and Staff         34% Wellington
                                                                                                                                      Superannuation    Fund     49.9% Brookfield
                                                                                 Consumer Trust                  14% MGIF
                                                                                                                Corporation               City Council          Asset Manageme
                                                                                                              24% Future Fund
                                                                                                              4% Management           Infratil Infrastructure
                                                                                                                                             Property

           40% Infratil
                                                                                                                                        Clearvision Fund
        40% New Zealand                                                           40% Infratil
       Superannuation Fund                                                     40% New Zealand
        20% Management                                                        Superannuation Fund
                                         51% Infratil *                        20% Management                   40% Infratil *
                                     49% Doctors and Staff                                                  30% 51% Infratil
                                                                                                                Legal        *
                                                                                                                      & General
                                                                                                           49% 30%
                                                                                                               Doctors  and Staff
                                                                                                                   Goldacre
                                   * Target shareholding
                                                                                                          * Target shareholding
           40% Infratil
       20% Commonwealth                                                           40% Infratil
         Superannuation                                                       20% Commonwealth
           Corporation                                                          Superannuation
        20% New Zealand                                                           Corporation
       Superannuation Fund                                                     20% New Zealand
            20% MGIF                                                          Superannuation Fund
                                                                                   20% MGIF

            95% Infratil
          5% Management                                                           95% Infratil
                                                                                5% Management

    Sectors                                                                   Capital Structure

     Renewable Energy
     Airport
     Digital Infrastructure                                                       Net bank debt and dated bonds
     Social Infrastructure & Healthcare                                           Perpetual bonds
                                                                                  Equity (market value)

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Financial
Highlights

Infratil has continued to perform                        The net parent surplus for the six months               Over the period Infratil continued to
strongly despite the challenges                          ended 30 September 2021 was                             invest, with $833.8 million invested either
posed by the pandemic. Many                              $1,080.6 million, up from $27.8 million in              through its portfolio companies, or directly.
of Infratil’s companies provide                          the prior period. The key contributor to                This included the acquisition of Pacific
                                                         the surplus was the $1,014.7 million gain               Radiology ($313.6 million), the acquisition
essential services and are
                                                         recorded on the sale of Tilt Renewables.                of a stake in Kao Data ($73.6 million) and
demonstrating their resilience
                                                         A detailed overview of the 23-year history              the establishment of Gurīn Energy. These
and the benefits of Infratil’s                           of Infratil’s investment in Tilt Renewables             investments were focused across Infratil’s
diversification.                                         was provided in Infratil’s most recent                  core platforms, Digital Infrastructure,
                                                         Annual Report, dating back to the                       Renewables and Social Infrastructure.
                                                         construction of the Tararua Wind Farm.

                                                                            30 September 2021                          30 September 2020

Net parent surplus                                                          $1,080.6 million                           $27.8 million

Proportionate EBITDAF 1                                                     $253.6 million                             $197.9 million

Proportionate capital expenditure 2                                         $833.8 million                             $488.9 million

Net debt 3                                                                  $280.9 million                             $1,389.6 million

                                                                            6.50 cps cash                              6.25 cps cash
Dividends declared                                                          2.53 cps imputation                        1.75 cps imputation

Shareholder returns (6 months)                                              13.2%                                      32.1%

1. EBITDAF is a non-GAAP measure of net earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation, financial derivative movements, revaluations, and
   non-operating gains or losses on the sales of investments and assets. EBITDAF does not have a standardised meaning and should not be viewed in isolation,
   nor considered a substitute for measures reported in accordance with NZ IFRS, as it may not be comparable to similar financial information presented by
   other entities. Proportionate EBITDAF shows Infratil’s operating costs and its share of the EBITDAF of the companies it has invested in. It excludes discontinued
   operations and management incentive fees. A reconciliation of net profit after tax to Proportionate EBITDAF is provided in the 30 September 2021 Interim
   Results Presentation.
2. Infratil's share of the capital expenditure of investee companies, and investments made by Infratil.
3. Infratil Corporate and 100% subsidiaries.

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Report of the
Chief Executive

                                                                                                 Capital allocation. Business
                                                                                                 efficiency. Risk management
                                                                                                 Our approach to delivering good risk-
                                                                                                 adjusted returns for shareholders has
                                                                                                 three key aspects; Capital allocation.
                                                                                                 Business efficiency. Risk management.
                                                                                                 To comment on CDC, as Infratil’s largest
                                                                                                 investment, and medical diagnosis as
                                                                                                 the newest.
                                                                                                 When we acquired 48% of CDC in
                                                                                                 FY2017 for $411.5 million the company
                                                                                                 had 40MW of capacity and earnings
                                                                                                 of $50 million. The most recent
                                                                                                 independent valuation of CDC at
                                                                                                 30 June 2021 valued Infratil’s investment
                                                                                                 in the range of A$2.3–2.5 billion.
                                                                                                 A$1 billion of construction is underway
                                                                                                 with more to follow. Earnings’ risk has been
                                                                                                 materially reduced by contracting
                                                                                                 long-term utilisation of facilities. And CDC
                                                                                                 is achieving best-in-class construction
                                                                                                 and operating efficiency and
                                                                                                 environmental impact, as measured by
                                                                                                 use of water for cooling and procurement
                                                                                                 of renewably generated electricity.
                                                                                                 Over the last year we invested
                                                                                                 $686.9 million acquiring shareholdings in
                                                                                                 Qscan, Pacific Radiology and Auckland
Having reported a billion                     Trustpower has conditionally divested
                                                                                                 Radiology. Our co-shareholders in these
dollar net parent surplus, the                its utilities retailing activities, illustrating
                                                                                                 business are doctors and other staff.
                                              our focus on returns and management
six months saw good broad-                                                                       The attraction of diagnostic businesses is
                                              of capital.
based progress on our goal of                                                                    simply that their technology + expertise
long-term returns for Infratil’s              We are well underway in healthcare with
                                                                                                 delivers demonstrably better care at
                                              our investments in Qscan, Pacific
shareholders:                                                                                    significantly lower cost. And this is only
                                              Radiology and Auckland Radiology and
CDC’s A$1 billion of construction will next                                                      one of the medical sectors where this is
                                              better understanding the potential of
year deliver over 100MW of data centre                                                           happening. Private provision of health
                                              technology to improve lives and lower
capacity in Canberra, Sydney and                                                                 services isn’t immune to political
                                              healthcare costs.
Auckland, with more to come, notably in                                                          interventions, but it offers immense
                                              Vodafone is showing the gains possible             potential.
Melbourne.
                                              from localisation of management and
Infratil’s establishment of Gurīn Energy to   focusing on better, simpler services.              Climate Change
develop renewable generation in Asia                                                             If Covid-19 is the immediate challenge,
                                              RetireAustralia and Wellington Airport, our
means we are now active in this field in                                                         climate change is harder and longer term.
                                              businesses most adversely affected by
Australasia, USA, Europe and Asia. All told
                                              Covid-19, are both showing operational             By 31 March 2022 Infratil will have been
the Infratil group has built 3,530MW of
                                              resilience and a capacity to deliver value         operating for 28 years, and 28 more years
solar, wind, and hydro generation
                                              growth through investment.                         gets us to 2050 and net-zero.
capacity and we expect to more than
double that over the next decade.

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We can be proud of what we have                “30% reduction by 2030” is fine for now,       I am confident we are doing a good job
achieved over the first 28 years.              but we may be able to do more if we know       managing the risks we can manage, and
Trustpower, Longroad, and Tilt built           the costs and benefits in a financial as       while there are an unusual number of
3,530MW of renewable generation                well as environmental sense.                   other threats, we have a strong capital
capacity, sufficient electricity for about                                                    base and our activities are diversified.
1.4 million households, producing              Shareholder Returns
4.3 million tonnes less emissions than         Over the six months Infratil paid dividends
                                                                                              Guidance
gas-fired generation (about 10% of             of 15 cents per share (11.5 cps cash and       Our FY2022 Proportionate EBITDAF
all New Zealand’s CO2 emissions).              3.5 cps imputation credits) and the share      guidance range has been narrowed
Companies have a large role in delivering      price rose from $7.13 to $7.96.                to $500-$530 million (previously
net zero. A recent report calculated                                                          $505-$550 million).
                                               For the current period Infratil is to pay a
that the combined emissions of the             dividend of 9.03 cps (6.5cps cash and          The top end of the range has been revised
40 highest emitting companies in each          2.53 cps imputation credits), 13% higher       to reflect the acquisitions of Kao Data and
of the USA and Europe were greater than        than last year, (the cash is up 4%).           Gurin Energy during the period, which are
the entire emissions of either Africa or                                                      forecast to be a net cost of $12 million,
                                               The payment is to be on 23 December
South America. 40 companies equals                                                            and to reflect the current estimates of the
                                               to shareholders of record as at
a continent!                                                                                  full year impact of Covid-19 on Wellington
                                               6 December.
But for companies to deliver requires                                                         Airport and Infratil’s diagnostic imaging
                                               Obviously Infratil’s profit for the period     businesses.
predictable policies and regulations.
                                               and financial circumstances would have
A plethora of policies are emerging to                                                        It is worth noting the recent purchases
                                               allowed a far larger payment. We stuck
reduce emissions, but are they coherent,                                                      of ASX listed companies Sydney Airport,
                                               to gradually increasing the pay-out as
will outcomes be predictable, will                                                            AusNet and Spark Infrastructure for a
                                               operating earnings grow rather than
consumers and companies change their                                                          combined $41 billion. In each case the
                                               providing a windfall.
behaviour?                                                                                    acquisition values anticipate a full
                                               We believe that shareholders would             earnings recovery as covid-restrictions
Infratil made submissions on the incipient
                                               rather have a solid sustainably rising         are relaxed. The transactions are
New Zealand policies with the key theme
                                               dividend than surprises, even pleasant         indicative of the investment appetite of
that regulations and government
                                               ones, and while Infratil has over $1 billion   institutional investors. This is positive for
spending should be compatible with long-
                                               of capital available for investment or         the value of Infratil’s assets.
term investment decisions and link with a
                                               return to shareholders, we are confident
reliable price for emissions.                                                                 It also means that Infratil’s investment
                                               the majority of shareholders would
Emissions use to cost emitters and                                                            activities have to avoid competing with
                                               rather we invest on their behalf, and
consumers nothing (whether from                                                               those with very deep pockets, which we
                                               we are confident we can productively
electricity generation, cars, aircraft,                                                       have shown we can do with Kao Data,
                                               deploy this capital.
industrial processes, etc). Now, the cost of                                                  Gurīn Energy and medical diagnostics.
a return airline ticket Auckland-Wellington    DRP                                            These are stressful times, lockdowns,
includes about $9 for emissions. The           The dividend reinvestment plan is again        missing important family, business and
emissions of a car doing that round trip       operating. We know that many individual        social activities. Plans and expectations
costs about $21. Costs send signals which      shareholders value the convenience.            have gone west. “Keep calm and carry on”
companies and consumers factor into                                                           sounds corny, but I hope we can be
decisions. $21 of carbon charges on a          Liabilities & Risks                            generous to those doing it hard.
1,400 kilometre road trip may not cause a      With receipt of the Tilt sale proceeds,
motorist to buy an electric vehicle, but       Infratil has little net debt. However, we
eventually price “works”.                      are conscious that inflation and nominal
At Infratil we are setting expectations        interest rates are rising, and there are
across our businesses to provide reporting     hard to quantify risks from government
on emissions and targets. But we want to       debt, geo-political tension, wealth-           Jason Boyes
put a cost on the emissions. A goal like       inequality, Covid-19 and climate change.       Chief Executive

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Report of the
Board Chair

The last six months have                       disruptions, we are comfortable to be         thinking. With global emissions rising
been a period of significant                   in this position.                             we need to be certain we understand
activity, as Infratil transitioned             However, our job isn’t to sit on cash         how any investment will impact our
                                                                                             environmental footprint. We are putting
to a new Chief Executive and                   earning 1%. It is to build sustainable,
                                                                                             a lot of effort into developing detailed
dealt with the continuing                      long-term value for shareholders. We
                                               are fortunate to have subsidiaries that       metrics that will help us more accurately
challenges posed by the
                                               will do much of the work by growing           measure the impact of our activities
Covid-19 pandemic.                                                                           across a range of factors. If we are looking
                                               and investing in their own activities.
One of a board’s key responsibilities is       Additionally, we are also willing to invest   to build sustainable long-term value for
selecting a Chief Executive.                   directly in “early stage” companies. Gurīn    shareholders, then by definition, this work
                                               Energy and Kao Data are in this category.     is critical.
We were very fortunate to have
Marko Bogoievski, who stood down on            Gurīn Energy combines the local               Some of the policies being developed
1 April. Marko has been an outstanding         knowledge and sector expertise of the         by Governments to reduce emissions are
leader for Infratil since taking over the      Singapore based management team lead          problematic. We have actively engaged
reins in 2009, leading an investment and       by Dr Assaad Razzouk, with the not            in policy debate and participated in
portfolio strategy which has delivered         inconsiderable renewables development         consultations. We believe there should
remarkable results.                            capability, financial resources, and          be a cost on emissions. A functioning
                                               investment discipline of Infratil. The        international emissions pricing system
Early investments in emerging
                                               success of Tilt Renewables and Longroad       is the subject of intense discussion in
infrastructure themes were a hallmark
                                               Energy enabled Infratil to establish Gurīn    Glasgow at COP26. We hope they get
of Marko’s time. These included fuel
                                               with a team who are responsible for           it right as it is a long way from where it
distribution, data and connectivity,
                                               developing over 5,000MW of renewable          needs to be.
global renewables development
platforms, and, most recently, the             generation capacity in Asia - a track         A final point. New Zealand is seeing
investment into our healthcare portfolio.      record and legacy we expect to build on.      the emergence of a new group of
                                               We are pleased with our recent                shareholders operating through low-cost
In Jason Boyes, we have an excellent
                                               investment decisions, but many proposals      investment platforms like Sharesies and
new CEO and the transition has been
                                               do not get over the line, often because of    Hatch. Infratil now has 12,000 individual
seamless, as the half year results show.
                                               the price being asked for growth.             shareholders through the former. They own
The Board is highly confident that, with                                                     on average of just over $1,000 of our shares.
Jason’s skills and experience coupled          With Pacific Radiology, Qscan and             We hope we can reward their support, and
with the support of a seasoned team,           Auckland Radiology, we did pay for both       we also hope they get to know Infratil. To
we have the capability required to             existing operations and their potential. We   help with this we are updating our website
successfully implement our strategy.           believe there are enormous opportunities      structure and content.
                                               to deploy technology to deliver better
Capital allocation and risks are                                                             To all our shareholders and bondholders
                                               healthcare at lower cost. This goes
always front of mind. Activity over                                                          thank you for your support, it is very much
                                               beyond diagnostic imaging.
the period included the sale of                                                              appreciated.
Tilt Renewables, sale of the retail            One of the largest uncertainties we are all
operations of Trustpower, and the              dealing with relates to climate change.
refinancing and extension of our bank          We know there will be continuing changes
facilities. We also received a very positive   to weather patterns, that carbon
response to our last bond issue.               emissions are unsustainable, and this will
                                               require unprecedented government policy       Mark Tume
This puts us in an unusually secure
                                               alignment across the globe.                   Chair
position. In the context of uncertainties
such as rising interest rates, more            Infratil’s first ever investment was into
interventionist Government policies, helter    renewable generation, and renewables
skelter energy markets, and Covid-19           are a central thematic to our strategic

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7
Communication
with Shareholders
& Bondholders

Over the six months to                       presentation, and the details of the formal    Often similar questions were asked at
30 September 2021 the                        aspects of the meeting (voting results).       many of the meetings. The most common
following meetings were held                 396 people participated in the meeting         ones were:
with share and bond holders.                 remotely. A number submitted questions.        “Why did you sell Tilt Renewables? Does
                                                                                            this mean that you are now no longer
In all cases there were opportunities for    Shareholder Presentations                      looking to invest in renewables? What is
attendees to provide feedback and raise      The annual series of presentations to          the plan to reinvest the proceeds from the
questions and concerns with directors and    shareholders and bondholders ran across        sale of Tilt Renewables?”
management.                                  15 meetings from 31 May 2021 to 22 June        There is huge demand for more renewable
•   The Annual Meeting on 19 August;         2021. Meetings were held in Invercargill,      generation on both sides of the Tasman.
    including shareholder resolutions, a     Dunedin, Queenstown, Christchurch,             The key justification for selling was that
    speech by the Chair on governance        Nelson, Wellington, Kāpiti, Palmerston         the sale price offered for the Australian
    and strategy, and a presentation by      North, Napier, New Plymouth, Rotorua,          assets placed a large value on Tilt’s
    management on activities and             Tauranga, Hamilton, Auckland, and the          development pipeline; we estimated
    prospects.                               North Shore.                                   about $1 billion.
•   The annual results announcement on       Approximately 2,000 people attended            We had to ask ourselves, should we
    29 May and interim results               across the country. The meetings entailed      hold on to our stake and capture that
    announcement on 12 November.             a 45-minute presentation by two or three       value over the next several years by
                                             members of Infratil’s management, about        Tilt Renewables progressing the
•   The annual cycle of presentations to
                                             15 minutes of Q&A, followed by light           developments? Or could we take that
    shareholders around New Zealand
                                             refreshments where attendees could have        $1 billion and invest it elsewhere, ideally
    which ran from 31 May to 22 June.
                                             one-on-one time with management.               where Infratil would end up with both
The Annual Meeting                           Attendees were surveyed after the              $1 billion and the returns we have
The Annual Meeting was again impacted        presentations. 97% of people found that it     generated on that $1 billion. Because
by Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. All of    helped them understand Infratil's goals,       Infratil investor companies are actively
the following participated from their own    strategy, circumstances and prospects.         undertaking renewables projects in
homes; the Chair Mark Tume and all the       94% felt they had a good opportunity to        Europe, Asia and the USA we have both
other directors, auditors, legal advisers,   talk to management and have their              high confidence that we can find uses for
members of Infratil’s management and         questions addressed. The topics of             it and grow the $1 billion.
the management of Infratil’s subsidiaries.   greatest interest were Infratil’s strategies   “What is happening with Wellington
A record of the meeting is available on      and areas of opportunity. The others are       Airport’s runway extension?”
Infratil’s website, as is the manager        shown in the pie chart.
                                                                                            At present the project is bogged down in
                                                                                            the regulatory, legal and consenting
                                                                                            process. However, the Airport is committed
    What content are you most interested in?
                                                                                            to the project, but the reasons for the
                                                    Strategy & opportunities                construction have become more nuanced.
                                                    Portfolio overview & performance        One of the Airport’s absolute priorities is a
                                                    Renewables                              safe and functional airfield. To deliver on
                                                    Data Centres
                                                                                            these criteria the Airport is going to have
                                                    Wellington Airport
                                                                                            to replace the seawall which was built in
                                                    Healthcare
                                                                                            the 1950s and 1970s. Rising sea levels and
                                                    Dividends
                                                                                            more devastating storms means this has
                                                    Sustainability
                                                    Economy
                                                                                            to happen, sooner than later.
                                                    Vodafone                                Another related consideration is making
                                                    Management & Governance                 sure that the airfield has appropriate
                                                    Financial Results                       safety allowances at each end (called
                                                                                            the Runway End Safety Areas, “RESA”).

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At present the RESA is 90 metres but          quite unique, and its takeover would leave     those of any corporate management
depending on the aircraft used by the         a real hole.                                   team. The same can be said about the
airlines servicing Wellington it may be       “Is CDC interested in building a data          board.
desirable to increase this to 140 metres.     centre at Tiwai Point?”                        Board and management set corporate
The third reason for extending the airfield   CDC’s developments are customer-led            goals, strategies, and risk parameters.
would be to improve Wellington’s              and if customers were to demand a              Management executes the goals and
connectivity with the rest of the world via   substantial new data centre in Invercargill,   the board monitors management’s
services which could fly direct to Asia and   CDC would investigate a development.           performance and makes the final
North America rather than via stop-offs.      However, at present CDC isn’t aware of         decisions about investments and
This is more of a commercial and              such demand.                                   divestments.
environmental consideration than one          It is worth noting that CDC’s customers        There are probably two key points of
related to resilience and safety.             tend to require immediate proximity            difference relative to the management
“What happened to the AustralianSuper         to their data and processing, so that          team which Infratil would employ were it
takeover offer?”                              access is instantaneous. This is the           hiring people one at a time. One is that
During 2020, Infratil’s independent           rationale behind CDC having data centres       Morrison & Co employs many more
directors were approached with two            in Canberra and Sydney and building in         people than a company of Infratil’s size
takeover offers from AustralianSuper.         Auckland (and soon Melbourne). Some            could afford. This is because Morrison &
The board rejected these offers as            data centres store data where speed of         Co also manages investments for other
undervaluing Infratil’s assets and not        access isn’t so critical, which would likely   parties. A second is that Morrison & Co
reflecting the potential of Infratil to       be the case if a data centre was               must absolutely prioritise returns to
continue to deliver for its shareholders.     developed in Invercargill.                     shareholders. Of course, regular
Feedback on the decision was mostly           “What do shareholders get for the              management would too, but a threat
positive. In particular, several business     Management fees paid to Morrison & Co?”        to one or two people should they
journalists noted that Infratil provides      There is little difference between Morrison    under-perform isn’t quite as powerful
New Zealand investors with something          & Co’s day-to-day responsibilities and         as a threat to a whole team.

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ESG performance

We believe that benchmarking                       Performance is the Net Asset Value (NAV)        In 2021, Infratil achieved an outstanding
the performance of Infratil                        weighted average GRESB performance of           Management score of 97% as part of its
and its investments using                          the entity’s underlying investments (a score    Fund Assessment. The chart (below left)
                                                   of zero is allocated to investments that do     demonstrates that Infratil outperformed its
industry recognised ESG rating
                                                   not participate).                               peers materially in several Management
systems provides valuable                                                                          categories, particularly in ESG risk
insights into the maturity of                      The GRESB Infrastructure Asset Assessment
                                                                                                   management and stakeholder
                                                   assesses the ESG performance of
ESG approaches on an absolute                                                                      engagement.
                                                   individual infrastructure assets. The
and relative basis.
                                                   assessment also includes two key focus          Nine portfolio entities participated in the
Robust ESG benchmarking also informs               areas, ‘Management’ and ‘Performance’.          Asset Assessment in 2021 - CDC Data
investment and asset management                                                                    Centres, Tilt Renewables, Trustpower,
                                                   For assets, the Management aspect
priorities, and simplifies the communication                                                       Vodafone, Wellington International Airport,
                                                   considers the six aspects noted previously.
of ESG performance to stakeholders. In                                                             Qscan, RetireAustralia, Longroad Energy
                                                   The Performance aspect, which has a
2020, Infratil and three of its portfolio                                                          and Galileo Green Energy.
                                                   60% weighting, considers the extent of
entities successfully piloted the GRESB            reporting on environmental, safety and          Infratil’s Performance score (the NAV
Infrastructure Assessment and we                   social sustainability performance and           weighted average of the Portfolio Entities)
subsequently sought broader participation          rewards entities that have established          was 63%.
across the portfolio in 2021.                      targets for each ESG metric.                    Infratil’s Management and Performance
The GRESB Infrastructure Fund Assessment           Participants in the Fund Assessment are         scores generated an overall GRESB Score
was launched in 2015 and assesses the              assigned three GRESB scores:                    of 73%.
ESG performance of infrastructure funds
                                                   1. Management score: Performance                The average of the scores achieved by
and investment companies. The
                                                      against the five ESG indicators that         Infratil’s portfolio entities (by category) are
assessment is split into two key areas –
                                                      consider the management of the fund/         described in the chart (below right). The
‘Management’ and ‘Performance’.
                                                      investment company.                          chart also shows the average score that
Management considers ESG leadership,               2. Performance score: The weighted              was achieved by sector peers.
policies, reporting, risk management and              average performance of the entity’s          The chart demonstrates that while there
stakeholder engagement, and is focused                underlying investments.                      are several opportunities for Infratil’s
on the systems and processes that have
                                                   3. Overall GRESB score: Combination of          portfolio entities to improve their approach
been established by the organisation’s
                                                      the entity’s Management score (30%           to ESG integration, the portfolio did not
management team.
                                                      weighting) with its Performance score        materially underperform the relevant peer
                                                      (70% weighting).                             groups.

  Management performance                                                    Average portfolio entity performance
                                                                                                                               ESG leadership
  Stakeholder engagement                                                                                                       68%
  95%
                                                      ESG leadership
                                                      100%                                                                             ESG policies
                                                                                                                                       60%

                                                                                                                                          ESG reporting
                                                                                                                                          57%

                                                                                                                                          Risk
                                                                                                                                          management
                                                            ESG policies                                                                  81%
                                                            100%

                                                                              ESG performance                                       Stakeholder
     ESG management                                ESG reporting              65%                                                   engagement
     96%                                           97%                                                                              81%

                           Infratil   Peer Group                                                  Portfolio entities   Peer Group

10
Carbon emissions
footprint

We are committed to                           To account for the carbon offsets delivered       systems e.g., cooling has been excluded
measuring, monitoring and                     through energy suppliers’ participation in        as it is considered to be Scope 3 for Infratil.
reducing the carbon emissions                 New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme,           The data has not been independently
                                              the Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions for            verified or assured.
arising through Infratil’s
                                              each New Zealand based entity have
operations and investment                                                                       Infratil’s carbon emissions footprint will be
                                              been adjusted from Infratil’s gross carbon
portfolio, and have assessed                                                                    measured, verified and disclosed annually.
                                              footprint to calculate its net footprint.
Infratil’s 2020 carbon footprint.
                                              Infratil’s net carbon emissions footprint for
Carbon emissions data has been sourced        2020 (Scope 1 and 2) has been estimated              Carbon emissions by sector
from each entity’s response to the GRESB      at approximately 7,000 tonnes CO2-e.
Infrastructure Asset Assessment which
                                              The charts (right) demonstrate that
rewards participating entities that                                                                       3%
                                                                                                               7%                   15%     13%
                                              Infratil’s renewable energy businesses were
comprehensively report on the carbon                                                                                                              5%
                                              the primary contributors to its carbon
emissions arising through their operations,
                                              emissions footprint, predominantly due
particularly Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon
                                              to the use of diesel during construction.
emissions. The reporting of Scope 3
                                                                                                                90%                       67%
emissions is also encouraged (refer to        Investments in the Digital Infrastructure
definitions below).                           sector also made a significant contribution          GROSS                     GROSS
                                                                                                   Scope 1 emissions         Scope 2 emissions
                                              to Infratil’s gross footprint, primarily due to
To calculate Infratil’s gross carbon
                                              Vodafone’s electricity requirements.
emissions footprint each entity’s data has                                                                     8%
been adjusted based on the equity             It should be noted that the carbon                                                    19%

ownership percentage held in each             emissions data excludes Qscan, Pacific
                                                                                                    39%                49%                        62%
investment during the reporting period,       Radiology (acquired after the reporting                                         19%

and then aggregated.                          period), ASIP, Infratil Infrastructure Property
                                              and Clearvision Ventures. The data only                           4%
Infratil’s gross 2020 carbon emissions
                                              includes Tilt Renewables’ Australian
footprint (Scope 1 and 2) has been                                                                 GROSS                     NET
                                              operations, and carbon emissions                     Scope 1 & 2 emissions     Scope 1 & 2 emissions
estimated at approximately 16,000 tonnes
                                              associated with CDC Data Centres’
CO2-e.                                                                                                Renewable Energy       Digital Infrastructure
                                              tenants’ IT equipment and ancillary
                                                                                                      Transport              Social Infrastructure

Corporate carbon emissions sources

Scope 1 emissions arise through the           Scope 2 emissions are associated                  Scope 3 emissions are those that
direct combustion of fossil fuels by          with the carbon emissions of the                  typically arise in an organisation’s value
organisations e.g., natural gas for           electricity being purchased and                   chain, particularly where the organisation
heating, fuel for vehicles and plant,         consumed by an organisation.                      has limited control e.g., the emissions
and the leakage of other greenhouse                                                             associated with corporate air travel,
gases such as refrigerants.                                                                     cloud based data storage and employee
                                                                                                commuting. While information relating
                                                                                                to Scope 3 emissions is becoming
                                                                                                available, a complete dataset for Infratil
                                                                                                is not available at this time.

                                                                                                                                                      11
30
                                                         1,800
                                                            20
                                                         1,600

Financial Trends                                            10
                                                         1,400
                                                             0
                                                         1,200
                                                                       2013           2014         2015        2016            2017          2018          2019        2020       2021       2022
These graphs have been chosen to illustrate the
                                                         1,000                Equity (market value)         Net bank debt and dated bonds                    Perpetual bonds
key financial trends over the last decade.
                                                           800
For FY2022 shareholder returns, assets and funding
are as at 30 September 2021. Proportionate         600

EBITDAF and investment are annualised based on 400
the latest forecasts and guidance.
                                                           200

                                                              0

                                                                                                EBITDAF, Free Cash Flows, Dividends
                                                                       2011          2012          2013        2014         2015             2016          2017        2018       2019       2020

                                                                          Other           Energy          Transport         Social            Data          Telecommunications

                                                           $Millions                                                                                                             Dividend, cents per share

                                                           700

                                                                                                                                                                                                         20

Shareholder Returns                                        600
                                                          Annual Return                                                                                                                        Accumulation     Ann
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Index
                                                         100%                                                                                                                                                   80
Between 1 October 2011 and 30 September                                                                                                                                                                800
                                                           500
2021 Infratil provided its shareholders with                                                                                                                                                             15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 70
an after-tax return of 22.7% per annum.                    80%
                                                           400                                                                                                                                           640

$100 invested at the start of the period would
                                                                                                                                                                                                                60
                                                                                                                                                                                                         10
have compounded to $775 by the end if all                  300
                                                           60%                                                                                                                                            480
distributions were reinvested.                                                                                         Accumulation Index                                                                       40
                                                           200
The graphs show six month returns for 2012                 40%                                                                                                                                            320
                                                                                                                                                                                                         5
and 2022 and full years in between.                                                                                                                                                                             20
                                                           100

                                                           20%                                                                                                                                           160
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  0
                                                              0                                                                                                                                          0

                                                             0         2011           2012         2013        2014            2015          2016          2017        2018       2019        2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                -20
                                                                              Interest, tax, working capital          Operating cash flow             Dividend (rhs)

                                                          -20%                                                                                                                                                  -40
                                                                       2012        2013       2014         2015         2016          2017          2018      2019        2020       2021      2022

                                                                          Dividend Return             Capital Return

                                                                                                     Sources of Consolidated EBITDAF
Proportionate EBITDAF 1                                    $Millions

                                                            600
The calculation of proportionate EBITDAF is
outlined on page 3 of this report. It is intended to
                                                            500
show Infratil’s share of the earnings of the
companies in which it has a shareholding.
                                                           400
The figures include the contribution of assets
held for sale and disposed over the period.                 300

                                                            200

                                                           100

                                                              0

                                                          -100
                                                                       2013          2014          2015        2016            2017          2018          2019        2020       2021        2022

                                                                          Corporate           Tilt Renewables             Longroad                   Vodafone NZ         Qscan &                 Sold
                                                                                                                                                                         Pacific Radiology
                                                                          Trustpower          Wellington Airport          RetireAustralia            CDC                                         Total

                                                                   1. Proportionate EBITDAF is an unaudited non-GAAP measure and is defined on page 3.

                                                       $Millions
                                                          2,000
12
                                                          1,800
1,200
                                                  2,000

                                                  1,000
                                                  1,800                                      Proportionate Investment
                                                    800
                                                  1,600
Proportionate Capital Investment                  $Millions
                                                     600
                                                  1,400
                                                  2,000
Over the decade Infratil has invested over           400
                                                  1,200
$7 billion, with the majority undertaken by       1,800
                                                     200
investee companies.                               1,000
                                                  1,600
Funding for new investments has been                800
                                                        0
                                                  1,400       2013          2014       2015         2016          2017       2018             2019     2020        2021       2022
provided by operating cashflows, debt,
                                                    600          Other              Tilt Renewables             Longroad                Vodafone NZ       Qscan                  Kao Data
equity issuance and divestments.                  1,200
                                                                 Trustpower         Wellington Airport          RetireAustralia         CDC               Pacific Radiology
                                                    400
                                                  1,000
                                                   200

                                                                                                         Infratil's Assets
                                                   800
                                                      0
                                                    600
                                                              2013         2014        2015         2016         2017        2018          2019        2020        2021       2022

                                                   400          Other               Tilt Renewables            Longroad                 Vodafone NZ       Qscan                 Kao Data
                                                                Trustpower          Wellington Airport         RetireAustralia          CDC               Pacific Radiology
                                                    200

                                                        0

                                                  $Millions
                                                              2013         2014        2015         2016
                                                                                                         Infratil's Assets
                                                                                                                 2017        2018          2019        2020        2021       2022

                                                                Other               Tilt Renewables            Longroad                 Vodafone NZ       Qscan                 Kao Data
                                                  6,000
                                                                Trustpower          Wellington Airport         RetireAustralia          CDC               Pacific Radiology
                                                  5,500

                                                  5,000

Infratil Assets
                                                  4,500                                                  Infratil's Assets
                                                   4,000
                                                  $Millions
This graph shows the book values of Infratil’s     3,500
                                                  6,000
unlisted assets and the NZX values of those        3,000
                                                  5,500
listed. In some cases, these values can            2,500
                                                  5,000
be lower than fair value (private market           2,000
valuations).                                      4,500
                                                  $Millions
                                                   1,500
                                                  4,000
This is highlighted by Infratil’s investment in   6,000
                                                   1,000
                                                  3,500
CDC Data Centres which has a current book         5,500
                                                     500
                                                  3,000
value of $899.2 million compared to an            5,0000
                                                  2,500
independent valuation at 30 June 2021 of          4,500       2013          2014       2015         2016          2017       2018             2019     2020        2021       2022

A$2,313-2,469 million.                            2,000
                                                  4,000          Sold          Wellington Airport          RetireAustralia         Vodafone NZ          Qscan & Pacific Radiology
                                                  1,500          Other         Trustpower                  Tilt Renewables         CDC                  Kao Data
                                                  3,500
                                                  1,000
                                                  3,000
                                                    500
                                                  2,500
                                                      0
                                                  2,000
                                                              2013         2014        2015         2016         2017        2018             2019     2020        2021       2022
                                                  1,500

                                                                                                Infratil's Capital Structure
                                                                Sold           Wellington Airport          RetireAustralia         Vodafone NZ          Qscan & Pacific Radiology
                                                  1,000         Other          Trustpower                  Tilt Renewables         CDC                  Kao Data

                                                   500

                                                        0
                                                              2013         2014        2015         2016         2017        2018          2019        2020        2021       2022

Infratil Funding                                     %          Sold          Wellington Airport         RetireAustralia           Vodafone NZ          Qscan & Pacific Radiology
                                                                Other         Trustpower                 Tilt Renewables           CDC                  Kao Data

                                                                                               Infratil's Capital Structure
                                                    100
Infratil uses a mix of debt and equity funding
which is bound by Infratil’s policy of                  90

maintaining credit metrics which are broadly          80
consistent with an Investment Grade credit
rating (Infratil is not credit rated).                  70

                                                                                               Infratil's Capital Structure
                                                    %

Changes to the relative funding occurs as             60
                                                    100
businesses are sold and acquired as seen at          50
                                                     90
30 September 2021 following the receipt of
                                                     40
the Tilt proceeds.                                   80
                                                   %
                                                     30
                                                    70
                                                   100
                                                     20
                                                    60
                                                    90
                                                     10
                                                    50
                                                    80
                                                      0
                                                    40
                                                    70         2013          2014       2015          2016        2017           2018         2019      2020       2021       2022

                                                     30              Equity (market value)      Net bank debt and dated bonds                   Perpetual bonds
                                                     60
                                                     20
                                                     50
                                                     10
                                                     40
                                                      0                                                                                                                                13
                                                     30       2013          2014        2015        2016          2017       2018             2019     2020        2021       2022
Financial Performance
& Position
Infratil provides audited financial statements annually for years to 31 March. The six month interim accounts to 30 September are
reviewed by Infratil’s auditors but not audited. A summary of the interim accounts is provided in this report. The full financial
statements are available by contacting Infratil or on its website.
Infratil consolidates companies when it owns more than 50%, including Trustpower, Wellington Airport, Qscan and Pacific Radiology.
Associates such as CDC Data Centres, Vodafone New Zealand, Longroad Energy and RetireAustralia are not consolidated. For those
investments, the EBITDAF column shows 100% of their EBITDAF and the "Revaluations and other adjustments" column includes the
adjustment required to reconcile Infratil's share of their net surplus after tax. The contribution of Pacific Radiology is for the period
since its acquisition on 31 May 2021.

Six months ended 30 September 2021

                                                                                                                                      Infratil’s
                                                                                                    Revaluations                  share of net
                                               EBITDAF                                                   & other                 surplus after
$Millions                           Share        100%           D&A        Interest         Tax     adjustments    Minorities              tax

CDC Data Centres                     48%         $79.8              -             -            -         ($24.8)            -           $55.0

Vodafone                             50%        $251.8              -             -            -        ($242.8)            -             $9.0

Trustpower                           51%        $106.4        ($11.9)       ($14.4)      ($45.4)          $78.5       ($58.6)           $54.6

Longroad Energy                      40%         $41.8              -             -            -         ($17.3)            -           $24.5

Wellington Airport                   66%         $31.5        ($14.4)       ($12.5)        ($3.6)          $2.1        ($1.1)             $2.0

Qscan Group                          56%         $33.1        ($14.4)        ($9.4)        ($3.5)             -        ($2.5)             $3.3

Pacific Radiology                    53%         $22.2          ($2.6)       ($5.5)        ($3.3)        ($20.9)        $4.6             ($5.5)

RetireAustralia                      50%         $12.6             -             -             -          $16.2            -            $28.8

Corporate & Other                       -        ($50.6)           -        ($38.2)        ($2.3)         ($1.8)           -            ($92.9)

Total (continuing)                              $528.6        ($43.3)      ($80.0)       ($58.1)       ($210.8)       ($57.6)           $78.8

Tilt Renewables                      65%         $12.1         ($19.5)       ($6.3)         $3.7      $1,002.0          $7.9          $999.9

Trustpower Retail                    51%         $15.8        ($12.6)        ($0.6)        ($0.7)             -            -              $1.9

Total                                          $556.5         ($75.4)       ($86.9)      ($55.1)        $791.2        ($49.7)      $1,080.6

Six months ended 30 September 2020
                                                                                                                                      Infratil’s
                                                                                                    Revaluations                  share of net
                                               EBITDAF                                                   & other                 surplus after
$Millions                           Share        100%           D&A        Interest         Tax     adjustments    Minorities              tax

CDC Data Centres                     48%         $79.1             -             -             -          $29.4            -          $108.5

Vodafone                             50%        $224.7             -             -             -        ($240.3)           -           ($15.6)

Trustpower                           51%         $92.1        ($10.7)       ($14.4)      ($11.5)         ($26.5)      ($16.7)           $12.3

Longroad Energy                      40%         $27.8             -             -             -         ($41.6)           -           ($13.8)

Wellington Airport                   66%         $10.9        ($13.5)       ($12.9)        $8.2            $4.5        ($2.6)            ($5.4)

RetireAustralia                      50%         $10.2             -             -             -          ($3.8)           -              $6.4

Corporate & Other                                ($81.2)           -        ($38.6)       $12.7           $19.1            -           ($88.0)

Total (continuing)                              $363.6        ($24.2)       ($65.9)         $9.4        ($259.2)      ($19.3)             $4.4

Tilt Renewables                      65%         $34.1        ($21.8)        ($5.5)       ($12.5)        $34.4          ($9.9)          $18.8

Trustpower Retail                    51%         $18.3        ($11.2)        ($0.7)        ($1.8)             -            -              $4.6

Total                                          $416.0          ($57.2)      ($72.1)        ($4.9)       ($224.8)      ($29.2)           $27.8

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Consolidated Results
                                               Six months ended 30 September ($Millions)                                  2021         2020
The net parent surplus for the six
months ended 30 September 2021                 Operating revenue                                                        $541.1       $244.1
was $1,080.6 million, up from                  Operating expenses                                                       ($289.8)      ($76.7)
$27.8 million in the prior period.
                                               International Portfolio incentive fee                                      ($9.4)      ($57.7)
The key contributor to the surplus was
the $1,014.7 million gain recorded on          Depreciation & amortisation                                               ($43.2)     ($24.2)
the sale of Tilt Renewables. The other         Net interest                                                             ($80.0)       ($65.9)
notable change from the prior period
includes the contributions from Qscan          Tax expense                                                              ($58.1)        $9.4
and Pacific Radiology, which have both         Realisations and Revaluations                                              $75.8       ($5.4)
been acquired in the last 12 months
and are consolidated by Infratil.              Discontinued operations                                                  $993.9        $33.4

Recognised in the gain on sale is a            Net surplus after tax                                                 $1,130.3         $57.0
$122.1 million realised incentive fee
                                               Minority earnings                                                         ($49.7)      ($29.2)
accrual relating to the sale of
Tilt Renewables.                               Net parent surplus                                                    $1,080.6         $27.8

Discontinued operations include the gain
on sale, as well as the operating results
of both Tilt Renewables and Trustpower’s
Retail business for the period.

Proportionate EBITDAF
                                               Six months ended 30 September ($Millions)         Share                     2021        2020
Proportionate EBITDAF is intended to
                                               CDC Data Centres                                   48%                    $38.3        $38.0
show Infratil’s share of the earnings of the
companies in which it has a shareholding.      Vodafone                                           50%                   $125.6       $112.1

Proportionate EBITDAF is shown from            Trustpower                                         51%                    $54.4        $47.0
continuing operations and includes
                                               Longroad Energy                                    40%                    $13.7         $9.4
corporate and management costs,
however, excludes international portfolio      Wellington Airport                                 66%                    $20.8         $7.2
incentive fees and contributions from
                                               Qscan Group                                        56%                    $18.7             -
businesses sold, or held for sale.
To illustrate the calculation of               Pacific Radiology                                  53%                    $12.4             -
Proportionate EBITDAF, Infratil owns 48.0%     RetireAustralia                                    50%                      $6.3        $5.1
of CDC Data Centres, CDC Centres’
EBITDAF for the period was A$75.2 million,     Corporate & Other                                                         ($36.6)     ($20.9)
and 48% of that translated into NZD is         Proportionate EBITDAF 1                                                  $253.6       $197.9
$38.3 million.
                                               International Portfolio incentive fees                                     ($9.4)     ($57.7)

                                               Tilt Renewables                                    66%                      $7.8       $22.3

                                               Trustpower Retail                                  51%                      $8.0         $9.3

                                               Total                                                                    $260.0       $171.8

                                               1. Proportionate EBITDAF is an unaudited non–GAAP measure and is defined on page 3.

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Financial Performance & Position

Infratil and Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries Operating Cash                    Six months ended 30 September ($Millions)             2021       2020

Flows                                          CDC Data Centres                                      $5.8          -

This table shows the operating cash            Vodafone                                             $24.5      $42.2
flows of Infratil and its 100% subsidiaries.
                                               Trustpower                                            $29.6     $24.8
Receipts include dividends from
                                               Tilt Renewables                                      $16.1     $179.6
portfolio companies, interest and
capital returns. Outgoings are primarily       Longroad Energy                                      $44.8      $19.1
operating costs and interest payments.
                                               Wellington Airport                                        -     $37.5
Corporate & Other includes $27.9 million
of management expenses.                        Clearvision Ventures                                  $1.6          -

The Incentive Fees paid during the             Net interest paid                                    ($36.6)   ($34.2)
period related to the second tranche of
                                               Corporate & Other                                    ($32.5)   ($30.5)
the FY2020 incentive fee and the first
tranche of the FY2021 incentive fee.           Operating cashflow                                   $53.3     $238.5

                                               International Portfolio Incentive Fees              ($116.2)   ($41.7)

                                               Operating cashflow (after incentive fees)           ($62.9)    $196.8

Proportionate Capital
                                               Six months ended 30 September ($Millions)   Share     2021       2020
Expenditure and Investment
This table shows Infratil's share of           CDC Data Centres                            48%      $99.8      $77.4
the capital expenditure of investee            Vodafone                                    50%     $110.5      $44.9
companies, and investments made
by Infratil during the period.                 Trustpower                                  51%        $7.8      $7.9

To illustrate the calculation of               Tilt Renewables                             65%       $21.9    $200.3
Proportionate capital expenditure,             Longroad Energy                             40%     $189.1     $113.9
Infratil owns 49.9% of Vodafone, Vodafone’s
capital expenditure for the period             Wellington Airport                          66%        $4.7      $7.6
was $221.3 million, and 49.9% of that          Qscan Group                                 56%        $3.1         -
is $110.5 million.
                                               RetireAustralia                             50%        $6.9     $15.4
Investment undertaken by Infratil in the
period amounted to $390.0 million.             Capital expenditure                                 $443.8     $467.4
This primarily included the investments
                                               Pacific Radiology                                   $313.6          -
in Pacific Radiology and Kao Data.
                                               Kao Data                                              $73.6         -

                                               Other                                                  $2.8     $21.5

                                               Proportionate capital expenditure
                                               and investment                                      $833.8     $488.9

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Infratil Assets Book Values                                                     30 September   31 March
                                                $Millions                               2021       2021
This table shows the book values of
                                                CDC Data Centres                     $899.2      $873.0
Infratil’s unlisted assets and the NZX
values of the listed ones.                      Vodafone                             $846.7      $857.3

The asset values in the table are               Kao Data                              $72.6           -
presented in accordance with NZ IFRS
                                                Trustpower                          $1,167.7   $1,314.7
with the exception of Trustpower which
is shown at its NZX value, Wellington           Tilt Renewables                            -   $1,869.3
Airport which reflects Infratil’s share of
                                                Longroad Energy                       $51.4       $44.9
net assets excluding deferred tax, and
Qscan and Pacific Radiology which are           Wellington Airport                   $558.9      $511.2
shown as Infratil’s initial investment
                                                Qscan Group                           $309.6     $309.6
amount.
                                                Pacific Radiology                     $313.6          -
Other includes Infratil Infrastructure
Property, Galileo Green Energy, Gurīn           RetireAustralia                       $355.9     $340.9
Energy and Clearvision Ventures.
                                                Other                                $181.0      $238.1

                                                Total                              $4,756.6    $6,359.0

Infratil Funding and                                                            30 September   31 March
Capital Structure                               ($Millions)                             2021       2021

This table shows the mix of debt and            Net bank debt/(cash)              ($1,114.4)    $328.2
equity funding at Infratil’s Corporate level.
                                                Infratil Infrastructure bonds      $1,163.4    $1,155.2
Over the period, $93.9 million of bonds
matured of which $54.8 million were             Infratil Perpetual bonds             $231.9     $231.9
exchanged for IFT310 bonds and the              Market value of equity             $5,754.7    $5,151.0
remaining $39.2 million were repaid.
A further $47.6 million of IFT310 bonds         Total capital                      $6,035.6    $6,866.3
were issued, taking the total issue             Dated debt/total capital               0.8%      21.6%
to $102.4 million, a net increase of
                                                Total debt/total capital               4.7%      25.0%
$8.5 million of bonds on issue.
There were no shares issued during the
period, with the change in the market
value of equity reflecting an increase in
the Infratil share price from $7.13 to $7.96.

                                                                                                     17
CDC
Data Centres
Digital Infrastructure

Infratil 48%
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation 24%
Future Fund 24%
Management 4%

From 40MW of capacity in 2017,                The Australian Government’s digitalisation                on meeting client needs as they arise,
CDC is on track to have 268MW                 plan is for 80% of its data to be stored                  reflecting CDC’s huge investment
in 2022, with a development                   electronically. With only 20% of its data                 in capacity, the cost advantages
capability for an additional                  stored electronically today, and the volume               generated by its construction and
436MW.                                        of data doubling every two years, demand                  development expertise, local ownership,
                                              for data storage will remain strong.                      reliability and security credentials, track
In five years, CDC has gone from operating
                                              In response to the new requirements                       record, and the ability to more than
data centres at two Canberra campuses,
                                              imposed by the Australian Government in                   double its presence in size and locations
to a third in Sydney, building two more in
                                              March 2021, CDC was the first provider to                 over the next two years.
Auckland, and expanding into Melbourne.
                                              achieve ‘Certified Strategic’ accreditation               CDC is also rising to the sustainability
Growth opportunities in other Australian
                                              by the Australian Government for all of its               challenge. CDC was started with a clear
markets are also under assessment.
                                              data centres. In addition, only CDC                       vision to be a clean and green data centre
In a market where announcements               achieved this status for all its capacity                 provider and has a significant track record
about projected data centre capacity          across all its Australian locations, while                of using 100% renewably generated
investments are now commonplace               other operators were only able to provide                 electricity in its facilities, along with
(and rarely include when construction         limited enclaves within their centres                     operating zero-water cooling solutions,
will commence), CDC is distinguishing         capable of being certified. This provides                 saving the environment tens of millions of
itself with over $1 billion of construction   a clear indication of CDC’s ability to
                                                                                                        litres of water per day. CDC has also
underway adding 104MW of capacity             meet customer needs and provide a
                                                                                                        achieved zero waste across its operations
and construction of a further 20MW            differentiated value proposition.
                                                                                                        and is well on its journey to be recognised
expected to start shortly.
                                              CDC’s market leading position in Australia                as the ESG leader of the industry.
CDC’s expansion to four geographies           (and in due course New Zealand) is based
reflects both a desire to meet client
demands and the benefits of being able        Year ended 31 March
to do so. Over the last three years, CDC      Six months ended 30 September                             30 September        30 September             31 March
                                              All A$ unless noted                                               2021                2020                 2021
has secured contracts for utilisation that
have underpinned the economics of new         Data Centre capacity (built) 1                                   164MW              164MW               164MW
capacity, allowing construction to be
debt funded and locking in the value of       Capacity under construction                                      104MW                28MW              104MW
new capacity before construction has          Development pipeline                                             436MW               362MW              286MW
even started. While current customer
demand for capacity is not abating,           Weighted average lease term (with options)                    22.5 years         15.4 years          14.4 years
CDC’s scale and rising earnings are
                                              Rack utilisation                                                      74%                64%                69%
allowing consideration of projects where
capacity can be built to also address         Target PUE 2                                                         1.19                n/a                 n/a
expected forward demand.
                                              EBITDAF                                                          $75.2m             $73.8m            $147.3m
The factors driving demand for capacity
in CDC’s facilities are intensifying.         Capital expenditure                                            $195.8m             $150.3m             $231.6m
Governments, companies and individuals
                                              Net debt                                                     $1,219.6m           $1,031.8m          $1,041.4m
are demanding their data is housed locally,
both due to concerns about security and       Infratil cash income (NZ$)                                         $5.8m                    -             $5.8m
by the need for faster communication
                                              1. Built capacity is the total available power to support ICT load and cooling within a data centre. The presentation
speeds between users and their data.             of MW capacity has been restated where necessary to reflect built capacity on a consistent basis across the
Meanwhile, the volume of data requiring          portfolio. From time to time this will change, in particular as design and planning for future builds progresses.
storage is growing by over 50% per annum      2. PUE is a ratio defined as the power used by a data centre divided by the power used by the ICT equipment it
and the advantages of having computers           houses. It shows how much power is used by IT equipment (which provides revenue) compared with the power
                                                 used by all the data centres services, which also includes cooling, lighting and other equipment.
and data housed in the type of specialist
data centres that CDC owns is increasing.

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Society & Environment
                                                                                         Well on its way to be the ESG leader
                                                                                         of the industry, including through using
                                                                                         100% renewable power, zero waste
                                                                                         and zero water cooling solutions.
                                                                                         Dollar for dollar charitable donation
                                                                                         matching in place for donations from
                                                                                         employees.
                                                                                         Employees given financial incentives
                                                                                         and in-kind support to promote
                                                                                         vaccination and support Covid-19
                                                                                         recovery.

                                             Built   Facilities and Capacity
                                         capacity
Facility           Status                   (MW)     MW

                                                     250
Hume 1 & 2         Operating                   12

Hume 3             Operating                    9

Hume 4             Operating                   29
                                                     200
Hume 5             Under Construction          22

Fyshwick 1         Operating                   19
                                                     150
Fyshwick 2         Operating                   26

Eastern Creek 1    Operating                    7

Eastern Creek 2    Operating                   20    100

Eastern Creek 3    Operating                   42
                                                                                                            Infratil invests
Eastern Creek 4    Under Construction          54
                                                      50
Auckland 1 & 2     Under Construction          28

Total Operating and Under Construction       268

Canberra           Future Build               178     0
                                                           2008

                                                                  2009

                                                                         2010

                                                                                2011

                                                                                       2012

                                                                                              2013

                                                                                                     2014

                                                                                                              2015

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                                                                                                                            2017

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                                                                                                                                          2019

                                                                                                                                                 2020

                                                                                                                                                        2021

                                                                                                                                                               2022

Sydney             Future Build              108

Melbourne          Future Build              150
                                                                  Canberra             Sydney                Auckland

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Vodafone
New Zealand
Digital Infrastructure

Infratil 49.9%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 49.9%
Management 0.2%

Vodafone is on track with its                    diverse needs without incurring the cost       operating and ownership models
transformation strategy and                      of building in-house capability, Vodafone      emerging. Network sharing is
has laid solid foundations to                    aggregates services provided by parties        improving connectivity, reducing
                                                 such as AWS, Palo Alto, and Microsoft.         costs and risk, while ensuring retail
remediate legacy investment
                                                                                                service providers compete and
deficits and improve performance.                Individuals’ demands are also changing.
                                                                                                innovate in product development
                                                 As people utilise more data, they find it
Since its acquisition for $3.4 billion in July                                                  and customer service.
                                                 efficient to shift to “unlimited use”
2019, the focus of the Vodafone team             packages. The benefit for Vodafone is          In New Zealand, network sharing
has been on improving the experience             that these customers are more loyal and        is proving particularly necessary
for customers and reducing costs. This           likely to buy additional products, so long     to improve rural connectivity, and
is entailing a major transformation of           as they have a good network and service        telecommunications companies are
the company’s information systems,               experience.                                    working to bring this about while
simplification of product offering, and                                                         preserving the benefits of competition.
investment in expanding 4th and 5th              The quality of Vodafone’s network
                                                                                                Vodafone continues to explore the
generation cellular-network capability.          remains the foundation of its mobile,
                                                                                                possibility of further infrastructure
                                                 broadband, and other services, and
The goal is for Vodafone to be                                                                  sharing arrangements and network
                                                 investment continues in both 4G and 5G
New Zealand’s lowest-cost                                                                       capital release options, with a number
                                                 capability. During the last six months
telecommunications provider, with the                                                           of recent transactions highlighting the
                                                 improvements were delivered in the
best network, and a suite of services                                                           potential value achieved through such
                                                 Manawatu, Bay of Plenty, Southland, and
which attracts and retains both those                                                           arrangements.
                                                 Taranaki. This is encouraging increased
customers interested in value and also           utilisation from Vodafone’s customers,         One area of further opportunity is
those with more complex requirements.            wholesalers and other telecommunication        wireless broadband, with the broadband
During the period Vodafone’s banks also          companies seeking to cost-efficiently fill     market continuing to be dominated by
responded to the good progress by                “holes” in their own networks.                 fibre connections.
renewing and extending Vodafone’s
                                                 Globally, the telecommunications sector        In relation to 5G services, in the short
facilities at lower margins.
                                                 continues to attract investor attention,       term the lack of 5G phones and
Vodafone’s progress is not just being            with a series of transactions and strong       applications with very high data
noticed by customers and capital                 valuations being realised over the last        demands (e.g., 3D gaming) is limiting
providers. In a tight labour market where        12 months.                                     consumer demand, but if history is a
the calibre of staff makes a real                                                               guide, consumers will find ways to fully
                                                 Mobile tower assets are a particular focus
difference and everyone has employment                                                          utilise the increased network capacity.
                                                 for infrastructure investors with new
choices, Vodafone’s operational
improvements are also enabling the
company to be an employer of choice              Year ended 31 March                    30 September        30 September           31 March
                                                 Six months ended 30 September                  2021                2020               2021
for talented people.
High calibre staff, network reliability and      Mobile revenue                                $401.2m          $401.1m            $793.7m
reach, and efficient systems are allowing        Fixed revenue                                 $358.3m          $372.6m            $728.1m
Vodafone to offer enhanced services for
an increasing number of receptive                Other revenue                                 $196.9m          $167.7m            $431.9m
customers. Globally, the last two years          Operating costs                              ($704.6m)         ($716.8m)       ($1,505.9m)
has seen huge increases in data use,
reliance on cloud-computing and                  EBITDAF                                       $251.8m          $224.7m            $447.8m
external data storage, remote working,           Capital expenditure                           $221.4m           $90.0m            $253.4m
and cyber-security concerns. These
developments are causing business                Net debt                                     $1,389.8m        $1,232.7m         $1,300.8m
customers to prioritise a package of             Infratil’s book value                         $846.7m           $917.5m           $857.3m
factors; reliability, availability, services,
security, and value. To satisfy these            Infratil cash income                           $24.5m            $42.2m            $96.7m

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